Scientists caution on malaria diagnosis

Testing for malaria, Africa’s biggest killer, has for many years involved pain and blood, with patients having to wait several minutes before knowing whether they are infected or not.

>Current approaches to tackle mosquitoes that spread malaria such as long lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have contributed greatly to the recent success in malaria control.

-Power of One campaign, supported by exclusive treatment sponsor Novartis, raises funds for three million treatments for children with malaria

-Novartis associates rallied behind Power of One to fund close to 500,000 antimalarial treatments for Zambia

-Company reaches delivery landmark with 700 million antimalarial treatments supplied without profit in 60 malaria-endemic countries since 2001

Novartis (http://www.novartis.com) announced today that, through Power of One, enough funds have...

I used to be a hypochondriac, any little pain, throb or rash would send me straight to the laptop googling possible symptoms in search of signs to my impending doom. Needless to say google offered plenty of suggestions and vividly described worst case scenarios for each and every complaint. 

Organised jointly by the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health, Ifakara, Tanzania, and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute with the financial support of the Impact malaria, a Sanofi Access to Medicines program and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the Malaria course is a tutorial that is aimed at strengthening competence of researchers, public health personnel and care givers to fight Malaria in Africa. Participants are taught how to conduct...

Dar es Salaam. Doctors in Tanzania can now diagnose heart defects in babies when they are still in the womb by using ultra-modern technology. The new development will see children born with heart defects get early treatment and enjoy their childhood.

Night driving on an unmarked black road is intrinsically hazardous — even if all the vehicles have well-adjusted lights and all the drivers have excellent visual acuity. Even in clear weather.

Liberia confirms its first new Ebola case in three weeks, dashing hopes of being declared officially free of the disease.