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HEALTH: Most paediatric fevers not caused by malaria
6 July 2010
(IRIN
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More than half the paediatric fevers treated in public health clinics in Africa are caused by diseases other than malaria, according to a study by Oxford University and other research groups, whose authors caution against the "continued indiscriminate use of anti-malarials for all fevers across Africa."
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89756/HEALTH-Most-paediatric-fevers-not-caused-by-malaria
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: AIDS activists take funding fight to the pitch
5 July 2010
(IRIN
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Janet "China" Mpalume led Zimbabwe's ARV Swallows to a decisive victory in the Halftime Football Tournament in Johannesburg on 2 July 2010. She wasn't playing for the FIFA World Cup, but for something potentially far more important.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89730/SOUTHERN-AFRICA-AIDS-activists-take-funding-fight-to-the-pitch
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In Brief: Fish nets join mosquito nets against malaria
2 July 2010
(IRIN
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New drugs to fight malaria may well lie at the bottom of the ocean, according to researchers studying over 2,500 samples from marine organisms collected at depths of over 900 metres. They have already found 300 that contain substances that can kill the parasite.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89701/In-Brief-Fish-nets-join-mosquito-nets-against-malaria
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FOOD: Help out small farmers, report urges
2 July 2010
(IRIN
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Small-holder farmers, who make up almost all of Africa’s agriculture sector, need more support to reduce over-dependence on increasingly costly food imports, states a new report.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89716/FOOD-Help-out-small-farmers-report-urges
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In Brief: Sleeping sickness hits new low
29 June 2010
(IRIN
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For the first time in half a century, the number of new diagnosed cases of human African trypanosomiasis – also known as sleeping sickness - has dropped below 10,000 thanks to partnerships with drug companies and improved screening, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89662/In-Brief-Sleeping-sickness-hits-new-low
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Measles back with a vengeance
28 June 2010
(IRIN
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"Out of sight, out of mind" explains why Southern Africa has been grappling with one of the biggest outbreaks of measles, a highly contagious viral disease, since 2009.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89659/SOUTHERN-AFRICA-Measles-back-with-a-vengeance
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HEALTH: Diabetes cases to double by 2030
28 June 2010
(IRIN
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Without a major breakthrough in preventing and treating diabetes, the number of cases in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double, reaching 24 million by 2030, according to the Brussels-based International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89660/HEALTH-Diabetes-cases-to-double-by-2030
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AFRICA: Go-ahead for IDP convention
11 June 2010
(IRIN
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African Union members have adopted plans to implement the Kampala convention on the protection of internally displaced people, including increasing their contributions to refugee and IDP funding and accelerating the convention’s ratification, signature and domestication, the AU said.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89445/AFRICA-Go-ahead-for-IDP-convention
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MOZAMBIQUE-SOUTH AFRICA: Open your eyes when crossing the border
2 June 2010
(IRIN
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Mozambique has launched a campaign called "Open Your Eyes" to combat child trafficking and unsafe child migration into neighbouring South Africa as footballers and fans start arriving there ahead of the Soccer World Cup kick-off on 11 June.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89346/MOZAMBIQUE-SOUTH-AFRICA-Open-your-eyes-when-crossing-the-border
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AFRICA: Ten countries desperately seeking doctors
19 May 2010
(IRIN
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Shortages of medical staff have been identified as one of the major impediments to achieving the health-related UN Millennium Development Goals. For example, one of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique, has just 548 doctors for a population of more than 22 million, according to the UN World Health Organization.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/89186/AFRICA-Ten-countries-desperately-seeking-doctors
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