29 News items related to 'Resistance management'
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Scale-up of effective malaria control dramatically reduces deaths
The World Malaria Report 2014 shares the good news, but warns the fight is far from over The World Malaria Report 2014, released today by the World Health Organization, was launched in the UK…
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Malaria Consortium promotes knowledge sharing in its efforts to eliminate malaria
Malaria Consortium is pleased to announce that we have shared our research portfolio on the newly launched MESA Track database. Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance (MESA), with whom Malaria…
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Malaria Consortium says every breath counts in its fight against pneumonia
London, 12 November 2014 - On this sixth annual World Pneumonia Day, Malaria Consortium and its partners are organising different events throughout the world to raise awareness on pneumonia, the…
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Fake medicines and malaria
In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that there were 207 million cases of malaria, which killed approximately 627,000 people – mostly children in sub-Saharan Africa. The best weapon…
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Improving pneumonia diagnostics through the use of counting beads
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. Every year it kills an estimated 1.2 million young children, accounting for approximately 18 percent of all deaths in this age group –…
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Getting research evidence into health policy and practice - let's talk
With the support of many health-related journal editors, BioMed Central hosted the inaugural ‘Health Services Research: Evidence-based practice’ conference in London from 1-3 July, bringing together…
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Minimising the development of antibiotic resistance
Increasing access to treatment goes hand-in-hand with efforts to prevent antibiotic resistance In its recent report, the World Health Organization (WHO) called the spread of antibiotic-resistant…
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Getting rational about pneumonia
"Whilst it is the responsibility of individuals to ensure that drugs are used rationally, the consequences of irrational use are global," says Kirstie Graham. Photograph: Malaria Consortium Malaria…
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Antibiotic resistance: a ticking time bomb for public health?
With the spread of resistance to antibiotics, bacterial diseases are increasingly difficult to control and treat. Understanding resistance and identifying ways to control it are public health…