Category: Malaria

Drug shortage hits Kalangala again

Kalanagala. Kalangala District has for the third time in less than a year experienced shortage of drugs that cure several illnesses Daily Monitor has learnt that the only available drugs at most health centres in the district are Anti-Retroviral drugs given to people living with HIV/Aids.

Travel advisory issued after 2 cases of malaria confirmed – News

THE Ministry of Health yesterday issued a travel advisory to Jamaicans visiting malaria-affected countries following the confirmation of two imported cases here. “The Ministry of Health is urging Jamaicans to be cautious when travelling to areas affected with malaria,” the ministry said, and advised Jamaicans to contact their physician or health centre before travelling to malaria endemic areas and if they develop symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, sweats, fatigue, nausea, and vomiting after returning from affected territories.

GM malaria vaccine a milestonea

… 200 bites by infected mosquitoes. Dr Robert Seder, from the Vaccine Research Centre at the National Institutes of Health, said: “This report is a major advance in malaria vaccine development by providing the first evidence that genetically …

GM malaria vaccine a milestonea

… 200 bites by infected mosquitoes. Dr Robert Seder, from the Vaccine Research Centre at the National Institutes of Health, said: “This report is a major advance in malaria vaccine development by providing the first evidence that genetically …

Gin and tonic

The drink of millions worldwide, but it would not exist had it not been for Edinburgh-born George Cleghorn, an 18th-century doctor who discovered that quinine could cure malaria. The quinine was drunk in tonic water, but it was so bitter that gin was added to make it more palatable. Bottoms up!

Doug Ford: Following the historical line of the chemical industry

Two years ago in my last column for the year, I wrote about Tu YouYou, the Chinese woman scientist who was until 2011 unknown even in China for her work that saved many millions of lives after she found an effective treatment for malaria. I found her story particularly interesting because of a coincidental connection with my late wife, Oralie.

Charlie Webster suffers with flashbacks after malaria plight at Rio Olympics

Speaking on Thursday’s BBC Breakfast , the 34-year-old presenter revealed that she wasn’t the ‘same person’ after her experience, but reasoned that she is a ‘better’ one. Changed for good: Speaking on Thursday’s BBC Breakfast, Charlie Webster revealed that she wasn’t the ‘same person’ after her malaria plight, but reasoned that she is a ‘better’ one She explained: ‘I desperately fought for life and I believe I made a decision to stay alive because I wanted to be here.

Supply Chain Management Advisor

The Supply Chain Management Advisor will be responsible for working with the Ministry of Public Health , Ministry of Health , PMI’s implementing partners and other malaria stakeholders to develop national forecasting and quantification, and identification of malaria commodities gaps for both countries. The Supply Chain Management Advisor will serve as a focal point of and clearing house for malaria commodity information and act as a resource for National Malaria Control Programs and PMI’s implementing partners.

Publix Pharma set to tackle rising incidence of illnesses in Nigeria

A s part of efforts to reduce the incidence of communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as Neglected Tropical Diseases in Nigeria, experts have called for increased access of Nigerians to drugs and other treatment facilities to tackle the rising incidence illnesses in the country. Making the call in Lagos, the Superintendent Pharmacist, Publix Pharmaceuticals – a subsidiary of Publix Healthcare UK, Mr. Davies Akindele, said in the face of scarcity of drugs and other treatment facilities to tackle the rising incidence illnesses in the country, there was need for a pharmaceutical company with quality drugs and network to become closer to the people.

Odisha to launch malaria elimination scheme in 8,000 villages

Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 : The Odisha government has decided to intensify state sponsored malaria elimination scheme ‘Daman’ in eight remote districts of the state, an official statement said on Sunday. [NK Orissa] The state government has approved the scheme to be implemented in 8,000 villages of these districts, said a release from the Health Department, adding the programme is an innovative and integrated approach for control and prevention of malaria.

Odisha to launch malaria elimination scheme in 8,000 villages

Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 : The Odisha government has decided to intensify state sponsored malaria elimination scheme ‘Daman’ in eight remote districts of the state, an official statement said on Sunday. [NK Orissa] The state government has approved the scheme to be implemented in 8,000 villages of these districts, said a release from the Health Department, adding the programme is an innovative and integrated approach for control and prevention of malaria.

137 Pos Kemar Residents Tested Positive For Malaria – Health DG

A total of 137 residents of 17 villages in Pos Kemar, Hulu Perak, tested positive for malaria in a Mass Blood Survey carried out until Wednesday , said Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the group comprised 72 men and 65 women, and out of the total, 79 were children aged 14 years and below, who were all tested positive of malaria Plasmodium vivax , except for one case of Plasmodium falciparum.

Dalton Wins U.S. Army Contract

Dalton Pharma Services has entered into a contract service agreement with the United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity to support its product development program for the treatment of severe or complicated malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. Dalton will provide cGMP sterile powder filling, aseptic liquid filling, quality control release testing and ICH stability services.

Henry Heimlich, inventor of Heimlich maneuver,a

Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, has died. The famed Hyde Park physician was 96. Henry Heimlich, inventor of Heimlich maneuver, dies at 96 Henry Heimlich, namesake of the maneuver that has saved the lives of an estimated 100,000 potential choking victims, has died.