Myanmar fights AIDS with national awareness Dec 1, 2008
In fight against major diseases, Myanmar has taken steps to control TB, malaria and HIV/AIDS as a national duty, realizing that these diseases can pose a great danger to the public health ... The other two diseases are tuberculosis and malaria. (Xinhuanet, China)
Anti-malaria traits 'cancel out' Nov 30, 2008
Anti-malaria traits 'cancel out. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes ... Two genetic traits that give Africans natural protection against malaria appear to cancel each other out when they occur together. (BBC News)
Bill Clinton to name donors as part of Obama deal Nov 30, 2008
In the eight years since he left the White House, Clinton has built a new life as a businessman and international philanthropist, which has made him rich while he helped fight AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and other maladies around the world. Since its formation a decade ago, the William Clinton Foundation has raised more than $500 million to build a presidential library and to finance charitable programs. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Achieving MDGs requires collaborative effortsLagos, Nigeria (PANA) For Africans to meet the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs) all stakeholders need to collaborate andclose ranks in providing health care services, reducing hunger,poverty and working assiduously to remove all obstacles that mayprevent the realisation of the objective, according to the Founder ofthe Nigerian-based Charity Organisation, Amen Health Care andEmpowerment Foundation, Rita Aimiuwu Oguntoyinbo. 29/11/2008 Full Text... Nov 30, 2008
Thanks to Amen Foundation they regained their sights," Oguntonyinbo said.The foundation, with support from medical personnel, has been screening and trea ting malaria and other ailments during its outreach programmes to the rural area s in particular.In Nigeria like other African countries malaria is a major cause of illness and deaths. It attacks some 50% of the 140 million population in Nigeria at least on c e a year.Malaria is also responsible for 1 of every cases of anaemia, 3 out of... (Panapress.com)
Forgotten promises on AIDS; France's faltering restaurants Nov 30, 2008
In the meantime, the main funding source for the AIDS response, the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria, is starved of money. We need to return to investing in community mobilization, family support and in strengthening primary health care. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
China reports 264,000 HIV carriers, AIDS patients Nov 30, 2008
The four-kilometer walk at Juyongguan Great Wall, jointly organized by UNAIDS and China Red Cross Foundation and with the support of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC), attracted more than 2,000 people. BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A program to promote AIDS education among migrant workers in China, with support from the International Labor Organization, was inaugurated here on Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
From USAID Administrator, Henrietta H. Fore: Renewed Commitment On World AIDS Day Nov 29, 2008
Now, with the presidential signing of the $48 billion Lantos-Hyde Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act, USAID continues the important and vital work of the Emergency Plan, along with other U.S. Government partners, host countries and dedicated staff in the field. Specifically within the scope of HIV/AIDS programs, we will continue to focus on strengthening and sustaining health systems, particularly targeting the needs of an overburdened health care... (PR Newswire)
In interview with his sister, Bush reflect on his legacy Nov 29, 2008
"I'd like to be a president (known) as somebody who liberated 50 million people and helped achieve peace; that focused on individuals rather than process; that rallied people to serve their neighbor; that led an effort to help relieve HIV/AIDS and malaria on places like the continent of Africa; that helped elderly people get prescription drugs and Medicare as a part of the basic package; that came to Washington, D.C., with a set of political statements and worked as hard as I possibly could to... (Houston Chronicle)
Burundi: Patients Suffer in Health Strike Nov 29, 2008
Aline Nizigama, a relative of Jeannine Ndayishimiye, admitted to Prince Regent Charles, told IRIN: "Jeanine is suffering from malaria, she cannot even speak. We were told that if she finishes the medicine she is taking, we will have to pay for the next dose to be administered to her yet we had already paid the money required before receiving medical attention.". She said she would look for the money only if she was assured her relative would be treated. (allAfrica.com)
Central African Republic: Living in Fear After Rebel Attack Nov 29, 2008
"They came back with malaria, with injuries to their legs caused by the rough terrain, or with malnutrition or diarrhoea, because in the bush they did not eat well and they drank poor-quality water," said Rosalie Mandche, a midwife at the hospital. Question of timing. (allAfrica.com)
Bush wants history to see him as liberator of millions... Nov 29, 2008
He also said he wanted to be seen as a president who helped individuals, "that rallied people to serve their neighbor; that led an effort to help relieve HIV/AIDS and malaria on places like the continent of Africa; that helped elderly people get prescription drugs and Medicare as a part of the basic package.". Bush added that every day during his eight-year presidency he had consulted the Bible and drawn comfort from his faith. (The Drudge Report)
BABY WARRIORS Nov 29, 2008
Reuters AlertNet - Babies are Africa's malaria warriors ... Babies are Africa's malaria warriors 28 Nov 2008 00:04:27 GMT Source: Reuters ... The bright eyed two-year-old, stumbling towards his mother and wailing to be fed, is part of an army of babies enlisted to test a new vaccine researchers hope will help drive back malaria, one of Africa's biggest killers. (AlertNet)
Postcode lottery in care for those approaching death, says NAO Nov 29, 2008
National Audit Office claims huge disparities in palliative care spending between primary care trusts. Wednesday November 26 2008 09. (guardian.co.uk)
Kenya: Malaria Rates Plummet Among Children Nov 28, 2008
com: Kenya: Malaria Rates Plummet Among Children (Page 1 of 1) ... Kenya: Malaria Rates Plummet Among Children ... A dramatic drop in the rates of severe childhood malaria in some regions of Kenya is posing new medical challenges as people in high-risk regions lose their immunity and transmission patterns alter, according to researchers. (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: At Least 3000 Feared Dead From Cholera Epidemic Nov 28, 2008
Making the situation worse is that even people suffering from malaria are being dumped in cholera clinics, where they end up contracting the disease. This is because some of the symptoms between the two diseases are so similar. (allAfrica.com)
Ginger Essential Oil Nov 28, 2008
The Chinese used Ginger for tooth ache, malaria, rheumatism, diarrhea and excess mucus. Traditionally, Ginger has been used for its aphrodisiac properties. (Suite101.com)
RPT-FEATURE-Africa vaccine trial new push against malaria Nov 28, 2008
BAGAMOYO, Tanzania, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Billionaire Bill Gates and thousands of babies are helping Africa prepare its largest medical experiment ever, in the search for a new vaccine against malaria ... "Malaria is our number one killer in this district," said Mtajuka in her cramped office at Bagamoyo District Hospital north of Tanzania's capital Dar es Salaam ... Bagamoyo's malaria burden is typical of many places in tropical Africa, home to most of the roughly one million people who die each... (AlertNet)
Stopping Germs From Ganging Up On Humans Nov 28, 2008
He said this new approach will work against "old enemies and some new ones" that are becoming drug resistant, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA), HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, avian influenza and cancer. Pepper is also a member of UA's BIO5 Institute and an external professor at the Sante Fe Institute in New Mexico. (Science Daily)
Africa’s Last, Worst Hope Nov 27, 2008
But in the Copper Belt itself an incongruous and disturbing chain of mainly dreary towns, where spoil-heaps and pithead winding gear rear above African bush country in oppressive, malarial heat Sata turned out to be right ... They also suffer from inadequately treated or preventable illnesses, including malaria. (The American Conservative)
Agency, police to use biotechnology for crime control, others Nov 27, 2008
Therefore, other areas such as malaria and hepatitis are now being added to make the project sustainable and profitable. Solomon said the funds for the project would not pose any problem as the IG is committed to getting it up and running. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
New papers offer insights into process of malarial drug resistance Nov 27, 2008
Malaria, one of the oldest diseases known to man, has shown no signs of slowing down as it ages. More than 1 million children die from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa each year, and in areas along the Thailand/Cambodian border multiple drug-resistant strains of the disease are becoming commonplace ... With the previously mainstay antimalarial drug chloroquine nearly ineffective due to drug resistance and traditional public health approaches such as mosquito netting offering uneven results, two new... (EurekAlert!)
Sosei Announces the Out-licensing of RS(+) Mefloquine to Treague Ltd for the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Malaria Nov 26, 2008
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, England, November 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sosei Group Corporation ("Sosei"; TSE Mothers Index: 4565), the biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has out-licensed its IP and Know How relating to the RS(+) isomer of mefloquine to Treague Ltd. ("Treague"), a Cambridge, UK based pharma company, for the treatment and prophylaxis of malaria. Mefloquine is a highly efficacious anti-malarial drug that is approved in its racemic form for both treatment (in... (PR Newswire)
South Africa: Aids Denialism Killed 330,000, Say Researchers Nov 26, 2008
Under the leadership of Thabo Mbeki, who was president of South Africa during the period examined in the paper, the government restricted use of donated nevirapine and blocked funds for more than a year from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria awarded to the South African province KwaZulu Natal, the authors recount. President Mbeki formally resigned in September 2008. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Continent's Size Pushes IT Firm to Satellite Solutions Nov 26, 2008
Take health care, for example, if you want to treat malaria, then you need to supply malaria medicine to the thousands of health centers in any given country. You need to manage inventories, distribution, and know who is taking what medicine and what the reactions are. (allAfrica.com)
UN urges end to abuses of women Nov 26, 2008
Women between the ages of 15 and 44 are at greater risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer, traffic accidents, war and malaria, says the UN.. It says violence against women has been reported in every international or non-international warzone and that half of all women murdered are killed by their current or former partner. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Ahanta West suffers rise in elephantiasis, anaemia cases Nov 26, 2008
Asemasa (W/R), Nov. 25, GNA - Elephantiasis, anaemia and malaria are said to be alarming in five communities in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region. Madam Hannah Appah, Health Extension Officer in charge of the Asemasa Health Post, who described the situation as "alarming", noted that the rise in cases was having adverse effect on the socio-economic life of the people. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Veep inaugurates chiropractic centre in Accra Nov 26, 2008
He said 51 years after independence; Ghanaians had a life expectancy rate of 57 years, while the country was spending about 762 million dollars a year on the management and treatment of malaria, a year. Major Quashigah advocated the inclusion of health and nutrition on the school's curricula to expose pupils to the functions of the vital organs to promote longevity. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Our latest weapon against malaria: a mosquito with glowing testicles Nov 26, 2008
British scientists have made a breakthrough in the control of malaria: by creating mosquitoes with fluorescent testicles ... Because it is only the female mosquito that bites, females are solely responsible for spreading malaria, and also inflict the most damage on crops ... Up to 600 million people catch malaria each year, and one million die of the disease. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)
Africa: New Malaria Drug Technologies Unveiled Nov 25, 2008
com: Africa: New Malaria Drug Technologies Unveiled (Page 1 of 1) ... Africa: New Malaria Drug Technologies Unveiled ... Soaring demand for the antimalarial drug artemisinin could be satisfied with some promising new technologies unveiled by researchers last week (19 November). (allAfrica.com)
Guinea Bissau: Coup Bid Highlights Political Volatility Nov 25, 2008
Infant mortality stands at 119 per 1,000 live births, and malaria, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea and malnutrition remain the major killers of children, UNICEF says. Life expectancy in 2006 was 46 years. (allAfrica.com)
Applying 'Supply And Demand' Business Principles To Treat Infectious Diseases Worldwide Nov 25, 2008
A new and improved scientific method to forecast the demand for a key anti-malarial treatment may be the key for how science and economics can and should intersect to maintain low-cost, high-quality drugs to combat infectious diseases ... It worked so well that the team decided to set its sights on the treatment of malaria, which now affects 300-500 million people per year 1 million of whom die from the disease ... The quantitative method centers on the acquisition of a chief anti-malarial... (Science Daily)
Strategy For Predicting Immunity Of Vaccines Developed Nov 25, 2008
(May 16, 2007) A new study suggests that bites from mosquitoes not infected with malaria may trigger an immune response limiting parasite development following bites from infected. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Indian Americans in Obama's transition team Nov 25, 2008
Bilimoria is the executive director of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, a non-profit organization aiming to engage Americans in the prevention of these diseases in the developing world. Bilimoria previously served as senior public policy officer at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and spent four years with the Clinton Administration, including the US Department of Treasury. (India Times, India)
Haiti's ongoing disaster Nov 24, 2008
Each year, over 22,000 children under 5 die from preventable causes including malnutrition, pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria. If a child does reach school age, a good education in Haiti is very difficult to obtain. (Boston Globe)
New Technologies Gearing Up To Meet Rising Demand For Vital Malaria Drugs Nov 24, 2008
23, 2008) Three emerging technologies have the potential to significantly improve supplies of drugs to combat malaria, according to a report published today ... With renewed efforts to eradicate malaria a disease which kills up to one million people every year, most of them young children the global demand for antimalarials is set to increase dramatically over the next four years ... The report, launched at a special meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Malaria at Westminster,... (Science Daily)
The chains fell off...Yes We Can Nov 24, 2008
Thus it came to be - that as he would say, deriving from first principles, they have banished malaria. and in many ways, Singapore makes London and many other cities of the Western world look like a joke from the point of view of mere efficiency. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
After more than 20 years, he's still awaiting AIDS vaccine Nov 24, 2008
" The one thing he does know is that in the world of infectious diseases, it is the slow, chronic infections that are the most challenging for which to create vaccines. That is true whether the disease comes from a virus (AIDS), bacteria (tuberculosis) or a parasite (malaria). "The chronic diseases are chronic because they have found ways to evade the immune system or have mechanisms to actively alter or suppress or divert the immune system," Dr. Burke said. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Filipino World War II vets seek U.S. benefits Nov 24, 2008
After a month in a prison camp and contracting malaria, he was released. Three months later, he too joined the guerrillas. (San Francisco Chronicle)
President Bush Attends APEC CEO Summit 2008 Nov 23, 2008
-- committed to improving social justice, and we will not let this economic turmoil prevent us from helping nations educate their people, provide good health care, feed the hungry, and deal with diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria. We agreed that we must reform the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to better reflect the important role of developing nations. (White House News Releases)
Calcutta HC ssks civic body to report to court Nov 23, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008 (+5:30GMT). A two-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar, issued the ruling on a Public Interest Litigation, filed by lawyer Pradip Roy. (Indlaw.com)
NPP Must Change, Yes we can Nov 23, 2008
Or for the USA to finance malaria eradication project in Ghana ... According to the UN report: maternal death has risen more that 125%, malarial related death has risen by over 100% between 2001 to 2007, yet NPP is seeing these benevolent act as an achievement and pride themselves with it. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
UA student intent on bringing schools to Sudan's children Nov 23, 2008
In between, he's thinking of southern Sudan's children, who have a greater chance of dying from malaria than of learning to read. Ater is one of Sudan's Lost Boys, the estimated 27,000 males between the ages of 4 and 15 who were displaced by civil war that broke out in 1983 between the mostly Arab forces in north Sudan and the indigenous Africans in south Sudan. (AZCentral -- News)
Fighting malaria with DDT in South Africa Nov 22, 2008
Here Mahlatse Gallens reports from northern South Africa on how the battle to tackle malaria is going ... In Dzumeri in Limpopo province, men in blue overalls are readying themselves for the malaria season ... Despite the use of the chemical being banned in many countries over the damage it can cause to the environment and health concerns, South Africa says it has enabled it to drastically reduce malaria incidents in the past four years. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)
Malaria drug potency is restored Nov 22, 2008
Mosquitoes carry the malaria parasite. Scientists have found a way to breathe new life into an old anti-malarial drug which had been rendered almost useless ... Chloroquine was hugely successful in combating the disease when launched in the 1950s - but the malaria parasite gradually became resistant. (Yahoo News -- Malaria)
'At least nobody will shoot us here' Nov 21, 2008
Judith, a 4-year-old displaced girl, receives medical treatment for severe malaria as her mother keeps watch, at a clinic run by the aid organization Merlin, in Goma, eastern Congo, on Thursday. . (MSNBC -- International)
Detention units 'fail on health' Nov 21, 2008
"It is noteworthy that the government is committed to halting and reversing the spread of HIV/Aids, to reducing the incidence of malaria, and other major infectious diseases, and to doing all it can to increase child survival - except it seems in its own detention centres.". Criticisms rejected. (BBC News -- UK)
Zimbabwe: South Africa Lambastes Parties Nov 21, 2008
The cabinet decided that SA should provide assistance to Zimbabwe to address the cholera outbreak, as well as scaling up malaria control activities in the cross-border area. "SA is already in discussions with multilateral agencies such as SADC and the World Health Organisation in this regard," the cabinet statement said. (allAfrica.com)
• In Congo's remote hills, a struggle to survive Nov 21, 2008
Sharack, a three year old displaced boy, no last name given, receives medical treatment for severe malaria, as his mother looks on, at a clinic run by the aid organization Merlin, in Goma, eastern Congo, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo). (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Rewriting history Nov 21, 2008
"But now it's back to the more usual caseload - communicable diseases, malaria and so on.". "We can often deal with bullet wounds quite quickly," she added. (BBC News -- Africa)
Important Message for 2008 Universal Children's Day Nov 20, 2008
"These children are not dying from incurable diseases or causes. These children are dying from diarrhea, pneumonia, measles and malaria---things that cost pennies to treat or prevent," said Caryl Stern, President and C.E.O., U.S. Fund for UNICEF. "It is unacceptable and inexcusable that defenseless children continue to die when the technology, expertise and solutions to save them exist right now." ... UNICEF health experts cite basic health interventions, such as the immunization of children,... (PR Newswire)
Liberia: Monrovians Go Without Toilets Nov 20, 2008
Poor water and sanitation infrastructure contributes to high child deaths from malaria and diarrhoea, which kill 42 percent and 22 percent of Liberian children under age five, respectively, according to the NGO members of the water and sanitation or 'WASH' consortium in Liberia. The NGOs support the government to build up the country's water and sanitation network and advocate for more donor funding. (allAfrica.com)
Technology to eradicate malaria Nov 20, 2008
The wormwood plant is a source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin. Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat and ultimately help eradicate malaria, says a report ... In the face of increasing parasite resistance to anti-malarial drugs there is now great reliance on artemisinin combination therapies to treat malaria. (BBC News -- Health)
Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger' Nov 20, 2008
An official in Kalahandi district, Ignasius Ikkam told the BBC that starvation had played a significant role in many recent deaths from diseases such as cholera and malaria across Orissa. "Hunger is undoubtedly a factor behind these deaths. The remoteness of the area is also partly responsible - the lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for us to reach the affected areas," he said. (Yahoo News -- India)
Your turn! Travel to the Ends of the Earth Nov 20, 2008
Malaria is a slight risk. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention suggests travelers take the anti-malarial chloroquine. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Group: Zimbabwe in healthcare crisis Nov 20, 2008
Hospital closings, disruption of water and electricity, a major cholera epidemic and a breakdown in delivery of medications for HIV-AIDS, TB and malaria could lead to massive deaths, Physicians for Human Rights said in a statement. The group called on the United Nations and individual nations to respond to the crisis. (United Press International)
What will media be like under Obama presidency? Nov 20, 2008
" If moral stature is your bag, the U.S. ponies up a good chunk for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and something like 2 million folks in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean are getting treatment through fascist Bushitler's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, even as the Great Satan cranks out a majority of the world's food aid and spends hundreds of millions in aid to the displaced people of Darfur while doling out almost a billion bucks helping tsunami victims,... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Malaria, dengue the sting in climate change - report Nov 20, 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Southeast Asia and South Pacific island nations face a growing threat from malaria and dengue fever as climate change spreads mosquitoes that carry the diseases and climate-change refugees start to migrate ... "Projections of the impact of climate change on malaria and dengue are truly eye-opening," said the Lowy Institute report released in Sydney on Thursday ... The Lowy report said early modeling predicted malaria prevalence could be 1. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Why blunt the power of philanthropy? Nov 20, 2008
One of the few bright spots has been the leadership that America has shown in the global effort to beat diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria that kill millions in poor countries. That leadership has come not from the government but from philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, working in partnership with President Clinton and his persuasive powers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Road contractors contribute to increase in malaria Nov 20, 2008
Odumase (Ash), Nov. 19, GNA - Participants at a day's workshop on malaria prevention, have identified the activities of road contractors, especially at the district level, as a major contributory to the increasing incidence of malaria in the country. They accused the contractors of executing shoddy works leaving trenches and craters, which "traps" rain water which serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes and exposing residents to the risk of contracting malaria ... They therefore urged... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Black Stars Captain joins mother in Malaria campaign Nov 20, 2008
Accra, Nov. 19, GNA-Stephen 'Tornado' Appiah, Captain of the Black Stars, has added his voice to the call on Ghanaians to observe environmental cleanliness to help fight malaria in the country. This, he said would enable more talented footballers to be unearthed to play for the nation since the children would not die at the younger age as a result of malaria ... Appiah made the call in Accra on Wednesday when he joined his mother, Comfort Afua Amoortey, who is an Ambassador in the fight against... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Mothers of three Black Star players donate mosquito nets Nov 20, 2008
The nets valued at 3000 Ghana Cedis, was donated through the 'Add Your Voice Now', a non-governmental organization (NGO) which is championing the cause of malaria eradication in the country ... He said malaria attacks poses a great danger to the health of the people and that was why Government's are spending huge moneys to fight the disease, and it is for this reason that it is essential for everyone to contribute his or her quota towards making the objective of malaria eradication a reality ...... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
More of this story... Nov 20, 2008
The states mosquito control program, widely regarded as one of most effective in the world, has greatly limited or eliminated the transmission of once-common mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria, according to the University of California Cooperative Extension. California districts incorporate a three-pronged attack -surveillance, public education and mosquito control. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
ARV bungle kills 330000 Nov 20, 2008
For more than a year it blocked funds destined for KwaZulu-Natal from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the study recounted. "The country's government launched a national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in August 2003 and a national ARV treatment programme in 2004," wrote lead author of the study, Dr Pride Chigwedere. (iAfrica.com)
Malden - LaMoille contest benefits 24 families Nov 20, 2008
MALDEN The LaMoille Cubs and Malden Musketeers seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball teams met at Malden on Nov. 10 before a packed house, but there was another big agenda item for the evening: raising money for the Nothing But Nets anti-malaria campaign ... Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds in Africa, but the bed nets have been shown to dramatically cut the infection rate and save lives. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Myanmar strives for promotion of traditional medicine Nov 20, 2008
The Myanmar delegation discussed matters on Myanmar traditional medicine including measures being taken for conducting research on treatment of six major diseases -- diabetes, hypertension, malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea and dysentery through traditional medicine, according to the newspaper ... Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants of over 700 species from some 10 states and divisions for producing medicines used in treating diseases like cholera, diarrheas, dysentery, hypertension, diabetes,... (Xinhuanet, China)
