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		<title>Trypanosomes, climate change and evolution; past and present</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Charles Ebikeme “Trypanosomiasis has kept Africa green&#8230;” The quote above comes from a book I can’t remember by an author whose name escapes me. In essence, it alludes to the inextricable relationship and balance that exists between all things on our planet, particularly the relationship between man and his environment. For a long time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck Serono Helps Eliminate Schistosomiasis in Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merck Serono plans to double its donation from 25 million tablets to 50 million tablets and will continue a commitment to donations indefinitely, until schistosomiasis has been eliminated in Africa. In a press statement released today, Merck Serono said that in addition to doubling their annual donation of praziquantel, they will financially support a World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visceral leishmaniasis/HIV co-infection in East Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Julien Potet, Neglected Tropical Diseases Policy Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontières’ Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines Today is the last day of the 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a hotspot for cases of co-infection between HIV and visceral leishmaniasis: around one-third of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New (problem) kids on the block: Neglected Tropical Diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Kenya, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are continually gaining more attention. With a recently launched five-year national plan to rid the country of NTDs and focused efforts on eliminating trachoma, the Kenyan government is working tirelessly to advocate for and treat the 1 in 2 Kenyans who suffer needlessly at the hands of NTDs. Below [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya: Nation Setting Sights on Eliminating Blinding Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Just recently launching a five-year plan to eliminate NTDs, Kenya is working tirelessly to ensure that the country will soon be free of these parasitic diseases. Check out what&#8217;s currently being done in the fight against trachoma, one of the seven most common NTDs, in an article recently published in All Africa (the largest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Neeraj Mistry Interviewed in Africa News Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Managing Director Dr. Neeraj Mistry was recently interviewed by Africa News Analysis (ANA).]]></description>
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		<title>New plan to eliminate NTDs in Kenya</title>
		<link>http://endtheneglect.org/2011/11/new-plan-to-eliminate-ntds-in-kenya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Diep</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Africa bears 50% of the global burden of neglected tropical diseases." Quoted from an article published in Africa Science News, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are perpetuating the cycle of poverty,  prohibiting African populations from reaching their potential. In Kenya alone, 1 in 2 people suffer from NTDs.]]></description>
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