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  • The Fight Against Malaria on the African Continent

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    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria caused an estimated 655,000 deaths (with an uncertainty range of 537,000 to 907,000), mostly among African children in 2010. WHO’s World Malaria Report 2011, indicates that there were about 216 million cases of malaria (with an uncertainty range of 149 million to […]

  • La mutación paisa, ¿una cura para el Alzheimer en Colombia?

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    *Photo by Amaya Querejazu Abstact: Neuroscientists have discovered a mutation in Alzheimer’s disease, located in chromosome 14 which affects younger people. This mutation called the “Paisa mutation” has been found in some villages in Colombia where there is a high genetic concentration, due to their historical and geographical isolation. According […]

  • Una dolencia en común

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    Local governments and international organizations have made remarkable efforts to provide health security to their people. Nevertheless, the situation has not changed for the poor in many countries across some different regions. A deeper analysis of the situation in some Asian and Latin American countries shows us that the healthcare […]

  • Fighting the Drug, not the Disease

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    In his lead article, Death Threat, Daniel Kapellmann aptly indicated that, “NCDs (non-communicable diseases) are the main cause of death in most countries except for the African region”. This is a valid point because in Africa, the problem is not the disease; the problem is the drug! It will be […]

  • Hepatitis C: A Growing Death Threat in Pakistan

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    Dr Farrukh Ali Khan, a US based Pakistani doctor, predicts that the incidence of  hepatitis C will triple in next 10 years, if it keeps on increasing at the current rate. Such a statement throws a glaring light on the ineffective policies and planning of the government and its inability to control the […]