by Beth | May 10, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
After years of hesitation, world health agencies are racing to acquire 100 million doses of a Chinese herbal drug that has proved strikingly effective against malaria, one of the leading killers of the poor.The drug, artemisinin (pronounced are-TEM-is-in-in), is a...
by Beth | May 8, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Web site of the Massive Effort Campaign (against Malaria) has just posted its most recent newslettter.http://www.massiveeffort.org/index.html As usual it is filled with information and ideas about how raise, consciousness, mobilize, prevent, cure, etc. malaria....
by Beth | May 7, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
During the 10th Meeting of the International Heads of the Vincentian Family, a member of the Commission for the Campaign against Hunger presented a report on the major part of the projects that have joined it. The data given were based on 160 projects which, during...
by Beth | May 2, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA every 30 seconds someone dies of malaria. This year the Center for Disease Control has launched a web site dedicated to this issue. http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/africa_malaria_day.htm
by Beth | Apr 23, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Sunday is Africa Malaria Day which marks the fourth anniversary of the Roll Back Malaria Summit in Abuja. The pleges made in Abuja – where leaders set ambitious targets for 2005 – are not being fulfilled by many of the African countries, bilateral donors...
by Beth | Apr 20, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Just 12 days left to match the Alan Shawn Feinstein million dollar hunger challenge! Act now to make your tax-deductible donation go further. All donations must be postmarked by April 30, 2004. Three ways to give: 1. Call 510-654-4400, ext 234 to make a credit card...