Items Tagged with "Malaria"
Article | Coalition partners study tropical medicine to fight global illnesses
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May 13, 2016
Medical teams from coalition and East African partner nations discuss regional and global diseases at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti.
Photo | Military Tropical Medicine
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May 13, 2016
U.S. Navy Commander Ryan Maves, physician of infectious diseases, teaches medical professionals about illnesses during the Military Tropical Medicine seminar May 11, 2016 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Medical specialists from the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Djibouti attended the seminar to learn about treating tropical illnesses and diseases and how they affect military personnel in a contingency environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Photo | Military Tropical Medicine
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May 13, 2016
French Army Capt. Emilie Javelle, Internal medicine clinician, teaches medical professionals about the Chikungunya virus during the Military Tropical Medicine seminar May 11, 2016 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Javelle talked about the symptoms and treatments of Chikungunya as there is currently no vaccine for the disease. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Video | World Malaria Day 2015
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April 24, 2015
For medical experts at AFRICOM, World Malaria Day isn't just about raising awareness of one of Africa's deadliest diseases. It's about sharing information that can save lives.
Page | Malaria Field Guide
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March 31, 2015
Malaria Field Guide
Article | AFRICOM Year in Review Highlights Top Events of 2014
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January 8, 2015
AFRICOM Year in Review from January to December brings you the highlights of top stories, images and events of 2014.
Photo | Doctors, medical specialists train in Chad
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January 8, 2015
A local doctor consults with a patient/resident of Mini Village during a medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE) conducted in Mini, Chad, Dec. 19, 2014. The exercise involved the Chadian medics working together with U.S. Special Operations Forces (USSOF) medics to obtain vital signs, perform initial consultations, present appropriate diagnoses, and prescribe proper medications and treatments for the people of Mini. (Courtesy photo)
Photo | Doctors, medical specialists train in Chad
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January 8, 2015
Members of the civil military operations element from the special anti-terrorist group (SATG) of the Chad Army, along with doctors from the village of Mini obtain vital signs at the first station during a medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE) conducted in the village of Mini, Chad, Dec. 19, 2014. The exercise involved the Chadian medics working together with U.S. Special Operations Forces (USSOF) medics to obtain vital signs, perform initial consultations, present appropriate diagnoses, and prescribe proper medications and treatments for the people of Mini. (Courtesy photo)
Article | Doctors, medical specialists train in Chad
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January 8, 2015
Medical practitioners and doctors from various civil and military organizations in Chad trained with U.S. counterparts to refine their skills during a medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE) conducted in the village of Mini, Chad, Dec. 19, 2014.
Photo | AFRICOM Office of Command Surgeon Support Fighting Malaria in East and West Africa
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December 8, 2014
Entomologists from the armed forces of eight African nations recently came together to participate in a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored engagement held at the US Army Medical Research Unit- Entomology Department, Kisumu, Kenya, Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, 2014.
Article | AFRICOM Office of Command Surgeon Support Fighting Malaria in East and West Africa
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December 8, 2014
Entomologists from the armed forces of eight African nations recently came together to participate in a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored engagement held at the US Army Medical Research Unit- Entomology Department, Kisumu, Kenya, Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, 2014.
Photo | Biggest threat to US troops in Liberia is malaria, not Ebola
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December 8, 2014
Pfc. Stephanie Scales, a mechanic assigned to the 194th Military Police Company, Joint Forces Command-United Assistance, rests inside of her tent after work at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 2, 2014. The tents and mosquito nets are part of the equipment issued to U.S. troops in order to protect them against malaria. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa.
Article | Biggest threat to US troops in Liberia is malaria, not Ebola
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December 4, 2014
During the American Revolution, George Washington used part of the Continental Army’s scarce budget to purchase quinine for the treatment of malaria in his troops.
Video | East-West Malaria Task Force Meeting in Burundi
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September 15, 2014
The East and West Africa Malaria Task Force, launched four years ago, has matured into a robust collaboration between East and West African countries and the United States. More than 60 senior medical representatives from member states met in Bujumbura, Burundi, on August 25, 2014 for the opening ceremonies of the Task Force conference.
As part of the U.S. effort to eradicate malaria on the African continent, in Burundi alone the United States has provided more than $40 million through USAID to help build capacity of Burundi's malaria prevention and control program. “Malaria affects productivity and the ability of troops to fight during peace-keeping operations,” said Ambassador Liberi, U.S. Ambassador to Burundi. Ninety percent of malaria deaths in 2010 were recorded in Africa.
Article | World Malaria Day observed at AFRICOM
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April 25, 2014
The U.S. Africa Command observed World Malaria Day at Kelley Barracks on April 25, 2014 to help spread awareness of malaria to members of the AFRICOM community.
Article | World Health Day 7 April 2014 theme: small bite, big threat
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April 7, 2014
U.S. Africa Command joins in celebrating World Health Day on 7 April.
Article | In the fight against malaria, East African nations build capability via AFRICOM medical engagement
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November 13, 2013
Twelve technicians from the Defence Forces of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda recently participated in a malaria diagnostic training event sponsored by the U.S. Africa Command’s Office of the Command Surgeon and the
Article | Camp Skeeter Program Fights Mosquito Bites
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June 13, 2013
Controlling mosquito populations at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is more than a convenience — it is a vital health service provided by a team of medical specialists to protect camp and Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa personnel from the
Article | US Africa Command Hosts Live Web Chat to Promote World Malaria Day 2013
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April 26, 2013
U.S. Africa Command joined together with several other U.S. governmental organizations to raise awareness about the problem of malaria around the world, but most specifically on the African continent. The event, a live web chat, took place on
Article | U.S. Africa Command Observes World Malaria Day
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April 25, 2012
U.S. Africa Command is stepping up efforts to prevent one of the biggest killers in Africa with the establishment of the East African Malaria Task Force, April 25, 2012.
AFRICOM epidemiologist Dr. Refaat Hanaa, said the task force formed in