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The effects of smoking and the use of illegal drugs on youths

africa » gambia
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
It is indeed very sad to see a few number of Gambian youths, particularly students smoking in nook and cranny, in the streets and around shops close...
youth, health, smoking, tuberculosis, destroying

Good News for Gambia’s Medical Sector

africa » gambia
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
We congratulate the 3rdbatch of medical assistants who recentlygraduated after completing a one-year medical assistant laboratory course atthe School...
medical, course, tuberculosis, fund, laboratory
KENYA: Isolation wards vital i...

KENYA: Isolation wards vital in TB fight

africa » kenya » nairobi
Monday, November 03, 2008
Five months after a specialised facility for multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients was established at Kenyatta National Hospital in...
tuberculosis, infectious, isolation, resistance

New herbal pharmacy opens

africa » gambia » brufut
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
A new herbal clinic was recently opened in Ghana town, Brufut by the Traditional Medicine and Home Care Foundation (TMHCF).The pharmacy is located...
tmhcf, herbalist, diseases, asthma, hypertension, tuberculosis, pneumonia

Journalists sensitized on TB prevention

africa » gambia » kololi
Friday, May 30, 2008
The National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme of the Department of State for Health and Social Welfare on Tuesday began a two-day...
journalists, sensitization, tuberculosis, workshop, prevention, skills, supporting, treatment

Health Journalist Training on TB Management Kicks Off

africa » gambia
Thursday, May 29, 2008
A two-day training course for health journalists on the prevention and control of tuberculosis prevention and control is underway at the Paradise...
health, journalist, training, management, prevention, tuberculosis

Continued Co-operation Will Yield Great Results

africa » gambia
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Well done to the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme (NLTP) at the Department of State for Health for organising, and the Global Fund...
co-operation, yield, results, leprosy, tuberculosis, control, programme
KENYA: Displacement raises ris...

KENYA: Displacement raises risk of drug-resistant TB

africa » kenya » nairobi
Sunday, April 06, 2008
The threat of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been heightened by the displacement of an estimated 300,000 people in Kenya's recent...
tuberculosis, resistance, drugs, refugees
Progress in TB diagnosis and c...

Progress in TB diagnosis and control slowing, says new report

africa
WHO
Sunday, March 30, 2008
The Global tuberculosis control 2008, released today by WHO, finds that the pace of the progress to control the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic slowed...
tuberculosis, diagnosis
UGANDA: Only one third of TB p...

UGANDA: Only one third of TB patients cured

africa » uganda » kampala
Monday, March 24, 2008
Becky Mugisha* had been ill with a hacking cough for three months before she was admitted into one of Kampala’s busiest tuberculosis (TB) wards, but...
editors choice, tuberculosis, patient, hiv
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