Sanitation

 The buzz on Malaria

Integrating cost effective traditional methods is essential to fighting the killer disease

Publication Date: 
29/11/2002
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Malaria, Sanitation, Health Care, Health Policy, Preventive Medicine, Medical Research, Vaccination
Health

 In Brief

PILE OF PERIL: Toxic waste from piles of unused pesticides in Africa is threatening people's health and the environment. Despite several clean-up measures by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture

Publication Date: 
30/10/2002
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Environment, Trade, Health, Malaria, Workers, Medical Research, Homeopathy, Hazardous Products, Public Participation, Awards, Nuclear Weapons, Africa, India, Assam, Toxic Wastes
Health

 Technocure

A range of internet enabled software tools that will help control the spread of the anopheles mosquito

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
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Health, Malaria, Medical Research, Vector Borne Diseases, Filariasis, Scientists, India
Environment

 Inextricably linked

A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
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Environment, Health Effects, Trade, Malaria, Coal, Emissions Trading, Sanitation, Cholera, Infectious Diseases, AIDS, Environmental Health, Chile, Global, Toxic Wastes
Health

 Roman tragedy

A mosquito brought down an empire that worlds militaries couldn t

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
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Environment, Malaria, Garbage, Children, Research, Italy
Environment

 Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
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Tags:
Environment, Malaria, Health Care, Vector Control, DDT, Vector Borne Diseases, NGO, CSE, Awards, India, Delhi, Diseases
Agriculture

 Popping situation

to help various countries assess the complexity of the hazards posed by persistent organic pollutants ( pops) ,

Publication Date: 
30/08/2000
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Agriculture, Pesticides, Malaria, Vector Control, UNEP, Russia
Health

 Bednet or not?

Scientists debate the effectiveness of insecticide treated bednets in dealing with malaria

Publication Date: 
14/05/2000
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Health, Malaria, Health Care, Technology, Research, India
Industry

 FOLLOW UP

It is known for its ability to render birds sterile, enter the food chain, persist in its original form without degrading for a long period of time, disrupt the reproductive system and is suspected

Publication Date: 
30/10/1999
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Health Effects, Malaria, Vector Control, DDT, Pesticide Residues, Switzerland, Toxins
Biodiversity

 Pact on pollutants

Negotiators at a United Nations sponsored meeting in Geneva have decided to eliminate eight toxic pesticides and chemicals. However, DDT remains a contentious issue

Publication Date: 
14/10/1999
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Malaria, Vector Control, DDT, Aldrin, Endrin, Pesticide Residues, Toxins

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