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]]> By: Apolo Ndyabahika http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/05/04/the-trouble-with-water/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Apolo Ndyabahika Tue, 19 May 2009 04:29:47 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=1610#comment-810 When I was in Houston Texas a little over a week ago I had the privilege of talking with Dr. Phil Thuma. He has been working in Zambia for several decades at the Macha Mission Hospital (that his father founded in 1954). He shared the success they have had with reducing malaria in Macha using a drug based on an old Chinese remedy. While he agrees that the challenge to get rid of malaria in Africa is daunting there is hope that it is possible. Here is an excerpt from an article in a magazine from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (JHSPH recently started a new research institute there - the Malaria Institute at Macha). Coartem and other artemisinin combination drugs are based on a Chinese herbal remedy and have replaced chloroquine as the treatment of choice for malaria. Community surveys that Thuma led in 2001 showed that 70 percent of children had the malaria parasite in their blood; today that figure is about 10 percent. "If 70 percent of people are carrying malaria, it doesn't take too many mosquitoes to transmit it," says Thuma. "If only 5 or 10 percent are carrying malaria, then it takes a lot more mosquitoes and a lot more bites to get back up to the same level. <a href="http://magazine.jhsph.edu/2006/Spring/africa/know_the_enemy/?subsection_id=14" target="_blank">http://magazine.jhsph.edu/2006/Spring/africa/know...</a> When I was in Houston Texas a little over a week ago I had the privilege of talking with Dr. Phil Thuma. He has been working in Zambia for several decades at the Macha Mission Hospital (that his father founded in 1954). He shared the success they have had with reducing malaria in Macha using a drug based on an old Chinese remedy. While he agrees that the challenge to get rid of malaria in Africa is daunting there is hope that it is possible.

Here is an excerpt from an article in a magazine from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (JHSPH recently started a new research institute there – the Malaria Institute at Macha).

Coartem and other artemisinin combination drugs are based on a Chinese herbal remedy and have replaced chloroquine as the treatment of choice for malaria. Community surveys that Thuma led in 2001 showed that 70 percent of children had the malaria parasite in their blood; today that figure is about 10 percent. "If 70 percent of people are carrying malaria, it doesn't take too many mosquitoes to transmit it," says Thuma. "If only 5 or 10 percent are carrying malaria, then it takes a lot more mosquitoes and a lot more bites to get back up to the same level.
http://magazine.jhsph.edu/2006/Spring/africa/know…

]]> By: Apolo http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/05/04/the-trouble-with-water/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Apolo Tue, 19 May 2009 03:55:26 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=1610#comment-809 In the West many things like electricity, water and indoor plumbing are a given. In Africa they are a luxury (especially in the rural areas or slums). For some of these projects the government needs to step up and do it part but in many instances we can not afford to sit on our hands and wait for them to act (as it could be a very long wait). One solution to the water problem is knowledge transfer from groups like Engineers Without Boarders (EWB). Get them to connect with local University & technical institute graduates to design water distribution systems for villages and small towns. One of the obstacles would involve scaling the projects to cover more people as this would mean raising more money to cover the costs. However, we need to start somewhere. The EWB group at Northeastern University is currently working on a water development project for village in Uganda called Bbanda that will help improve the quality of life of the 1,500 residents there. <a href="http://www.ewb.neu.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Bbanda" target="_blank">http://www.ewb.neu.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Bband...</a> In the West many things like electricity, water and indoor plumbing are a given. In Africa they are a luxury (especially in the rural areas or slums). For some of these projects the government needs to step up and do it part but in many instances we can not afford to sit on our hands and wait for them to act (as it could be a very long wait). One solution to the water problem is knowledge transfer from groups like Engineers Without Boarders (EWB). Get them to connect with local University & technical institute graduates to design water distribution systems for villages and small towns. One of the obstacles would involve scaling the projects to cover more people as this would mean raising more money to cover the costs. However, we need to start somewhere. The EWB group at Northeastern University is currently working on a water development project for village in Uganda called Bbanda that will help improve the quality of life of the 1,500 residents there. http://www.ewb.neu.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Bband…

]]> By: tracy1314 http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/05/04/the-trouble-with-water/comment-page-1/#comment-808 tracy1314 Tue, 19 May 2009 02:51:47 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=1610#comment-808 Actually... If Johnny Knoxville would do it... hmmmmmm.... (jk) :D Seriously, if basic infrastructure projects could get the hoopla that something like malaria nets get, imagine the changes that could happen Actually… If Johnny Knoxville would do it… hmmmmmm…. (jk) :D

Seriously, if basic infrastructure projects could get the hoopla that something like malaria nets get, imagine the changes that could happen

]]> By: Christopher Brown http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/05/04/the-trouble-with-water/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Christopher Brown Tue, 19 May 2009 02:21:08 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=1610#comment-807 Thanks for the well-written article. And I'd love to see Johhny Knoxville be the spokesperson for poo. Perfect fit! Thanks for the well-written article. And I'd love to see Johhny Knoxville be the spokesperson for poo. Perfect fit!

]]> By: Sarah B http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/05/04/the-trouble-with-water/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Sarah B Thu, 07 May 2009 08:15:36 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=1610#comment-735 Oops, sorry, thanks *Tracy*! Oops, sorry, thanks *Tracy*!

]]> By: Sarah B http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/05/04/the-trouble-with-water/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Sarah B Thu, 07 May 2009 08:13:12 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=1610#comment-734 Thanks, Teddy, for the great post! Glad you're recognizing the need and the challenges. Thanks, Teddy, for the great post! Glad you're recognizing the need and the challenges.

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