the Medical community of East Africa

Rwanda introduces vaccine for pneumococcal disease

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:32:00 +0200

KIGALI: International leaders in global health will join Rwandan government officials at a press conference in the coming days in Kigali to announce the first national immunisation programme against pneumococcal disease in a developing country.
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KENYA: New centre brings HIV services to truckers

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:02:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: "Every trucker should know how to change a tyre and put on a condom," said Anisa Abdalla, a doctor in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, at the opening of a new "roadside wellness centre" offering HIV services to truck drivers and other transport workers.
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Food crisis, climate change, MDGs top G8 agenda

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:07:00 +0200

The global food crisis and climate change will be among the top issues on the agenda of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he attends the Group of Eight (G8) Summit in Japan this week.
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Malawi student developing a solar autoclave

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:46:00 +0200

Malawi's University of Mzuzu final-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Renewable Energy is developing a solar autoclave, the first of its kind in Malawi.
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Providing sustainable HIV treatment in war zones

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:11:00 +0200

Running a successful HIV treatment programme in a war zone is difficult but nevertheless possible, according to the international medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
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