Articles for
January 2007
|
 |
Select Month
|
| |
 |
Uganda Says DDT Use Won't Affect Neighbours -
Henry Lule
The government of Uganda has said that the reintroduction of Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT) in Uganda will not affect the shared natural resources such as lakes and rivers. |
|
Uganda: DDT Will Save 320 Lives Every Day -
Fiona Kobusingye
Congratulations to NEMA for authorising the use of DDT for malaria control. In conjunction with bed nets and effective drugs, the chemical will save 320 lives in Uganda everyday. |
|
Malaria Vaccine Expected in 2011 -
Dr. Seth Owusu Agyei, Director of Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) in the Brong Ahafo Region has stated that he is very hopeful that by the year 2011, the centre would have come out with a malaria vaccine RTS,S, which is currently going through clinical trials, for use in Ghana and across Africa to control malaria. |
|
The Seedy Drug Wars -
Dan Okoth
A policy shift in malaria treatment last year kicked up a huge storm in the medical fraternity. |
|
Uganda: Nema Okays DDT Use for Malaria -
Gerald Tenywa
Every house is to be sprayed with DDT to kill mosquitoes in an effort to control the spread of malaria. This follows the decision by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) allowing the use of the controversial DDT. |
|
Rwanda Not to Use DDT -
Innocent Gahigana
The controversial Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT) will not be used to control malaria in Rwanda, it has emerged. The chemical was recommended last year by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as a tool to control the disease in the developing countries. |
|
UGANDA: US launches programme to control malaria
The United States has launched a five-year programme aimed at reducing malaria-related deaths in Uganda by 50 percent in three years, the US embassy in the capital, Kampala, said on Tuesday.
The US Government Malaria Initiative in Uganda will see up to US $10 million spent on the programme in 2006.
"The goal of this initiative is to reduce malaria-related deaths by 50 percent after three years of implementation," the embassy said in a statement.
The initiative hopes to reach 85 percent of the most vulnerable groups - children under five years of age, pregnant women, and people living with HIV/AIDS.
"Interventions will include distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets; indoor residual spraying; intermittent preventive treatment of pregnant women; and provision of malarial treatment," the embassy noted.
It is part of a larger initiative that includes three countries: Angola, Tanzania and Uganda.
"In 2007, an additional four countries will be added, and in 2008 another four will join. Funding for the first three countries will total $30 million in 2006 funds, of which Uganda is positioned to receive between $8 and $10 million," it added.
The programme would be implemented through the existing malaria control programme to address a priority health concern, the embassy said.
According to the Ugandan Ministry of Health, site visits were carried out in the northern district of Kitgum and Kabale in the southwest to look at existing and planned malaria interventions, before the project could start.
A programme to boost malaria prevention with long-lasting insecticide nets and case management with treatment - focused on northern Uganda, especially in the internally displaced persons' camps - is being finalised as the first jump-start activity.
AlertNet
|
