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… research so that the treatment of all these diseases or ailments can be easy to cure” Maintaining the effectiveness of traditional medicines, Azugbo who doubles as Chairman of Africa Congress of Traditional and Alternative Medicine of Africa, …
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Africa’s deadliest malaria parasite has shown resistance in lab tests to one of the most powerful drugs on the market — a warning of possible resistance to follow in patients, according to scientists.
South African researchers said Friday they were conducting medical trials to shorten the duration of tuberculosis treatment to make it easier for patients to complete the full regimen.
About 13 million people living in west and central Africa face a major food crisis unless immediate action is taken, humanitarian group Oxfam warned Thursday.
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AP – For the third time in the past decade, drought has returned to the arid, western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions. Aid agencies are warning that if action is not taken now, the region known as the Sahel could slip into crisis.
AP – A bill originally designed to outlaw gay marriage in Nigeria likely has consequences far beyond its initial scope — criminalizing gay groups and organizations could jeopardize millions of dollars of Western aid geared toward stopping the spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa’s most populous nation.
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — Three new studies provide
insight into the best time to begin AIDS drug treatments in HIV-positive
patients who are also infected with tuberculosis, a double whammy common
in Africa. Starting the drugs earlier, even by a few weeks, could make a
big difference for patients who are very sick, the research suggests.
AP – The quest for the world’s first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: A study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk of disease in young children by half.
Reuters – An acute government funding crisis in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, is disrupting supplies of HIV/AIDS drugs and hampering the fight against the virus in the country with the world’s highest infection rate, Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) said Friday.
AP – Parents who do not allow their children to be vaccinated against polio now risk jail time for defying a government order aimed at ensuring that the disease is eradicated from Africa’s most populous nation, authorities said Friday.
AP – An AIDS drug already shown to help prevent spread of the virus in gay men also works for heterosexual men and women, two studies in Africa found. Experts called it a breakthrough for the continent that has suffered most from AIDS.