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| March 25, 2006 |
On the Brink: Guinea Worm - A Long Crusade - Dose of Tenacity Wears Down a Horrific Disease
OGI, Nigeria — Whatever secrets the turgid brown depths of the Sacred Pond of Ogi may keep, there is one they betray quite easily: why it is so infuriatingly hard to wipe even one disease off the face of the earth. Ogi is one of the last areas of Nigeria infested with Guinea worm, a plague so ancient that it is found in Egyptian mummies and is thought to be the "fiery serpent" described in the Old Testament as torturing the Israelites in the desert.
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| August 3, 2005 |
Perspective: Why Africa cannot trade itself out of poverty
One of the favorite mantras of the neo-cons around the world is "Trade not aid for Africa". They want Africans themselves to trade their way out of poverty, instead of relying on Western aid. How can a continent whose share of the world trade fell from 6% in 1980 to around 2% by 2002 realistically trade itself out of poverty?
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| July 5, 2005 |
WHO makes progress in leprosy control, but challenges remain
Brazzaville, 30 June 2005 -- The World Health Organization (WHO), working with partners and governments of endemic countries, has recorded appreciable progress in combating leprosy in the African Region. However, more efforts should be made in order to eliminate the disease as a public health problem worldwide.
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| July 5, 2005 |
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| July 4, 2005 |
A waste of time
NIGERIAN MUSICIAN Femi Kuti has poured cold water on a benefit concert for Africa to be held in London this week, calling it "a waste of time."
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| June 27, 2005 |
Dangerous Pity
The millions donated to Ethiopia in 1985 thanks to Live Aid were supposed to go towards relieving a natural disaster. In reality, donors became participants in a civil war. Many lives were saved, but even more may have been lost in Live Aid's unwitting support of a Stalinist-style resettlement project
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| June 2, 2005 |
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| May 3, 2005 |
We must unite to fight malaria - Dr Sambo
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Gomes Sambo, has made an impassioned plea to African governments, communities, development partners and other stakeholders to “unite against malaria” and “beat” the disease which kills more than 800, 000 Africans every year.
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