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Goal of ending malaria deaths worldwide in doubt | Reduction

Goal of ending malaria deaths worldwide in doubt

Have You Given Blood Lately?
Have You Given Blood Lately? by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
License (according to Flickr): United States Government Work
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In this Nov. 18, 2008 file image, displaced people collect around the coffin consisting of the body of Rebecca Yalala, who passed away the day before of complications from diabetes and malaria, as they prepare to bury her in a grove of banana trees near a camp for displaced people, in Bulengo, near Goma, eastern Congo. The battle against malaria is slowing down with a dramatic drop in the number of protective bednets distributed last year, even as health authorities insist they will try to fulfill their ambitious target of getting rid of deaths from the parasitic disease by the end of 2015.

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Richard Tren

Overall Sentiment: -0.326535

Relevance: 0.157327

SentimentQuote
-0.423441"A disease is always more difficult to control at lower levels," said Richard Tren, ...
0.026685"I'm not sure it's measurable or achievable," he said. ...
-0.122516"I understand they want to set these targets for political reasons, but they are unrealistic and it undermines their credibility," Tren said. ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.519272
  • Mean: -0.17309066666667
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Jorgen Stassijns

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.143356

SentimentQuote
0"In a lot of our work in the field, we don't see malaria going down," Stassijns said, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Rebecca Yalala

Overall Sentiment: -0.26452

Relevance: 0.134562

Dr. Margaret Chan

Overall Sentiment: 0.255029

Relevance: 0.13272

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0.0352976"We must act with urgency and determination to keep this tremendous progress from slipping out of our grasp," Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO's director-general, wrote ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0352976
  • Mean: 0.0352976
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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HealthCondition: malaria

Overall Sentiment: -0.228539

Relevance: 0.909505

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