ICRC Headlines From Africa

House Passes Anti-smoking Bill - October 22, 2008
Tobacco SMS sparks outcry - October 15, 2008
Niger cabinet passes smoking ban - September 17, 2008
Uganda: The Ten Leading Killers of Country's Men - August 27, 2008
New bird flu strain found in Nigeria, UN's FAO says - August 13, 2008
Fresh bird flu outbreak in Nigerian poultry - July 30, 2008
TB and asthma fight stepped up - July 23, 2008
WHO: New Quick TB Test Rolled Out in Africa - July 9, 2008
Nigeria: 'No Exemption From Anti-Smoking Law' - May 21, 2008
Higher pneumonia prevalence among Senegalese children - May 7, 2008
Nigeria: NGOs United Against Tobacco Smoking - April 30, 2008
Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers - April 23, 2008
Cameroon: Despite Free Treatment, TB Infection Still High - April 2, 2008
TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia - March 26, 2008
Sky-high prices stub out smoking - February 27, 2008
South Africa facing an asbestos epidemic - January 30, 2008
As violence continues in Kenya, maintaining uninterrupted care for HIV & TB patients is crucial - January 23, 2008
Nigeria delays $44b smoking case - January 16, 2008
H5N1 bird flu hits Benin, home of Voodoo ritual - December 19, 2007
Nigeria fights rare vaccine-derived polio outbreak - October 10, 2007
Uganda: Implement Ban on Public Smoking - August 15, 2007
Kenya: A Million Children Hooked to Smoking - August 8, 2007
S. Africa tests first new TB vaccine in 80 years - August 1, 2007
Uganda: Congestion Accelerates Tuberculosis in Camps - July 18, 2007
Collaboration to kill: HIV/AIDS and TB - July 11, 2007
Batswana urged to take chronic diseases seriously - June 27, 2007
Pilot survey on respiratory diseases in Africa launched in Algiers - June 20, 2007
Dual TB, HIV treatment key to Africa AIDS battle - June 13, 2007
Uganda: Make Uganda Smoke-Free - June 6, 2007
Sahara dust causes rise in asthma cases - May 30, 2007
Kenya: Non-Smokers Need Protection - May 16, 2007
Mozambique struggles to curb TB, seeks U.N. Help - April 11, 2007
Respiratory infections main cause of child deaths in Rwanda - March 28, 2007
S. Africa alters AIDS plan after extreme TB threat - February 21, 2007
Nigerian death highlights West African bird flu risks - February 7, 2007
Dead Nigerian woman tests positive for bird flu - January 31, 2007
TB Intervention Program Improves Patient Outcomes - January 24, 2007
Total rather than good asthma control seen best - January 10, 2007
Bie: 335 New Cases Of Tuberculosis Recorded - May 16, 2006
Kenya: Go Ahead And Ban Smoking in Public - May 15, 2006
Ivory Coast to start slaughter after bird flu cases - April 27, 2006
Bird flu: The full scale of the threat in East Africa - April 17, 2006
Doctors warn of respiratory ailments - April 11, 2006
200 children in Somalia stricken with polio: WHO - March 24, 2006
AIDS, poverty worsen Africa's tuberculosis crisis - March 24, 2006
Africa must do more to fight TB: UN agency - March 22, 2006
Zambia bans poultry imports - March 20, 2006
Nigeria begins bird flu payments - March 6, 2006
WHO says Eritrea faces high risk of bird flu infection - March 2, 2006
Wall of Distrust in Nigeria Bird Flu Fight - March 1, 2006
Deadly Bird Flu Strain Confirmed in Niger - February 27, 2006
New Nigerian bird flu cases, panic selling blamed - February 15, 2006
UN bird flu experts discouraged from visiting Nigerian farms - February 15, 2006
Disease-hit Africa slow to grasp bird flu threat - February 13, 2006
Nigerian bird flu outbreak worries experts - February 9, 2006
Bird flu reaches Africa, kills Nigerian poultry - February 8, 2006
U.N.: Polio Eradicated in Egypt, Niger - February 8, 2006
Africa to seek donor aid to combat bird flu risk - January 13, 2006
Poverty leaves Africa at mercy of bird flu: WHO - January 12, 2006
Dead Malawi swallows test negative for bird flu - January 3, 2006
North Africa gears up for bird flu threat - December 1, 2005
New TB Therapy May Halve Treatment Time - October 17, 2005
U.N. will miss 2005 target to halt polio spread - October 12, 2005
Harsh laws on smoking are coming soon - September 2, 2005
Pulmonary Disease Kills 21 in Congo - August 10, 2005
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - August 5, 2005
Cape Town suburbs have top smoking rates - August 5, 2005
Angola Begins Polio Vaccination Campaign - July 29, 2005
Kenya to launch anti-polio drives next month - July 19, 2005
WHO Says Second Polio Case Found in Angola - July 12, 2005
Ugandan, Rwandan gorillas succumbing to lung diseases - July 11, 2005
Smoking May Increase Tuberculosis Risk - June 30, 2005
FDA tentatively OKs generic AIDS drug - June 21, 2005
TB drug dose may need boost in children - June 16, 2005
SUDAN: Respiratory infections, malnutrition main health concerns in Darfur, WHO says - June 14, 2005
Malaria, Respiratory Sickness Kill 144 in Bocoio - June 5, 2005
Winter flu keeps 1 in 3 SA workers in bed - May 11, 2005
Polio Spreads From Nigeria After Claims - May 5, 2005
New road map to help fight TB in Africa - May 4, 2005
Asthma Rates Rise Among SA's Teens - May 3, 2005
World Asthma Day - April 29, 2005
Smoking out nicotine-free tobacco in Tanzania - April 25, 2005
National effort focuses on asthma - April 20, 2005
Zoo wants smoking chimp to kick the habit - April 15, 2005
Mfantsipim - Wee Smoking Champions? - April 4, 2005
Despite Laws, SA Still a Smoking Hot Market for Global Tobacco - March 31, 2005
Ethiopia Records Polio Case as Virus Spreads - February 25, 2005
100,000 Liberians At Risk for Respiratory Diseases, Sterility Imminent - February 3, 2005
African Ministers Vow to Halt Polio Spread in '05 - January 13, 2005
Simple Cough Test Spots Tuberculosis - January 6, 2005
Absence of Experienced Docs Blamed for Rise in TB Cases - December 7, 2004
Failure in Oxygen Plant Affects Luanda - December 7, 2004
National Health Linked to Economic Growth - December 7, 2004
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