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...return on investment for fighting malaria? A lot higher than you'd think. Outside the Middle East, many of the world's reserves of petroleum and natural gas are located in Central and Western Africa, where malaria takes a particularly horrific toll. By the most conservative estimates, the mosquito-borne disease kills 1 million people in Africa each year--most of them children--and it hurts businesses by sapping the energy of hundreds of millions of adults...
...good data collection and verification--a core competency in the oil business that translates well in the public-health arena. Satellite imagery like that Marathon used to site its natural-gas processing complex helped determine how the sprayers should organize their visits. Teams of Equatoguineans collect and test mosquitoes from traps in various homes to see where adjustments need to be made. Information about family health, mosquito numbers and geopositional locations is recorded on the spot with handheld wireless devices and transmitted to a centralized location...
...mastitis, and urinary tract infections. Even more serious infections can dwell deep in the heart muscle or bones. Staph is also the major cause of hospital-acquired infections of wounds and, like strep, of toxic shock syndrome. Any break in the skin, whether a surgical wound or a scratched mosquito bite, can allow staph to infect the layers below. For this reason, staphylococcal disease has been a constant problem in the hospital environment...
...rigueur pictures of the "Lion of Judah," Emperor Haile Selassie, in his safari suit. The mesop-Ethiopian tables woven from colored straw-are outside under the palm trees. Soft light is diffused through red and orange velvet umbrellas, and the air is filled with an exotic mix of frankincense, mosquito coils, popcorn and coffee. The dark brew is part of the spiritual and social life in Ethiopia, and patrons can order the coffee ceremony, a half-hour ritual where the beans are ground and roasted in front of you. "We make coffee to satisfy all the senses," says manager Foster...
...mesop - Ethiopian tables woven from colored straw - are outside under the palm trees. Soft light is diffused through red and orange velvet umbrellas, and the air is filled with an exotic mix of frankincense, mosquito coils, popcorn and coffee. The dark brew is part of the spiritual and social life in Ethiopia, and patrons can order the coffee ceremony, a half-hour ritual where the beans are ground and roasted in front of you. "We make coffee to satisfy all the senses," says manager Foster Sanga. "You can see, smell, hear, touch and taste it." But it's the food...