>Most of Montreal told to boil drinking water

palestinewater giovedì 23 maggio 2013 3.37.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

, NY--From his kitchen window, Chris Sgouris watches the water levels in the barrels on his patio and wonders: is there enough water there to get through a weekend's worth of laundry and take a shower before work on Monday morning? Since March when manure spread on a nearby field contaminated his.......

Mosquito-breeding sites on premises may attract fine

timesofindia mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 21.24.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

The norms direct individuals and institutions to take measures to eradicate mosquito-breeding sites on their premises....

UNICEF vaccinates 125,000 children in CAR against measles

panapress-en mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 21.22.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners on Wednesday Health...

Mosquito behavior may be immune response, not parasite manipulation

sciencedaily mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 20.58.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes appear to be manipulated by the parasites they carry, but this manipulation may simply be part of the mosquitoes' immune response, according to entomologists....

Lietuvoje nustatytas įvežtinės maliarijos atvejis

sam mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 20.55.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Epidemiologinio tyrimo metu nustatyta, kad ligonis nuo 2012 m. lapkričio iki 2013 m. gegužės 10 d. dirbo Bata mieste. Maliarijos profilaktikai vaistų nevartojo. Būdamas Afrikoje jis susirgo tropine maliarija, jam buvo paskirtas gydymas. Grįžęs į Lietuvą, ligonis gegužės 19 d. vėl pradėjo karščiuoti, todėl kreipėsi medicinos pagalbos....

Kisumu, where some folks are eating well, while others are going hungry

africareview mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 20.47.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

I remember our flight back at the rickety airport then was delayed, so most of us sat outside under mango trees on broken benches waiting for the night ride back to Nairobi. A friend, who has a very good job, had complained to me that a few years ago, he could have afforded to buy a plot of his choice in the municipality....

COMMENT: The truth about miracle-seeking in Ghana

ghanaweb mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 19.21.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

We witness so many miracles every day that it is impossible to deny the existence of miracles even if one didn’t believe in the Christian God or a god. The very act of waking up from our sleep and the ability to use the five senses are examples of daily miracles....

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Le paludisme pèse sur le système de santé de la RDC

reliefWeb mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 17.59.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Source: IRIN Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo KAMPALA, 22 mai 2013 (IRIN) - Selon les experts, les lacunes du système de santé de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) entravent la lutte contre le paludisme, l'une des principales causes de décès chez les enfants....

Schatten des Todes: Geißeln der Tropen - Malaria, Gelbfieber und Dengue

br-online mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 17.41.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Malaria, Gelbfieber, Dengue, Chagas und die Schlafkrankheit gehören zu den Infektionskrankheiten, die durch Insekten übertragen werden. Sie sind heute hauptsächlich ein Problem in Entwicklungsländern....

DC sounds malaria alert to Mangalore City Corporation

timesofindia mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 17.39.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

MANGALORE: Mangalore City Corporation will observe June as anti-malaria month. A survey of city residents will be carried out with help of students from nursing colleges. Health assistants will be outsourced to meet challenges posed by any likelihood of outbreak of N Prakash said....

Oogsten uit de maag van de mug

groene mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 16.49.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Malaria, zich ongrijpbaar verplaatsend door mens en mug, is nog steeds een van de grootste killers in de wereld: elke minuut sterft er een kind. Malaria is lastig uit te roeien, omdat de parasiet Plasmodium, die malaria veroorzaakt, vier verschillende levensstadia kent waarin het steeds een andere vorm aanneemt....

Malaria – das unterschätzte Entwicklungshemmnis

ISN mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 16.24.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Wie die Zahlen der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) belegen, hat es in den letzten Jahren grosse Fortschritte im Kampf gegen die Malaria gegeben, nicht zuletzt weil die betroffenen Länder massive Hilfe von aussen erhalten haben. Bedenklich stimmt, dass die internationale Unterstützung der.......

[Grožis ir sveikata] Klaipėdoje nustatytas įvežtinės maliarijos atvejis

kaunodiena mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 16.24.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Užkrečiamųjų ligų ir AIDS centro duomenimis, Klaipėdoje užregistruotas susirgimas maliarija. Susirgo pusę metų Pusiaujo Gvinėjoje (Centrinėje Afrikoje) dirbęs ir į Lietuvą grįžęs vyras. Jam maliarija buvo diagnozuota gegužės 21 d. ......

Asamblea Mundial de la Salud avanza en su agenda de trabajo

paho mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 14.52.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

En su segundo día de trabajo, la Asamblea Mundial de la Salud, que reúne a más de 3000 delegados de todo el mundo esta semana, comenzó a avanzar en su agenda de trabajo con la discusión de las resoluciones. En el plenario, las delegaciones de los países y los invitados especiales, continuaron.......

Central African Republic: “We are talking about a crisis on top of a crisis"

MSF-ie mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 12.42.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

MSF calls for a greater involvement of UN agencies and international NGOs in the country The president of MSF-Spain, Jose Antonio Bastos, has just returned from a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), a country that experienced a coup d'etat in March by the opposition coalition Séléka, which ousted the government of François Bozizé....

Uganda: Volunteer action leads to enforcement of the Public Health Act

reliefWeb mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 11.56.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

Source: IFRC Country: Uganda Overall health indicators in Uganda are poor; life expectancy is low, and child, infant, and maternal mortality rates are high. Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, killing between 70,000 and 110,000 people each year, most of whom are children under-five....

Mali: Health workers take a low-profile approach to help save lives

reliefWeb mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 9.54.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Mali 5 April 2013: UNICEF correspondent Alex Duval Smith reports on the important role of community health workers in rural Mali. By Alex Duval Smith BAIMA, Mali, 21 May 2013 – “When the war came, I was very scared,” says 20-year-old Soumaila Coulibaly. “But I have never stopped work or run away....

World: Update: How Africa Turned Aids Around

reliefWeb mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 5.51.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

Source: UNAIDS Country: Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, World UNAIDS reports more than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa––with nearly 1.......

Niger: Zero child deaths to become new norm in Niger

reliefWeb mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 5.51.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

Source: World Vision Country: Niger World Vision Niger reported zero child deaths in three of the last five months from its 20 area development programmes that serve 45,552 children. This new trend contrasts with the average 10 deaths per month in 2011 and five deaths per month in 2012....

Glasgow scientist wins award for disease detection

heraldscotland mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 4.27.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

A University of Glasgow academic has won a £20,000 award for entrepreneurs for his work leading a team that has developed a way of using sound waves to help speed the detection of malaria and sexually transmitted infections....

Hundreds hospitalised in NWA with high fever

thenews-pk mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 4.14.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

MIRANSHAH: Hundreds of tribesmen, mostly women and children, are suffering from high fever caused by leishmaniasis and dengue and hospitalised in diff...

Honduras: Campaña contre el dengue en el municipio de Villanueva

reliefWeb mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 3.50.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Source: Cruz Roja Hondureña Country: Honduras En el Municipio de Villanueva cuenta con una Población de 149,534 habitantes, 27,188 viviendas que en su mayoría presentan factores de riesgo; criaderos de mosquitos, inadecuadas prácticas en las medidas y control del medio ambiente como resultado altos índices larvarios....

In search of net gains

irishsun mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 2.31.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

malaria in 2010, with an estimated 660,000 deaths, mainly among children in Africa. Yet rates of malaria transmission are falling with the use of bed nets - Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) in particular are proving key to preventing the spread of malaria....

Un nouveau partenariat de financement innovant pour fournir des produits médicaux

al-wihda mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 2.18.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Des leaders mondiaux de la santé, du développement et des affaires annoncent un nouveau partenaria......

Preventive measures against malaria

pakobserver mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 0.33.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - Islamabad—Medical experts have advised the citizens to take preventive measures in this high-risk season to protect from malaria disease. According to them, malaria is a life threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes....

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kasaï-Oriental : plus de 20 enfants sont morts de malaria et de malnutrition à Kabinda

reliefWeb martedì 21 maggio 2013 23.49.00 CEST | Info [en] [it] [other]

Source: Radio Okapi Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Plus de vingt décès dus à la malaria et à la malnutrition ont été enregistrés chez les enfants au cours de sept derniers jours à Kabinda à 153 km de Mbuji-Mayi (Kasaï-Oriental). C’est ce qu’a révélé, mardi 21 mai, le docteur Oscar.......

Injury plagued Gor Mahia face stern Top 8 test against Tusker

DailyNation martedì 21 maggio 2013 23.37.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

Gor Mahia coach Zdravko Logarusic is sweating over the fitness of key players ahead of Wednesday’s decisive KPL Top 8 semifinal return leg match against Tusker....

Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa - UN report

un-org-presidency martedì 21 maggio 2013 22.56.00 CEST | Info [it] [other]

The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world’s second largest continent....