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28 December 2006
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2006 in review: Africa works to solve health problems
26 December 2006 -- During 2006, there was evidence that Africa is coming up with its own solutions to reduce disease and mortality. For example, farmers in Tanzania are profitably cultivating Artemisia annua. The plant's extract is used to produce the artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for malaria treatment. Across sub-Saharan Africa malaria kills as many as 3000 young children each day.
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2006 review photo story
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Africa's Working
Floods put 2 million people at health risk in Horn of Africa
19 December 2006 -- Severe floods — the worst in a decade — are affecting the most vulnerable areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, displacing hundreds of thousands and causing extensive damage to livelihoods and infrastructures. More than 100 people have reportedly drowned; at least two million are affected by the floods and potentially face the threat of communicable diseases such as cholera, dysentery, measles and malaria.
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