East Africa: Long-Term Mass Drug Treatment Can Eliminate River Blindness – Study

May 21, 2013 No Comments by

[ASTMH]New research provides the first evidence in East Africa that long-term community-based drug treatment alone can interrupt transmission of onchocerciasis, a parasitic disease commonly known as river blindness. The study finds that after eight yea…

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Kenya: Kabogo Warns Kiambu Government Doctors

May 21, 2013 No Comments by

[The Star]Kiambu governor William Kabogo has warned Kiambu District Hospital doctors against sending patients to their private hospitals and chemists.

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Kenya: All Forests to Become Bhang Free, Says KFS

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[The Star]Kenya Forest Service has declared war on drug barons cultivating bhang in Mt Kenya Forest.

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Kenya: Sh180 for Roads Repair

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[The Star]The Kenya Rural Roads board will spend Sh180 million to repair roads in Narok county.Kerra’s chairman Joe Wanyoike said every constituency will receive Sh30 million.

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South Africa: New Ambulances to Exclusively Transport Pregnant Women

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[SA Govt]Days of women delivering at home are soon to be a thing of the past in the North West province. The Department of Health has established maternity waiting homes and also procured ten (10) Obstetric ambulances to exclusively transport pregnant …

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South Africa: Ketlaphela – South Africa Government’s ARV Manufacturing Project Enters Next Phase

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[SA Govt]Cabinet has approved a process to find new technology and investor partners in the Ketlaphela project, which aims to establish a government-controlled and fully integrated pharmaceutical company, focusing on the local manufacture of antiretrov…

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South Africa: Over 4500 Fines Issued to Traffic Violations Over the Past Weekend in Mpumalanga

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[SA Govt]Over 4500 fines issued to traffic violations over the past weekend in Mpumalanga

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South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes Catholic Church’s Opposition to E-Tolls

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[COSATU]The Congress of South African Trade Unions warmly welcomes the Catholic Church’s strong condemnation of the Gauteng e-tolling system.

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Military Operation in Sinai Is Political – Army Source

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[Aswat Masriya]A former army commander has described the decision to launch a military operation in Sinai as “political”, explaining that the decision was made by the army in response to the inaction of the authorities.

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South Africa: Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipal Mayor in Limpopo Must Resign

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[IFP]The IFP calls on the Mayor of the Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality in Limpopo, Ivy Phaahla, to resign after she spent R14 000 of taxpayers’ money attending the ANC’s 101st anniversary celebration in Durban in January.

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