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First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Chris Smith

Pie-demonium at Jesus College

Chaos as pie-throwing reaches unbearable levelsChris Smith after being piedPhotograph: Wouter VorstmanJesus College has been gripped by a mania of pie-throwing following the announcement of the official start of 'Pie Week' by JCR Social Secretary Chris ... [Published Cherwell Newspaper - May 11 2013]

Entities: Chris Smith, Schistosomiasis, Crotch, Stealth

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Uptake of Preventive Treatment for Intestinal Schistosomiasis among School Children in Jinja District, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study

by Simon Muhumuza, Annette Olsen, Anne Katahoire, Fred NuwahaBackgroundIn Uganda, the current national health sector strategic and investment plan underscores schistosomiasis as one of the diseases targeted for elimination by the year 2015. However, uptake ... [Published Elites TV - May 08 2013]

Entities: Jinja (Uganda), Schistosomiasis, Uganda

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

29.04 - Imperial group reaches milestone in tropical disease campaign - IMPERIAL

A charitable organisation based at Imperial has given out its 100 millionth treatment for a debilitating tropical disease.The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) was established in 2002 to bring treatments for schistosomiasis to the poorest populations ... [Published MyScience - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: treatments, Alan Fenwick, Praziquantel, Schistosomiasis

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

How to keep the spotlight on neglected tropical diseases

Can we build the commitment and consensus necessary to eliminate NTDs by 2020? Join our live chat this Thursday, 2 May, at 1pm BST to debate the issuesThe London Declaration , in January 2012, gathered together international politicians, heads of pharmaceutical ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Alan Fenwick, UK Department for International Development (DfID), Global Health, Infectious Diseases, Schistosomiasis

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Fighting Schistosomiasis Would Help Reduce HIV Incidence, Researchers Say

"The transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa could be slashed if efforts are made to combat the spread of the waterborne disease schistosomiasis by providing clean water, sanitation and health education, a study reports," SciDev.Net writes. Schistosomiasis ... [Published Kaiser Network.org - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Schistosomiasis, HIV/AIDS, infections, Sanitation, Interference

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

African Union

African health ministers meeting taking place in Addis

The sixth African Union Health Ministers' Conference begins today (Tuesday, April 23rd) in the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The theme is “The Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) on Development ... [Published Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ethiopia - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Non-Communicable Diseases, African Union, Encumbrance, Dracunculiasis, Schistosomiasis

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Schistosomiasis control a route to cutting HIV in Africa

[KAMPALA] The transmission of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa could be slashed if efforts are made to combat the spread of the waterborne disease schistosomiasis by providing clean water, sanitation and health education, a study reports.Genital schistosomiasis, ... [Published SciDev.Net - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Schistosomiasis, HIV/AIDS, Infertility, Kampala, Miscarriage

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

SIXTH AU CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF HEALTH & WORLD MALARIA DAY

When: 22nd - 26th April 2013 Where: African Union Headquarters, New Conference Complex,Addis Ababa, EthiopiaWhy: 1. Sixth AU Conference of Ministers of Healtha) Experts' Meeting: from 22 to 23 April 2013;b) Experts meeting on AIDS Watch Africa; 24 April ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: World Malaria Day, Non-Communicable Diseases, African Union, Dracunculiasis

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Schistosomiasis control and HIV [Economic Sciences]

Epidemiological studies from sub-Saharan Africa show that genital infection with Schistosoma hematobium may increase the risk for HIV infection in young women. Therefore, preventing schistosomiasis has the potential to reduce HIV transmission in sub-Saharan ... [Published PNAS - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: HIV/AIDS, Schistosomiasis, Interference, infections

First reported Mar 10 2013 - Updated Mar 10 2013 - 1 reports

Interventions to Tackle Neglected...

LAST week the Secretariat of the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) programme met in their second annual joint planning meeting with stakeholders and development partners to review the achievements and challenges for 2012 and plan ahead using the strategic ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Mar 10 2013]

Entities: Tanzania, Onchocerciasis, Filariasis, Interference

First reported Mar 06 2013 - Updated Mar 06 2013 - 1 reports

Philippines: Japan Funds Schistosomiasis Control Center in Catarman, Northern Samar

Source: Government of JapanCountry: Japan, Philippines Press Office - PR#33–2013, March 6, 2013 Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe and Mr. Roland F. Carpio, Jr., Municipal Mayor of Catarman, signed the grant contract for “ The Project for Construction ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 06 2013]

Entities: Schistosomiasis, Philippines, Japan

First reported Nov 29 2012 - Updated Nov 29 2012 - 1 reports

Merck Serono Donates 100 Millionth Tablet For Schistosomiasis Treatment

Merck Serono, a division of Merck, has donated its 100 millionth praziquantel tablet to the World Health Organization (WHO). read more ... [Published Scientific Blogging - Medicine - Nov 29 2012]

Entities: Schistosomiasis, Merck Serono, World Health Organization

Quotes

Other rules stated, "If one suspects they are about to be Pie-d they must shout "PIE" at the supposed Pie-er. If the accusation is true and the accused be guilty and has a Pie in hand, the failed Pie-er must self pie to the face. On the second occasion with the same hypothetical Pie-ee and failed Pie-er, the self-pie can be to the crotch (at the Pie-ee's discretion). Pie-ing is an ancient sport of stealth and this rule ensures only Pie's (sic) of style are successful; punishing the weak (at pieing)."

Pie-demonium at Jesus College [Published Cherwell Newspaper - May 11 2013]

...discussions and an aid package of £245m from the UKUK Department for International Development ( DfID ), suggests that the NTDs have moved from " marginal to mainstream ". In a Wellcome Trust blog, Malcolm Regnier summarises the progress of the last year : Oman became the first country to go from endemic trachoma to elimination and every request for drugs needed to conduct mass drug administration programmes was met."

How to keep the spotlight on neglected tropical diseases [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 29 2013]

In 2011, the central government allocated 3.25 billion yuan as incentives for pig-farming and marketing. The purpose of the incentive is to "guide production, reward according to supply volume, fund needy counties directly and ensure funds are used for the specific purpose" . The amount granted is based on the quantity supplied, quantity slaughtered and quantity in stock, and the respective weights assigned are 50%, 25%...

2012 Policy Measures to Sup... [Published Noodls - Apr 22 2013]

"In 2012 NTD implementation was up-scaled to 94 districts in 14 regions of Tanzania mainland. This is a great achievement and I would like to congratulate those who made this happen" he said. Currently, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) through the National Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Programme (NNTDCP) is responsible...

Interventions to Tackle Neglected... [Published AllAfrica.com - Mar 10 2013]

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20+ resources for better giving and living a mo... [Published TED Blog - May 20 2013]
Eliminating neglected tropical diseases: how to... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
Pie-demonium at Jesus College [Published Cherwell Newspaper - May 11 2013]
Uptake of Preventive Treatment for Intestinal S... [Published Elites TV - May 08 2013]
29.04 - Imperial group reaches milestone in tro... [Published MyScience - Apr 29 2013]
How to keep the spotlight on neglected tropical... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 29 2013]
Fighting Schistosomiasis Would Help Reduce HIV ... [Published Kaiser Network.org - Apr 24 2013]
African health ministers meeting taking place i... [Published Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ethiopia - Apr 23 2013]
Schistosomiasis control a route to cutting HIV ... [Published SciDev.Net - Apr 23 2013]
2012 Policy Measures to Sup... [Published Noodls - Apr 22 2013]
SIXTH AU CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF HEALTH & WO... [Published Individual.com - Apr 19 2013]
Schistosomiasis control and HIV [Economic Scien... [Published PNAS - Apr 16 2013]
Interventions to Tackle Neglected... [Published AllAfrica.com - Mar 10 2013]
Philippines: Japan Funds Schistosomiasis Contro... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 06 2013]
Sudan (the): New yellow fever cases registered ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Dec 27 2012]
The Wonkblog guide to holiday giving [Published Ezra Klein - Dec 22 2012]
Research and Markets: Schistosomiasis Global Cl... [Published Business Wire Health News - Dec 14 2012]
Help. [Published The League of Ordinary Gentlemen - Dec 01 2012]
Merck Serono Donates 100 Millionth Tablet For S... [Published Scientific Blogging - Medicine - Nov 29 2012]

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20+ resources for better giving and living a mo... [Published TED Blog - May 20 2013] Peter Singer explains the “effective altruism” movement at TED2013. Photo: James Duncan Davidson Every day, most of us do something morally indefensible — we go about our lives without sending help to the 6.9 million children under the age of 5 who ...
The Wonkblog guide to holiday giving [Published Ezra Klein - Dec 22 2012] The holiday season is upon us, along with the good will toward all that it entails. ‘Tis the season to be jolly -- and for many Americans, to give to charity. A seven-year study of online giving found that a third of all charitable donations in a given ...
Help. [Published The League of Ordinary Gentlemen - Dec 01 2012] Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Charity. Here is the introductory post for the Symposium . Here is a list of all posts so far . Synopsis: Charity is mostly self-regarding. It’s not about helping; it’s about looking helpful. ...
Merck Serono Donates 100 Millionth Tablet For S... [Published Scientific Blogging - Medicine - Nov 29 2012] Merck Serono, a division of Merck, has donated its 100 millionth praziquantel tablet to the World Health Organization (WHO). read more ...

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Research and Markets: Schistosomiasis Global Cl... [Published Business Wire Health News - Dec 14 2012]