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Staying power

19 July 2011

Nursing Standard

Feature

A student reflects on how she cared for children with malaria, then contracted the disease herself.

Malaria: awareness and compliance with preventive measures

27 July 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Many articles have been written on malaria, but few have addressed travellers’ awareness and compliance with preventive measures. The UK has an increasing number of...

Malaria

14 March 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Malaria is a common and dangerous tropical disease, caused by a parasite transmitted to humans through the bite of the anopheles mosquito. This article reviews the...

Malaria in UK travellers: assessment, prevention and treatment

09 May 2006

Nursing Standard

Learning zone travel health

Malaria is the most serious tropical disease. Increasing numbers of people are travelling to tropical destinations where they are at risk of malaria. Nurses need to...

Malaria in UK travellers: assessment, prevention and treatment

03 May 2006

Nursing Standard

CPD

Malaria is the most serious tropical disease. Increasing numbers of people are travelling to tropical destinations where they are at risk of malaria. Nurses need to...

Malaria control and prevention

14 September 2008

Primary Health Care

Clinical

Of all the insect-borne diseases, malaria is the most serious public health problem, even though deaths from malaria are generally preventable. Eradication was tried...

Roll back malaria

17 April 2007

Nursing Standard

Feature

Malaria is a more serious health problem than HIV/AIDS in some parts of the world, yet it is preventable and treatable. A resolution to this year’s RCN congress...

A net gain for Kenya

12 May 2009

Nursing Standard

Feature

After raising almost £2,000 for the charity ICROSS at last year’s RCN congress, college president Maura Buchanan visited Kenya to experience the charity’s work first...

Power to the people

16 April 2008

Nursing Standard

News

ICROSS is a small but effective organisation tackling issues by working with the resources and capacities of poor communities.

A lifeline for refugees

28 April 2009

Nursing Standard

Feature

Refugee camps can exist for decades, with few permanent nurses and medics. A United Nations’ programme is providing educational and reference material via mobile...