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Liverpool To Strengthen Health Research In Africa

04 July 2009

Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the University of Liverpool will work with universities across Africa as part of a £30 million initiative to strengthen research into science and health on the continent...
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WHO, Wyeth Launch Trial In Africa To Test New River Blindness Drug

03 July 2009

The WHO on Wednesday announced plans for a clinical trial to test a new drug that "could halve the treatment period for river blindness [or onchocerciasis], a disease that threatens 100 million people mostly in Africa,"...
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New UK Drive To End Malaria Deaths

02 July 2009

An additional 30 million bed nets, the development of life-saving new treatments and new funding to increase access to anti-malarial drugs are announced today in a package of measures by International Development Secretary...
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02 July 2009

Targeting Human And Animal Diseases In Africa: Research Network Wins Approximately £5.7 Million

African Institutions Lead International Consortia In $49 Million Initiative

Kenya Malaria Study Shows One-Third Of Patients Receive ACTs

01 July 2009

British Medical Journal Examines Recent Progress In Treating Neglected Diseases

Opinion: Boston Globe Columnist Examines Arguments Against DDT Use In Uganda

30 June 2009

Combating Blood Flukes By Using Gene Map

Newsweek, Boston Globe Examine Ways To Combat Mosquito-Borne Illness

29 June 2009

USAID Commits $1M To Help Several African Nations Deal With Natural Disasters, Disease Spread

Lancet Articles Address Variety Of Global Health Issues

Major Study Links Malaria Mosquitoes To Amazon Deforestation

VOA News Examines Malaria In Southern Sudan

Vitamin A Supplements Can Reduce Malaria Cases In Children By One-Third, Study Finds

Quinine Side Effects May Be Result Of Tryptophan Deficiency

26 June 2009

HIV-Positive Students In Taiwan; U. K. Commitment To Zimbabwe; Scientists Discover Faster, Cheaper HIV Test, How Schistosomiasis Drug Works

Lloydspharmacy Reveals Britons Play Russian Roulette With Worlds Deadliest Disease

Important Genetic Variation Connected To Malaria Resistance

Promising New Drug Combination For Patients With Sleeping Sickness

25 June 2009

Also In Global Health News: Children With HIV/AIDS; Leishmaniasis Treatment; ITNs In Tanzania; U.S. Malaria Fight; PEPFAR Safe Injection Funds

Malaria Cases Reported In Cambodian Public Facilities Drop More Than 50%

U Of M Study Finds New Insight On Therapy For A Devastating Parasitic Disease

24 June 2009

Merck Partners With Non-Profit For Neglected Diseases Initiative

Merck & Co., Inc. And Drugs For Neglected Diseases Initiative Collaborate To Find Treatments For World's Most Neglected Tropical Diseases

23 June 2009

Ghana Launches Public-Private Partnership To Control Malaria

22 June 2009

Economist Examines 'Snail-Fever' In China

BBC Examines River Blindness Program In Sub-Saharan Africa

Proceedings Of NIAID Workshop On Immunity To Malaria Published

19 June 2009

Uganda To Distribute ITNs To All Citizens

Antigenics' QS-21 Adjuvant Enters Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of GlaxoSmithKline's Malaria Vaccine

18 June 2009

Globe And Mail Examines RTS,S Malaria Vaccine Trials In Kenyan Town

Quintiles Increases Capacity To Manage Clinical Studies For Diseases Including Malaria, HIV And Tuberculosis

17 June 2009

Briefing To Examine U.S. Strategy For Combating Malaria Around The World

Monsoon Season Will Bring Japanese Encephalitis

15 June 2009

Global Post Articles Examine Malaria Worldwide

International Scientists' Network To Map Drug-Resistant Malaria

12 June 2009

World Economic Forum On Africa Begins; Reports Examine African Development

Also In Global Health: Text Messages For Health; Chagas Disease; Infant, Maternal Mortality In Botswana; Community Health Progs In Africa; Swaziland

11 June 2009

Philippines Health Secretary Warns Of Impending Dengue Threat

10 June 2009

AP/Washington Post Examines Experimental Malaria Vaccine, Mutant Mosquitoes To Combat Malaria

Regional Center For Biodefense And Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Funded By NIH

09 June 2009

Also In Global Health News: Sidibé Interview; Drug-Resistant Malaria; U.S. Polio Initiative; Health Spending In Africa; Cholera In Zimbabwe

08 June 2009

Scientists Use Climate Variables And Vegetation Indices To Predict And Mitigate Dengue Epidemics In The American Tropics

04 June 2009

Vietnam Publishes Report Documenting MDG Progress

Ancora Pharmaceuticals Awarded National Institute Of Health Grant For Continued Malaria Vaccine Research

03 June 2009

British Researchers Call For WHO To 'Condemn Homeopathy' For Serious Diseases

Report Shows Jamaica's Progress Towards Achieving U.N. MDGs

Universal Access To Malaria Drugs, Prevention By 2013 Will Lead To Eradication, Nigerian Government Says

Tulane Receives $7.07 Million NIH Grant To Develop Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Detection Kits

02 June 2009

The March Of Washingtons Distributes $30,000 For Antimalarial Drugs In Uganda

29 May 2009

New Malaria Agent Found In Chimpanzees Close To That Commonly Observed In Humans

28 May 2009

Africa's 32 Cents Solution For HIV/AIDS: Delivering Effective And Low Cost NTD Treatment To School-Aged Children

Researchers Gain Ground In Efforts To Fight Parasite Infection

27 May 2009

Deworming Drug Could Help Reduce Spread Of HIV In Africa, Study Finds

25 May 2009

Chagas Disease Not Addressed By World Health Assembly

23 May 2009

Medication Quality In Peru And Region Strengthened With Official Laboratory's Accreditation

22 May 2009

Former President Clinton, U.N. Advisor Douste-Blazy Announce Voluntary Airline Ticket Donation

Chagas Disease Not Addressed By World Health Assembly

21 May 2009

IOM Report Calls For Big Boost In Global Health

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