Agriculture & Nutrition
Global vaccination campaign cuts measles deaths
Child deaths from measles have fallen by 60% following a massive global vaccination campaign. A study in The Lancet confirms that hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved since 1999, surpassing a target of halving deaths by 2005....
3.5 million children die every year because of lack of food or poor quality food
A third of child deaths globally are caused by poor nutrition, experts warn. Around 3.5 million children die every year because of lack of food or poor quality food, a problem which starts in the womb, studies show....
Prime Minister Singh calls large Indian nutrition program a failure–says program has been poorly implemented
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HIV epidemic ‘is getting worse’
Sub-Saharan Africa is still bearing the brunt of the HIV/Aids epidemic, a UNAids report has revealed. Almost three-quarters of deaths from Aids in 2006 occurred there and two-thirds of those living with HIV are in that area....
ZIMBABWE: Five year plan to battle HIV/AIDS on farms launched
Mali’s largest union sent a shot across the government’s bows on Monday by making good on a promise to hold a 24-hour strike, describing it as a “warning” and vowing to press on until its demands were met....
Why children die for lack of a toilet
(Cape Town, November 9, 2006) Simply installing a flush toilet in the home increases by almost 60 percent a Peruvian child’s chances of surviving to her first birthday, according to data in the 2006 Human Development Report documenting the often-fatal consequences of inadequate sanitation in devel...
In South Africa, a dramatic shift on AIDS–treatment, prevention get new emphasis
JOHANNESBURG -- The South African government is seeking to shake off years of international denunciation for its handling of the AIDS epidemic -- including a fixation on the supposed protective powers of beets and lemons -- while expanding treatment, testing and prevention programs, officials and ac...
World Health Organization backs DDT for malaria control, reversing 30 year policy
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reversed a 30-year policy by endorsing the use of DDT for malaria control.The chemical is sprayed inside houses to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes....
Africa gives ‘ABC’ mixed grades. AIDS abstinence plan raises awareness but has small effect on behavior.
TORONTO, Aug. 14 -- "ABC," the AIDS-prevention strategy widely promulgated both here and abroad, got a distinctly mixed report card as African countries reported their experiences to delegates at the 16th International AIDS Conference here....
Largess with clear limits: in Africa and elsewhere, Gates Foundation takes focused approach to giving.
KHAYELITSHA, South Africa -- Bill and Melinda Gates came to the cramped tin shack of Nkosebaca Thingathinga one day this month to understand how the 61-year-old man had contracted tuberculosis -- a major focus of research for the couple's foundation -- an astounding four times. ...
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