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Africa begins malaria vaccine trial
Fergus Walsh – BBC News – October 13, 2006
Malaria kills more children in Africa than any other disease so an effective vaccine could have huge potential.
But scientists have tried and failed in the past to create a vaccine against the parasitic infection which is spread by mosquitoes.
Fergus Walsh has been to central Ghana and witnessed one of the trials first hand. The malaria vaccine being trialled in Ghana and five other African countries is the most advanced attempt yet at creating a jab against the disease.
The phase II trial is looking at what is the best age to give the jab to children and whether they will require two or three doses.
An earlier study of the same vaccine in Mozambique showed that it reduced cases of malaria by a third and outbreaks of severe malaria by half
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enges in Higher Education
The Reporter (Addis Ababa)October 14, 2006
OPINION: Asrat Seyoum
Institutions of higher education anywhere in the world play a vital role in development. This is because the sector essentially strives to build the capacity of the most important resource of the nation, which is the human resource. Moreover, such institutions are also birthplaces of the most innovative scientific and technological ideas.(Continue reading here)
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Unicef Says Ethiopian Children Not Alone in Experience of Abuse
(Addis Ababa)October 14, 2006
A Ground breaking study drawn up with the help of the Ethiopian government and UN experts yesterday revealed the shocking extent of violence suffered by children worldwide, UNICEF said. (Continue reading here)
