Category Archives: Malaria
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News: Celebrating World Malaria Day 2012
On 25 April, people and organisations around the world celebrate World Malaria Day to recognise the global efforts to eliminate this deadly disease. Through a combination of prevention, early diagnosis and prompt treatment, Friends of Buburi are helping the community … Continue reading
Posted in Kenyan Nursing Team, Malaria | Leave a commentNews: Winning the fight against malaria
Almost half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria. It is an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes and it claims nearly 1 millions deaths every year. More than 90% of these are in Africa, where a child will … Continue reading
Posted in Kenyan Nursing Team, Malaria, Mosquito nets | Leave a commentSallie and Katie return from Buburi July 2011
Sallie and Katie have just returned from a 4 week trip to the clinic at Buburi. It was great to see further development of the work there. The nurses were seeing around 50-60 patients per day, which is a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Malaria, Malnutrition | Leave a commentMalaria Facts
‘Left to run it’s present course Malaria is a crisis that can only deepen’ 3-500 million cases of Malaria each year, with over 5 million deaths A disease so deadly and prevalent that in parts of Africa there is barely … Continue reading
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