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Tue,21May2013

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West Africa, from transit to production of illicit drugs

PHOTO©ISSOUF SANOGO/AFPWest Africa has found a new niche in the international drug trade.

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Ethiopia en route to eliminating iodine deficiency disorder

Photo©ReutersEthiopia has passed a law making it mandatory for the iodisation of table salt, as the country battles high numbers of goitre cases.

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Ghana launches new campaign to save lives of mothers and babies

It is estimated that 30 women out of every 1000 who give birth have their children dying within the first four weeks/Photo©ReutersGhana on Tuesday launched a new campaign aimed reducing maternal and infant mortality rates.

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Lead paint kills silently in Nigeria and Cameroon

Photo©ReutersIn 2012, lead poisoning took the lives of more than 400 children living around a gold mine in Zamfara State, Nigeria.

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Health at your fingertips via mobile

Photo©ReutersA message telling you when and how to take your diabetes medication. Or a voice mail reminding you of your next mammogram. That's what two UN agencies are hoping to do with mobile technology to save lives, reduce illness and disability and bring down healthcare costs.

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South Sudan battles Hepatitis outbreak

The endemic is most serious in the camps hosting refugees fleeing fighting in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states in Sudan/Photo©ReutersAn outbreak of Hepatitis E, in South Sudan, has led to 107 deaths since July.

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