Swaziland makes progress in quest to eliminate malaria
An international health expert says Swaziland could eliminate malaria by the end of 2016 or in early 2017, likely making it...
View ArticleIf You Want to Change the World, These 7 Innovations Prove You Should Work in...
For young people just starting their careers who want to make a difference, working in science and technology might be the way to have the biggest impact on the world. Jobs in STEM are growing in the...
View ArticleParts Of Southern Africa Are Within Tantalising Reach Of Eliminating Malaria
There has been a concerted international effort since the early 2000s to tackle malaria. This has led to dramatic reductions in the disease. World Health Organisation estimates show that in 2015 there...
View ArticleMoney woes hobble anti-AIDS groups
Private organizations committed to HIV/AIDS control are heading into another cold winter without the support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which pulled out of China in...
View ArticleSA must act now for 2035 human boom
WHEN the International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched its latest regional economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa in Johannesburg recently, Africa director Antoinette Sayeh gave a public briefing that...
View ArticleScientists mark 'stunning success' of vaccine in virtually ridding Africa of...
(Source: GAVI Alliance) Geneva and Seattle, 10 November 2015 - Five years after the introduction of an affordable conjugate meningitis A vaccine, immunization has led to the control and near...
View ArticleAlicia Keys: Don't fail the children in Africa
(CNN)For too long,. Almost 70% of the 36.9 million people living with HIV reside in sub-Saharan Africa, including millions of children -- most of whom do not have access to treatment. AIDS is the No. 1...
View ArticleLiveAfrica Live: Massive Botswana diamond find, Nigeria hunt for bombing...
Summary Live Reporting By Hugo Williams and Damian Zane All times stated are UK Get InvolvedGet Involved UpdateSwaziland 'could be malaria-free by end of 2016' Anne Soy BBC Africa health correspondent...
View ArticleBank of America Expands National Community Advisory Council (Bank of America...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Today, the National Community Advisory Council (NCAC), a diverse group of nonprofit and private-sector leaders convened by Bank of America, recognizes its 10th...
View ArticleBurkina Faso Man Charged With Fraud Over Mosquito Nets
VOA News U.S. prosecutors have charged a Burkina Faso man with fraud for his alleged role in a $12 million scheme to acquire and distribute faulty mosquito nets in his home country. Prosecutors in New...
View ArticleFrom a Phase 2 TB Vaccine Trial, to Early Work to Neutralize Drug-Resistant...
TOKYO, Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), which in the last two years has invested US$43 million to develop innovative tools for fighting...
View ArticleBank of America Names Gary C. Jankowitz Market President for Kansas City...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Bank of America today announced that Gary C. Jankowitz has been named market president, serving as the company's enterprise leader in Kansas City. Jankowitz...
View ArticleAffordable and effective vaccine brings Africa close to elimination of...
(Source: WHO - World Health Organization) November 2015 For a century, epidemics of meningococcal A meningitis, a bacterial infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord, have swept across 26...
View ArticleBank of America Names David Leitch Global General Counsel (Bank of America...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Bank of America announced today that David G. Leitch will succeed Gary G. Lynch as global general counsel beginning January 1. Leitch, who will be based in...
View ArticleThe U.S. Fund for UNICEF Offers Thousands of Unique Holiday Gifts that Save...
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is encouraging holiday shoppers to put children first by giving gifts that save lives this holiday season. The newest offering...
View ArticleThe U.S. Fund for UNICEF Offers Thousands of Unique Holiday Gifts that Save...
(Source: United States Fund for UNICEF) New York (November 3, 2015) - The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is encouraging holiday shoppers to put children first by giving gifts that save lives this holiday season....
View ArticleBofA Merrill Unveils New Features on Options Trading Platform (Merrill Lynch...
(Source: Merrill Lynch & Co Inc) Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) today unveiled new advanced features on its global trading and consulting platform, providing buy and sell-side clients...
View ArticleWHO: Malaria Deaths, Cases Plunge in Latin America
Thomson Reuters Foundation BOGOTA— Malaria deaths and cases across Latin America have plunged in recent years, with Brazil, Honduras and Paraguay, showing most progress in combating the parasitic...
View ArticleWorld Bank chief tells Stanford audience that ending extreme poverty is...
(Source: Stanford University) Stanford Report, November 3, 2015 World Bank leader Jim Yong Kim spoke at Stanford last Thursday, urging students and faculty to continue their efforts to eliminate...
View ArticleSamuel Eto’o brings health promotion messages to W... 04 November 2015...
(Source: Confédération Africaine de Football) 04 November 2015 08:54 A FIFA delegation led by FIFA Chief Medical Officer Prof. Jiri Dvorak and supported by Cameroonian superstar Samuel Eto'o has just...
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