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How Long Would You Wait in the Hot Sun For a $5 Mosquito Net?
Mothers stood for over six hours in the hot sun waiting for a $5 mosquito net? HOW LONG WOULD YOU WAIT? Every 30 seconds an African child under the age of five dies from malaria. If you knew it would save your...One Net - Four Children - Five Dollars
Today is World Poverty Day. The main mission of Think Humanity is: “Joining in the fight against malaria by providing refugees with resources and manpower.” We have provided more than 8,000 mosquito nets (LLIN)...Think Humanity, "a positive change for refugees in Africa"
In 2006 my daughter, Aimee Heckel, traveled to Uganda to visit a refugee camp as a journalist on assignment. She wrote a series on the life of refugees. My life changed. Education was a problem in the camp so I...
created by Think Humanity | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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World Mosquito Day on August 20: Fight against Malaria
August 20 is World Mosquito Day. On August 20, 1897, Sir Ronald Ross discovered the link between malaria transmission and mosquitoes. Ross was awarded the Nobel prize for medicine in 1902, the second person to receive it.Sir Ronald Ross was a British physician born in Almora,...
Most Infectious Malaria Strain Came From Chimps?
Malaria comes in four strains varying in virulence. Recent studies show that the most infectious strain may have come from chimps. Malaria is a disease of the blood. Microscopic parasites invade the...
created by Barbara McPherson | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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72 views | 22 recommendations | 3 comments
Drug-resistant Malaria Sparks Alert
The emergence of a strain of drug-resistant malaria parasites in Cambodia has sparked an alert among health care providers. Malaria is a major killer claiming more than a million each year. For those...
created by Barbara McPherson | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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78 views | 15 recommendations | 3 comments
Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S.... Crisis Worsens in Zimbabwe
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe is worsening and without increased foreign assistance the crisis will become a full blown health catastrophe according to Medecins Sans Frontieres international president Dr.... Malaria Spread Feared as Drug Loses Effectiveness
Scientists recently found that the malaria virus is developing resistance to the most effective treatment known to date. Artemisinin, a Chinese plant based drug is used in combination with other antimalarial drugs... Genetically Altered Mosquitoes fight against Dengue and Malaria
Scientists in Australia are finding new ways to fight deadly mosquito bites through genetic engineering. While they have been attempting to modify mosquitoes to become resistant to dengue and malaria for years,... SurfAid International - We Save Lives, help save more
The development philosophy of SurfAid is a hand up, not a hand out. SurfAid assists the people to gain control over their health, own the program, and ensure that a long-lasting legacy of better health remains.... Malaria vaccine may be available in 2012
Nearly One million people are killed every year by malaria.Although half of the world's population lives in areas where malaria is rampent, and these are worlds poorest countries.The launch of the vaccine of...
created by anamika.mis15 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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120 views | 8 recommendations | 4 comments
