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Poverty Plus A Poisonous Plant Blamed For Paralysis In Rural Africa

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Some African countries have long witnessed mysterious outbreaks of paralysis. Affected regions are poor and conflict-ridden, where people's main food is a bitter, poisonous variety of cassava.

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A Disease So Neglected It's Not Even On 'Most-Neglected' Lists

Monday, December 28, 2015

"Mashiaat Allah" — It is God's plan.

In Sudan, a father utters this Arabic expression as he watches his son die slowly from a flesh-eating fungus.

The phrase provides consolation in its acknowledgement that we do not control our fates. But when Alnour Alhassan says it, I feel a pang ...

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To Prevent The Next Plague, Listen To Boie Jalloh

Thursday, October 08, 2015

This is a landmark week in West Africa. For the first time since the Ebola outbreak, there were no new cases reported in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

There are many unsung heroes who deserve credit for this milestone. One of them is Dr. Boie Jalloh, age 30. Ten days ...

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A Doctor's Gift To The Brave Nurses Of Sierra Leone

Thursday, August 13, 2015

It was a gift of about $600, to make up for wages that weren't paid. A gesture of gratitude, it may be the encouragement embattled nurses need to continue working with the specter of Ebola ever-present.

In the darkest hours, bonds formed between Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious disease doctor from ...

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