Preventable Death*
Water is the commonest vector of diseases and most of these diseases are infectious. Health, hygiene and life expectancy are critically dependent on water; hence the necessity of ‘safe’ water is most talked about issue of the present time. If we do not live a healthy life, perhaps, all amenities of life that the modern [...]
Drop in malaria in Africa raises questions
The drastic fall of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa including Tanzania has aroused a lot of questions to researchers. This is according to the United Press International (UPI). The report was circulated to the Science and Technology online journal after being released in Copenhagen-Denmark on Sunday last week. It says the incidence of malaria in many [...]
New report notes 5 innovations to help women and children
A new report on women and children has stated that “more than 350 000 women die each year in the developing world from complications of childbirth and pregnancy. As many as 2.6 million babies are stillborn annually, and 3 million of the more than 8 million children under five who die each year succumb in [...]
The DRC’s up-hill battle to fight gender-based violence
The continued use of sexual violence to terrorize women and girls in many countries across the globe, has continued despite many efforts in recent years to bring light to these horrendous gender-based crimes. Therefore women and girls remain trapped living in daily fear, as the numbers of rape victims continuously rises, becoming a common feature [...]
Target of 15 million people on HIV treatment by 2015 secured at AIDS summit
Funds and affordable drugs needed to turn target into treatment Governments meeting at a UN Summit on AIDS have taken a critical step by committing to reach 15 million people with HIV treatment by 2015 – but they must take immediate concrete action to make this treatment target a reality, the international medical humanitarian organisation [...]
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