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RIYADH, April 24 (Reuters) - The Islamic Development Bank has allocated $50 million to help 10 African and Asian countries fight malaria, a disease which kills up to 3 million people a year, the bank said on Tuesday. The funds,…

The UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS) has provided emergency assistance to Burkina Faso in support of the latter's campaign to combat cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) epidemic in that West African country. According to Saleh Mohammed Al Mulla, RCS Acting Secretary General, the…

From 1 January to 8 April 2007, the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso reported 22,255 suspected cases including 1490 deaths (case-fatality rate, 7%). Thirty-four districts are currently over the epidemic threshold. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens from all affected areas have…

OUAGADOUGOU, 16 avril 2007 (IRIN) - Alors que l'épidémie de méningite continue de faire des morts au Burkina Faso, la famille d'Adèle Kaboré est encore confrontée aux séquelles de la maladie qu'elle a contractée il y a cinq ans. «…

OUAGADOUGOU, 13 April 2007 (IRIN) As Burkina Faso's death toll continues to climb from a meningitis epidemic, the family of Adele Kabore is still dealing with the fallout from her bout with the disease five years ago. "She looks okay…

Regional Team: SWAN Disaster Declared: 04/10/07 Brief Description: Between January and April 2007, Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) health authorities reported more than 19,500 cases of meningitis in the country, causing 1,337 deaths as of April 4. From January to March…

The ongoing meningitis epidemic in Africa is of great concern to regional health partners. A total of 11 countries in West, Central and East Africa have so far been affected: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic,…

INTRODUCTION La campagne agricole 2006-2007 a démarré difficilement dans l'ensemble des régions agricoles avec une mauvaise répartition spatio temporelle des pluies au cours des mois de mai et de juin. Elle s'est définitivement installée en juillet 2006 sur l'ensemble du territoire…

US$74 million approved for the Second Community Based Rural Development Project Press Release No:2007/311/AFR WASHINGTON, March 29, 2007 - The World Bank will continue to support Burkina Faso's efforts to more directly and speedily reduce poverty by accelerating the pace of…

Des innovations dans les programmes au Mali et au Niger Les causes de l'insécurité alimentaire au Sahel évoluent. Il y a encore quelques années, les familles sahéliennes produisaient des céréales, essentiellement pour leur auto consommation. Les problèmes alimentaires étaient concentrés dans…