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Malaria continues to be nagging problem in Africa: WHO
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 IST
Malaria continues to be nagging problem in Africa: WHO

The World Health Organisation has said that Malaria maintains to be a nagging hassle in Africa and the efforts to lower the killer disorder aren't on track.

Regardless of the billions of bucks spent on malaria programmes, the UN health enterprise stated too many humans are lacking out on to be had resources like drug treatments and bed nets that defend towards mosquitoes that unfold the disorder.

WHO had set an intention of reducing malaria instances to "close to 0" by means of the give up of closing yr. It fell some distance brief, and now's aiming to reduce malaria cases and deaths through at the least 90 in keeping with cent by way of 2030.

"We're some distance from having completed the task," said Dr Pedro Alonso, director of who's malaria department. "The toughest is but to return."

 
 
 
 
 

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Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


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