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Eritrea: Malaria Prevalence Reduced by 90% Nationwide, 98% at Regional Level

August 4, 2014TesfaNews10 Comments

By SelamTribune, AT a meeting he conducted with representatives of residents of the Northern Red Sea region in connection with the National Malaria Day, Dr. Yohannes Tekeste, Head of Ministry of Health branch office in the region, indicated that the prevalence of malaria has been reduced by 98%. He further explained that in the past […]

African Union AIDS Summit is a ‘Talk Shop’

July 16, 2013July 16, 2013TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Conferences of this kind, with grandly-worded commitments, usually accomplish little. By Azad Essa (Al Jazeera), Dubbed a “special summit” on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the summit has brought together African leaders in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to discuss progress in alleviating the threats posed by the three diseases. And yet a trip to #Abuja+12 to […]