Friday, October 23, 2009
Without a Net the Documentary Trailer
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"Without a Net" follows the plight of Sofia, a young African mother who struggles to save her baby from the deadly disease, malaria. Beautifully filmed, this intimate portrait brings us on a journey to a remote tribal village in Tanzania. Here, local medical personal work tirelessly to educate the community, as well as the many efforts taking shape at the world-renowned research clinic in Bagamayo. Despite the tragedy, at the heart of the film is the struggle to triumph over malaria as Tanzanian doctors and medical researchers lead the world in developing new treatments to combat this deadly pandemic. Few films are as adept at portraying a personal African perspective.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Would You Let This Girl Drown? - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Would You Let This Girl Drown? - NYTimes.com
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Malaria Vaccine Effective in Latest Trials - US News and World Report
Malaria Vaccine Effective in Latest Trials - US News and World Report
MONDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) Results from two phase II trials in Africa show that a new malaria vaccine is effective at preventing both infection and the mosquito-borne disease itself in infants and children.
MONDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) Results from two phase II trials in Africa show that a new malaria vaccine is effective at preventing both infection and the mosquito-borne disease itself in infants and children.
Friday, October 17, 2008
We`re at war with malaria - Kikwete
We`re at war with malaria - Kikwete: "We`re at war with malaria - Kikwete
2008-08-29 10:14:37
By Special Correspondent, Washington, DC
President Jakaya Kikwete has said Tanzania is fighting an all-out war against malaria, adding that the country would kick out the killer disease if effective strategies were put in place."
2008-08-29 10:14:37
By Special Correspondent, Washington, DC
President Jakaya Kikwete has said Tanzania is fighting an all-out war against malaria, adding that the country would kick out the killer disease if effective strategies were put in place."
Feature: Fighting Malaria, Tanzania | CDC Malaria
Feature: Fighting Malaria, Tanzania | CDC Malaria: "Dr. Herry Kassala examines a sick child at his home in Ikwiriri Rufiji District, Tanzania (Courtesy: Ifakara Health Research and Development Center, Tanzania)"
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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Monday, September 29, 2008
ARTEMISININ - Malaria MedicineSaturday, September 27, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Malaria: The Seattle Times
Malaria: The Seattle Times
In 1999, the richest man in the world set out to defeat a parasite that kills 1 million people a year. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and wife Melinda are not the first to try to eradicate malaria. But will their foundation's billion-dollar initiative be enough?
In 1999, the richest man in the world set out to defeat a parasite that kills 1 million people a year. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and wife Melinda are not the first to try to eradicate malaria. But will their foundation's billion-dollar initiative be enough?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Virus to wipe out malaria mosquitoes-Health/Sci-The Times of India
Virus to wipe out malaria mosquitoes-Health/Sci-The Times of India: "Virus to wipe out malaria mosquitoes
26 Aug 2008, 0039 hrs IST,PTI
NEW YORK: In what could be deemed as a remarkable medical breakthrough, American researchers have discovered a virus which they claim is infectious to the Anopheles gambiae mosquito that is responsible for transmitting malaria."
26 Aug 2008, 0039 hrs IST,PTI
NEW YORK: In what could be deemed as a remarkable medical breakthrough, American researchers have discovered a virus which they claim is infectious to the Anopheles gambiae mosquito that is responsible for transmitting malaria."
VOA News - US, Tanzania Leaders Discuss Malaria
VOA News - US, Tanzania Leaders Discuss Malaria: "US, Tanzania Leaders Discuss Malaria
By Scott Stearns
White House
29 August 2008
U.S. President George Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete met Friday at the White House to talk about fighting malaria. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story."
By Scott Stearns
White House
29 August 2008
U.S. President George Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete met Friday at the White House to talk about fighting malaria. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story."
We`re at war with malaria - Kikwete
We`re at war with malaria - Kikwete: "Print this article Send this article
We`re at war with malaria - Kikwete
2008-08-29 10:14:37
By Special Correspondent, Washington, DC
President Jakaya Kikwete has said Tanzania is fighting an all-out war against malaria, adding that the country would kick out the killer disease if effective strategies were put in place."
We`re at war with malaria - Kikwete
2008-08-29 10:14:37
By Special Correspondent, Washington, DC
President Jakaya Kikwete has said Tanzania is fighting an all-out war against malaria, adding that the country would kick out the killer disease if effective strategies were put in place."
Tanzania to increase efforts to fight malaria
Tanzania to increase efforts to fight malaria: "Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on Wednesday during a U.S. tour said that malaria is hindering the country's development efforts and announced that Tanzania will increase efforts to fight the disease, the Guardian/IPP Media reports."
Monday, August 18, 2008
iafrica.com | business | opinion No money in malaria
iafrica.com | business | opinion No money in malaria: "No money in malaria
Article By: Jasson Urbach
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:37
In the last week of July the malaria community from the East and Southern Africa regions came together in Lusaka, Zambia for their annual planning and review meeting. This important meeting provides a forum to review the malaria control programmes of each of the 22 countries in the region and this year�s specific theme was �Improving Malaria Diagnosis�."
Article By: Jasson Urbach
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:37
In the last week of July the malaria community from the East and Southern Africa regions came together in Lusaka, Zambia for their annual planning and review meeting. This important meeting provides a forum to review the malaria control programmes of each of the 22 countries in the region and this year�s specific theme was �Improving Malaria Diagnosis�."
Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler: "Matt Damon's Good Work Hunting
by Dorinda Elliott | Published September 2008 | See more Condé Nast Traveler articles ›
More from Matt Damon's Good Work Hunting
* Matt Damon Video ›
The travel was rugged but fantastic, Damon says—moving from school to clinic, from one remote village to another. Damon's brother, Kyle, a sculptor who traveled with him on that first trip, has told me that the two were determined to downplay the star's fame, to be tough travelers and good students. But even the best of travelers can sometimes be undone by creepy crawlers in the night. Once, in a Zambian village, Kyle said, he and his brother 'were outed as complete wusses.' Confronted by giant bugs—prehistoric is the word Kyle used—the two of them hid under their mosquito nets and yelled for the bodyguard to come save them. 'It was hard to view ourselves as tough guys, cowering under the net and clutching our malaria meds,' Kyle says, with a typical Damon laugh."
by Dorinda Elliott | Published September 2008 | See more Condé Nast Traveler articles ›
More from Matt Damon's Good Work Hunting
* Matt Damon Video ›
The travel was rugged but fantastic, Damon says—moving from school to clinic, from one remote village to another. Damon's brother, Kyle, a sculptor who traveled with him on that first trip, has told me that the two were determined to downplay the star's fame, to be tough travelers and good students. But even the best of travelers can sometimes be undone by creepy crawlers in the night. Once, in a Zambian village, Kyle said, he and his brother 'were outed as complete wusses.' Confronted by giant bugs—prehistoric is the word Kyle used—the two of them hid under their mosquito nets and yelled for the bodyguard to come save them. 'It was hard to view ourselves as tough guys, cowering under the net and clutching our malaria meds,' Kyle says, with a typical Damon laugh."
Jeffrey Sachs's $200 Billion Dream: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com
Jeffrey Sachs's $200 Billion Dream: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com: "Jeffrey Sachs's $200 Billion Dream
Jeffrey Sachs—visionary economist, savior of Bolivia, Poland, and other struggling nations, adviser to the U.N. and movie stars—won't settle for less than the global eradication of extreme poverty. And he hasn't got a second to waste."
Jeffrey Sachs—visionary economist, savior of Bolivia, Poland, and other struggling nations, adviser to the U.N. and movie stars—won't settle for less than the global eradication of extreme poverty. And he hasn't got a second to waste."
Friday, August 15, 2008
New Vision Online : 100,000 to get mosquito nets
New Vision Online : 100,000 to get mosquito nets: "OVER 100,000 households in the war-ravaged northern Uganda and the needy in western region are to receive insecticide-treated mosquito nets to prevent malaria spread."
ExxonMobil to Support Innovative New Malaria Elimination Strategy in Southern Africa - MarketWatch
ExxonMobil to Support Innovative New Malaria Elimination Strategy in Southern Africa - MarketWatch: "RVING, Texas, Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM:
exxon mobil corp com
EXOM announced today a $3.5-million grant to the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), to expand its core support for an unprecedented malaria elimination effort in southern Africa."
exxon mobil corp com
EXOM announced today a $3.5-million grant to the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), to expand its core support for an unprecedented malaria elimination effort in southern Africa."
Africa Science News Service | Reporting about African Science with an African Eye - The DDT battle in Uganda for malaria control not about to end
Africa Science News Service | Reporting about African Science with an African Eye - The DDT battle in Uganda for malaria control not about to end: "The battle pitting the Ugandan government and environmental activists appears set for re-play when the government announced today new plans to apply the use of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichlorethane, DDT in Kanungu and Kasese districts, in Western Uganda. Only few weeks ago, Ugandan court stopped use of DDT in Northern Uganda."
Malaria on rise; claims 2 more lives-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India
Malaria on rise; claims 2 more lives-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India: "Mumbai: Malaria claimed two more lives in the 24-hour span between Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the total toll of monsoon-related illnesses to 103 since June."
Monday, July 28, 2008
Chapter 11. IFAKARA DSS, TANZANIA: International Development Research Centre
Chapter 11. IFAKARA DSS, TANZANIA: International Development Research Centre
Site description
Site description
Physical geography of the Ifakara DSA
The Ifakara DSS (latitudes 8°00'–8°35'S, longitudes 35°58'–36°48'E, altitude 270–1000 m above sea level) includes 25 villages of Kilombero and Ulanga districts, in the Morogoro region of southwest Tanzania, about 320 km from Dar es Salaam (Figure 11.1). The area covers 80 km ×18 km in Kilombero District and 40 km ×25 km in Ulanga District, making a total of 2400 km2 of Guinea savannah in the floodplain of the Kilombero River, which divides the two districts. The Udzungwa Mountains lie to the northwest. The area has a rainy season from November to May, but rain may fall in any month of the year. Annual rainfall is 1200–1800 mm, and the annual mean temperature is 26°C.
CIA - The World Factbook -- Tanzania
CIA - The World Factbook -- Tanzania: "The World Factbook Tanzania"
Tanzania — Central Intelligence Agency
Tanzania — Central Intelligence Agency: "Tanzania
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 2/14/2008"
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 2/14/2008"
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Study finds spending on malaria prevention is woefully inadequate | Science | guardian.co.uk
Study finds spending on malaria prevention is woefully inadequate | Science | guardian.co.uk: "Study finds spending on malaria prevention is woefully inadequate
Funding is not spread evenly, with some countries receiving far less per person at risk than others. This is a longer version of an article that was published in the print version of the newspaper
* James Randerson, science correspondent
* guardian.co.uk,
Funding is not spread evenly, with some countries receiving far less per person at risk than others. This is a longer version of an article that was published in the print version of the newspaper
* James Randerson, science correspondent
* guardian.co.uk,
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
NOVA Online | Teachers | Program Overview | NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Pardis Sabeti | PBS
NOVA Online | Teachers | Program Overview | NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Pardis Sabeti | PBS: "NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Pardis Sabeti
Program Overview
Dr. Pardis Sabeti is a professor of genetics and an infectious disease specialist at Harvard University. She developed an effective way to track the spread of genes in a population, providing insight into natural selection. Currently she studies how the malaria parasite develops drug resistance. She's also is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist in a rock band.
Program Overview
Dr. Pardis Sabeti is a professor of genetics and an infectious disease specialist at Harvard University. She developed an effective way to track the spread of genes in a population, providing insight into natural selection. Currently she studies how the malaria parasite develops drug resistance. She's also is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist in a rock band.
malaria - Google News
malaria - Google News: "Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 2 hours ago
The planet just got a dose of both, with a huge funding package passed by Congress and a new deal on malaria drugs brokered by Bill Clinton’s foundation. ..."
The planet just got a dose of both, with a huge funding package passed by Congress and a new deal on malaria drugs brokered by Bill Clinton’s foundation. ..."
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
malaria - Google News
malaria - Google News: "The bill lays out a five-year strategy for confronting AIDS, TB and malaria, while authorizing, though not actually providing, a total funding level of $48 ..."
malaria - Google News
malaria - Google News: "Celestine Babayaro's hopes of resurrecting his career at Portsmouth have been hit by a bout of malaria. The 29-year-old former Chelsea and Newcastle ..."
malaria - Google News
malaria - Google News: "Celestine Babayaro's hopes of resurrecting his career at Portsmouth have been hit by a bout of malaria. The 29-year-old former Chelsea and Newcastle ..."
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Malaria Fighter - TIME
Malaria Fighter - TIME:
"Even in Africa, the continent most severely affected by a disease that kills more than a million people each year, Mozambique is considered a hot spot. In some parts of the country, 9 out of 10 kids younger than age 5 are infected with the mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria. That's why Dr. Pedro Alonso, a Spaniard, in 1996 founded the Manhiça Health Research Centre. The terribly impoverished rural town is the last place you would expect to find a sophisticated medical laboratory. But here, working with a team of mostly Mozambican scientists and backed by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation, Alonso has been studying malaria on the ground and, for the past four years, testing an extraordinarily promising vaccine against the disease. So far, it's only partly effective, but even in this imperfect form, experts say, it could save millions of lives. 'We're talking about the first solid demonstration of a malaria vaccine,' says Alonso. 'This is a breakthrough.'"
"Even in Africa, the continent most severely affected by a disease that kills more than a million people each year, Mozambique is considered a hot spot. In some parts of the country, 9 out of 10 kids younger than age 5 are infected with the mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria. That's why Dr. Pedro Alonso, a Spaniard, in 1996 founded the Manhiça Health Research Centre. The terribly impoverished rural town is the last place you would expect to find a sophisticated medical laboratory. But here, working with a team of mostly Mozambican scientists and backed by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation, Alonso has been studying malaria on the ground and, for the past four years, testing an extraordinarily promising vaccine against the disease. So far, it's only partly effective, but even in this imperfect form, experts say, it could save millions of lives. 'We're talking about the first solid demonstration of a malaria vaccine,' says Alonso. 'This is a breakthrough.'"
Sumitomo Global Vector Control - The Olyset Story
Sumitomo Global Vector Control - The Olyset Story:
"The Olyset Story
ImageSumitomo Chemical pioneered a revolutionary technology to develop a net that effectively prevents mosquito biting, lasts for a long time and resists both washing and tearing. Olyset® incorporates the insecticide permethrin into the actual fibres of the net, and releases it slowly over a number of years."
"The Olyset StoryImageSumitomo Chemical pioneered a revolutionary technology to develop a net that effectively prevents mosquito biting, lasts for a long time and resists both washing and tearing. Olyset® incorporates the insecticide permethrin into the actual fibres of the net, and releases it slowly over a number of years."
Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre - Home
Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre - Home: "Welcome to IHRDC
Medical Research at Bagamoyo Hospital (BRTU)
IFAKARA Health Research and Development Center is a non-for profit, district based health research and resource Centre whose mission is to sustain a rural district based health research and resource center capable of generating new knowledge and relevant information, regarding priority problems in health systems at the district, national and international level through research, training and services aiming at better health and community development"
Medical Research at Bagamoyo Hospital (BRTU)
IFAKARA Health Research and Development Center is a non-for profit, district based health research and resource Centre whose mission is to sustain a rural district based health research and resource center capable of generating new knowledge and relevant information, regarding priority problems in health systems at the district, national and international level through research, training and services aiming at better health and community development"
Monday, May 26, 2008
Nets and new drug curb malaria deaths in parts of Africa - International Herald Tribune
Nets and new drug curb malaria deaths in parts of Africa - International Herald Tribune:
"Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine have sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.
The report Thursday was one of the most hopeful signs in the long battle against a disease that is estimated to kill a million children a year in poor tropical countries."
"Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine have sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.
The report Thursday was one of the most hopeful signs in the long battle against a disease that is estimated to kill a million children a year in poor tropical countries."
The Impact of Malaria, a Leading Cause of Death Worldwide | CDC Malaria
The Impact of Malaria, a Leading Cause of Death Worldwide | CDC Malaria: "Statistics
Malaria is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. It is a leading cause of death and disease in many developing countries, where young children and pregnant women are the groups most affected.
* At the end of 2004, some 3.2 billion people lived in areas at risk of malaria transmission in 107 countries and territories.
* Between 350 and 500 million clinical episodes of malaria occur every year.
* At least one million deaths occur every year due to malaria.
* About 60% of the cases of malaria worldwide and more than 80% of the malaria deaths worldwide occur in Africa south of the Sahara.
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Malaria is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. It is a leading cause of death and disease in many developing countries, where young children and pregnant women are the groups most affected.
* At the end of 2004, some 3.2 billion people lived in areas at risk of malaria transmission in 107 countries and territories.
* Between 350 and 500 million clinical episodes of malaria occur every year.
* At least one million deaths occur every year due to malaria.
* About 60% of the cases of malaria worldwide and more than 80% of the malaria deaths worldwide occur in Africa south of the Sahara.
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The Malaria Clock -- A Green Legacy Of Death
The Malaria Clock -- A Green Legacy Of Death: "The Malaria Clock:
A Green Eco-Imperialist Legacy of Death
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A Green Eco-Imperialist Legacy of Death
Vea esta página en Español"
Malaria Matters » Economic Burden of Malaria
Malaria Matters » Economic Burden of Malaria: "Economic Burden of Malaria
A new study published in Tropical Medicine and International Health (TMIH) shows that the burden of malaria falls disproportionately on poorer households. Somi et al. report that, “Poorer households bear a greater economic burden from malaria relative to their consumption than better-off households.
malaria-costs-and-burden-in-tanzania.jpgA new study published in Tropical Medicine and International Health (TMIH) shows that the burden of malaria falls disproportionately on poorer households. Somi et al. report that, “Poorer households bear a greater economic burden from malaria relative to their consumption than better-off households."
Economic Burden of Malaria
A new study published in Tropical Medicine and International Health (TMIH) shows that the burden of malaria falls disproportionately on poorer households. Somi et al. report that, “Poorer households bear a greater economic burden from malaria relative to their consumption than better-off households.malaria-costs-and-burden-in-tanzania.jpgA new study published in Tropical Medicine and International Health (TMIH) shows that the burden of malaria falls disproportionately on poorer households. Somi et al. report that, “Poorer households bear a greater economic burden from malaria relative to their consumption than better-off households."
Malaria moves in behind the loggers | World news | The Guardian
Malaria moves in behind the loggers | World news | The Guardian:
Deforestation and climate change are returning the mosquito-borne disease to parts of Peru after 40 years
The afternoon is hot and sticky on the banks of the Napo river, an arm of the Amazon, but Claudio, a logger, is shivering in his creaky wooden bed.
'I feel bad, very bad, pain all over my body, fever, high fever, shudders,' he says. 'I have malaria; this is the 17th time so far. I don't know what to do any more.'"
Deforestation and climate change are returning the mosquito-borne disease to parts of Peru after 40 years
The afternoon is hot and sticky on the banks of the Napo river, an arm of the Amazon, but Claudio, a logger, is shivering in his creaky wooden bed.
'I feel bad, very bad, pain all over my body, fever, high fever, shudders,' he says. 'I have malaria; this is the 17th time so far. I don't know what to do any more.'"
The mosquito-borne illness has returned to the many villages only accessible by boat in the Peruvian Amazon, inflicting on the inhabitants days of fever, permanent anaemia and - in the worst cases - death.
In Peru, malaria was almost eradicated 40 years ago, but this year 64,000 cases have been registered in the country, half in the Amazon region. It is thought there are many more unregistered cases deep within the massive and humid rainforest, where health authorities find it almost impossible to gain access.
"Malaria is present. There have been 32,000 cases this year in this area alone - that says malaria is very much present," said Hugo Rodríguez, a doctor at the Andean Health Organisation, which is fighting malaria in border areas of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.
First, Cure Malaria. Next, Global Warming. - New York Times
First, Cure Malaria. Next, Global Warming. - New York Times:
"AMYRIS BIOTECHNOLOGIES has almost finished developing a cheap cure for malaria that could save the lives of millions of the poor. Now, using the same technology, this start-up in Emeryville, Calif., wants to create new biofuels that may help save the planet."
"AMYRIS BIOTECHNOLOGIES has almost finished developing a cheap cure for malaria that could save the lives of millions of the poor. Now, using the same technology, this start-up in Emeryville, Calif., wants to create new biofuels that may help save the planet."
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL: "Sumitomo Chemical is a participant in the roll back malaria campaign, a malaria control program led by the WHO (World Health Organization). Each year, about 300 million people contract malaria and one million die from it.
This program aims to reduce the number of people contracting malaria. The Company supplies its olyset mosquito nets, in which insecticides are embedded, to protect people from this disease."
This program aims to reduce the number of people contracting malaria. The Company supplies its olyset mosquito nets, in which insecticides are embedded, to protect people from this disease."
3 Billion and Counting - The Malaria and DDT, Bedbugs and DDT, West Nile virus and DDT, and Insects and DDT Project
3 Billion and Counting - The Malaria and DDT, Bedbugs and DDT, West Nile virus and DDT, and Insects and DDT Project
Films of Record Production : Malaria - Fever Road: "MALARIA: FEVER ROAD
(1 x 80 mins)
TX: 11.20pm Tuesday 11th January 2005, BBC2
Malaria is the deadliest disease in the world, killing millions every year.
Fever Road tells the story of Peter Kombo, Chief of Kiagware village in Kenya, as he battles through the malaria season.
Many of his villagers, particularly the young, are dangerously sick, and Chief Kombo struggles to get help for them from local authorities."
Journeyman Pictures : documentaries : The Malaria Parasites: "Africa - The Malaria Parasites - 52 min 00 sec [26 October 2006]
This is the untold story of how the global racket in fake drugs turned an easily curable disease into Africa’s biggest child killer.
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This is the untold story of how the global racket in fake drugs turned an easily curable disease into Africa’s biggest child killer. According to leading scientists, millions of children could have been saved if the pharmaceutical industry and World Health Organisation had collaborated to address the problem. Now, signs are emerging that malaria is developing resistance to the one effective drug which can still treat it. It’s a development which threatens patients all over the world. But - after decades of silence - has the WHO left it too late to act?"
http://www.offthefence.com/content/programme.php?ID=443&Categories=5
So you think you are safe from Africa’s number one killer? Think again.
Today, malaria kills twice as many people as AIDS, with some four million deaths a year. Of the two billion people living in regions with malaria, thirty-five percent of them is infected with this disease…It’s enough to give you the shivers.
Films of Record Production : Malaria - Fever Road: "MALARIA: FEVER ROAD
(1 x 80 mins)
TX: 11.20pm Tuesday 11th January 2005, BBC2
Malaria is the deadliest disease in the world, killing millions every year.
Fever Road tells the story of Peter Kombo, Chief of Kiagware village in Kenya, as he battles through the malaria season.
Many of his villagers, particularly the young, are dangerously sick, and Chief Kombo struggles to get help for them from local authorities."
Journeyman Pictures : documentaries : The Malaria Parasites: "Africa - The Malaria Parasites - 52 min 00 sec [26 October 2006]
This is the untold story of how the global racket in fake drugs turned an easily curable disease into Africa’s biggest child killer.
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This is the untold story of how the global racket in fake drugs turned an easily curable disease into Africa’s biggest child killer. According to leading scientists, millions of children could have been saved if the pharmaceutical industry and World Health Organisation had collaborated to address the problem. Now, signs are emerging that malaria is developing resistance to the one effective drug which can still treat it. It’s a development which threatens patients all over the world. But - after decades of silence - has the WHO left it too late to act?"
http://www.offthefence.com/content/programme.php?ID=443&Categories=5
So you think you are safe from Africa’s number one killer? Think again.
Today, malaria kills twice as many people as AIDS, with some four million deaths a year. Of the two billion people living in regions with malaria, thirty-five percent of them is infected with this disease…It’s enough to give you the shivers.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Stephen Hoffman Malaria Vaccine
Self-Experimenters: Malaria Vaccine Maven Baits Irradiated Mosquitoes with His Own Arm: Scientific American:
"Of the thousands of malaria-ridden mosquitoes that have bitten Stephen Hoffman over the years, he is most grateful to a batch of 3,000 that feasted on his arm in the mid-1990s. The swarming bloodsuckers had been subjected to radiation to weaken the malaria-causing parasitic Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites they carried. The result: he became immune to the disease that kills at least one million people yearly, most of them children, in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere."
"Of the thousands of malaria-ridden mosquitoes that have bitten Stephen Hoffman over the years, he is most grateful to a batch of 3,000 that feasted on his arm in the mid-1990s. The swarming bloodsuckers had been subjected to radiation to weaken the malaria-causing parasitic Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites they carried. The result: he became immune to the disease that kills at least one million people yearly, most of them children, in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere."
David Schellenberg
Contacts
David Schellenberg: "David Schellenberg BSc MB BS DTM&H MRCP PhD
David Schellenberg
Professor of Malaria & International Health
Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)207 927 2164
Fax: +44 (0)207 927 2918
david.schellenberg@lshtm.ac.uk
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Affiliated to: DCVBU.
Research areas: Child health, Clinical trials, Malaria.
UWC - Pedro Alonso:
The United World Colleges (International)
Second Floor,
17-21 Emerald Street,
London,
WC1N 3QN, UK
(t) +44 20 7269 7800
(f) +44 20 7405 4374
(e) uwcio@uwc.org
"Pedro Alonso, (AC 75-77) is a doctor in Mozambique and founder of the Manhiça Health Research Centre. In 2003, this Research Centre was awarded a substantial sum of money by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation."
Research : View Staff Profile - Durham University: "Dr Gerry Killeen, BSc, PhD
Research Fellow in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 33 41266
Contact (email at g.f.killeen@durham.ac.uk)
Biography and Research Interests
Dr Gerry Killeen is an ecological epidemiologist focusing specifically on the transmission and control of malaria in Africa. He works on a variety of subjects ranging from fundamental studies of mosquito biology to large-scale malaria control initiatives."
Dillip,A: "Dillip A (Angel)"
Scientific Commons: Deborah Sumari: "Deborah Sumari"
David Schellenberg: "David Schellenberg BSc MB BS DTM&H MRCP PhD
David Schellenberg
Professor of Malaria & International Health
Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)207 927 2164
Fax: +44 (0)207 927 2918
david.schellenberg@lshtm.ac.uk
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Affiliated to: DCVBU.
Research areas: Child health, Clinical trials, Malaria.
UWC - Pedro Alonso:
The United World Colleges (International)
Second Floor,
17-21 Emerald Street,
London,
WC1N 3QN, UK
(t) +44 20 7269 7800
(f) +44 20 7405 4374
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"Pedro Alonso, (AC 75-77) is a doctor in Mozambique and founder of the Manhiça Health Research Centre. In 2003, this Research Centre was awarded a substantial sum of money by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation."
Research : View Staff Profile - Durham University: "Dr Gerry Killeen, BSc, PhD
Research Fellow in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 33 41266
Contact (email at g.f.killeen@durham.ac.uk)
Biography and Research Interests
Dr Gerry Killeen is an ecological epidemiologist focusing specifically on the transmission and control of malaria in Africa. He works on a variety of subjects ranging from fundamental studies of mosquito biology to large-scale malaria control initiatives."
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Scientific Commons: Deborah Sumari: "Deborah Sumari"
Tanzania, United States Work Together on New Health Center
Tanzania, United States Work Together on New Health Center:
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"New Health Center in Tanzania Dedicated, Ready for Equipment
Story by CJTF-HOA Public Affairs
Msata, Tanzania -- Senior officials from the Bagamoyo District, Tanzanian Peoples’ Defense Forces (TPDF), the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) dedicated the newly constructed Msata Health Center here on September 12, 2006."
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"New Health Center in Tanzania Dedicated, Ready for Equipment
Story by CJTF-HOA Public Affairs
Msata, Tanzania -- Senior officials from the Bagamoyo District, Tanzanian Peoples’ Defense Forces (TPDF), the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) dedicated the newly constructed Msata Health Center here on September 12, 2006."
Malaria Vaccine Initiative :
Malaria Vaccine Initiative :: "Yaoundé, Cameroon and London, UK (November 15, 2005) – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals, the Hospital Clínic of the University of Barcelona, the Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM), and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) today released new data on the duration of efficacy of GSK Biologicals’ malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S/AS02A, in children. A follow-up to the landmark six-month efficacy study results published by The Lancet in 2004, today's findings show that RTS,S/AS02A remained efficacious over an 18-month observation period."
Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre - Home
Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre - Home:
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"IFAKARA Health Research and Development Center is a non-for profit, district based health research and resource Centre whose mission is to sustain a rural district based health research and resource center capable of generating new knowledge and relevant information, regarding priority problems in health systems at the district, national and international level through research, training and services aiming at better health and community development"
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"IFAKARA Health Research and Development Center is a non-for profit, district based health research and resource Centre whose mission is to sustain a rural district based health research and resource center capable of generating new knowledge and relevant information, regarding priority problems in health systems at the district, national and international level through research, training and services aiming at better health and community development"
Trial and error - the war on malaria | Science | The Observer
Trial and error - the war on malaria | Science | The Observer: "Trial and error - the war on malaria
It is the world's deadliest disease, killing more than 900,000 a year in Africa alone. But can Bill Gates's dollars create a vaccine that would save a continent's children?"
It is the world's deadliest disease, killing more than 900,000 a year in Africa alone. But can Bill Gates's dollars create a vaccine that would save a continent's children?"
Manipulative Malaria Parasite Makes You More Attractive (to Mosquitoes) - New York Times
Manipulative Malaria Parasite Makes You More Attractive (to Mosquitoes) - New York Times: "Malaria is a staggeringly devastating disease, striking an estimated 300 million to 500 million people a year and killing more than a million of them. Scientists have long wondered how the parasite that causes malaria - a single-cell creature, plasmodium, carried by mosquitoes - manages to be so successful."
Malaria vaccine protects infants against infection - health - 17 October 2007 - New Scientist
Malaria vaccine protects infants against infection - health - 17 October 2007 - New Scientist: "A VACCINE against malaria would save hundreds of thousands of lives each year. Now it seems we're much closer to finding one."
Malaria Vaccine Initiative
Malaria Vaccine Initiative: "First World Malaria Day
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) observes the first World Malaria Day with a sense of optimism. Malaria is finally receiving the attention it warrants. Programs devoted to expanding access to current interventions are beginning to have an impact."
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) observes the first World Malaria Day with a sense of optimism. Malaria is finally receiving the attention it warrants. Programs devoted to expanding access to current interventions are beginning to have an impact."
Malaria Vaccine Initiative : Factsheets
Malaria Vaccine Initiative : Factsheets: "Malaria Fact sheets"
Malaria | Researchers Identify Anophelese Gambiae Mosquito Mating Patterns; Finding Could Help Curb Spread of Malaria - GlobalHealthRepor
Malaria | Researchers Identify <cite>Anophelese Gambiae</cite> Mosquito Mating Patterns; Finding Could Help Curb Spread of Malaria - GlobalHealthReporting.org: "Scientists recently discovered that average-sized male Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes are more successful at mating than larger or smaller male mosquitoes, the New Scientist reports. The finding could help with malaria control efforts because it adds to researchers' understanding of mosquito mating behavior."
Climate Change Fueling Malaria in Kenya, Experts Say
Climate Change Fueling Malaria in Kenya, Experts Say:
"Esther Njoki lay on a slender cot in the women's ward of Tumutumu Hospital, lucid for the first time in days after being ambushed by fever and delirium. The emaciated 80-year-old had survived a bout of malaria, but her doctor said it nearly killed her."
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