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Ivory Coast: High prices drive people to counterfeit medicines

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

With a severe respiratory infection and a prescription for medicines that would cost 35,000 CFA francs (US$83) at official prices, Drissa Kone has a...

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LESOTHO: Water running on empty

africa » lesotho » maseru

Monday, July 07, 2008

Three parched years in a row have drained Lesotho's water sources and thousands of people that are already facing chronic food insecurity risk losing...

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KENYA: Lack of facilities hampering bid to halt black fever outbreak

africa » kenya » isiolo

Monday, July 07, 2008

A lack of laboratory facilities, transport and skilled medical workers is hampering efforts to tackle an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis, a...

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National Assembly Select Committee Receives AMMREN

africa » gambia

Monday, July 07, 2008

The National Assembly Select Committee on Health recenly received the officials of the African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN) Gambia...

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AMMREN Gambia Chapter Assure Of National Assembly Collaboration

africa » gambia » banjul

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Friday, July 04, 2008

The Hon Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia, Hon Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay assured the AMMREN chapter of the Gambia of her personal and...

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ZAMBIA: Reports of the President's death "erroneous"

africa » zambia » lusaka

IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, July 03, 2008

TheZambian government insisted today that President Levy Mwanawasa wasalive - denying media reports he had died in a Paris hospital - anddescribed...

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The Point Staff Member Attacked With Knife

africa » gambia

Picture: Momodou Justice Darboe

Thursday, July 03, 2008

A member of the editorial staff of The Point newspaper,Momodou Justice Darboe, is recuperating following a knife attack on him Tuesdaynight. Speaking...

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Prisoner bemoans his health condition

africa » gambia

Monday 30th June 2008 Issue

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

A remand prisoner at the State Central Prison in Banjul recently told the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court that he had been ill for almost three weeks...

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Gamcotrap sensitises Alkalos, Imams on FGM

africa » gambia » central river region

Friday, June 27, 2008

Six Alkalolu, Imams and council of elders recently joined over one hundred women and men to attend a training on sexual and reproductive health and...

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Journalists briefed on epilepsy

africa » gambia » serrekunda

Friday, June 27, 2008

The Gambia Epilepsy Association, on Tuesday, organised a press briefing at its headquarters in Serrekunda to sensitise journalists about epilepsy....

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