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New guidelines for malaria treatment.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines for the treatment of malaria, which are going to have a major impact on the fight against the disease in the country.The global health watchdog has also released its first ever guide on the procurement of safe and effective medicines, in a move to intensify the campaign against the leading killer disease. The new guidelines officially endorse the use of the artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), as the major treatment regime for malaria. The WHO recommends that oral artemisinin-based monotherapy should be removed from the market because its use will hasten the development of parasite resistance,” the organisation said in a statement released yesterday.

Puzzle over ex-ambassador's wife killing, one arrested.

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Anna Mbago, who was the wife of former diplomat Andrew Daraja. Kinondoni Regional Police Commander Elias Kalinga yesterday confirmed the arrest of a 27-year-old man, a video library operator, even as the motive for the killing remained unclear. A post-mortem report released yesterday indicated that the deceased was stabbed three times, twice in the stomach and in the left breast.

Water body shelve Mindu dam eviction The Morogoro Rural and Urban Water and Sanitation Authority has suspended an operation to arrest villagers who cultivated along the Mindu dam following attacks by the residents. The executive director of MORUWASA, Mr John Mtaita said the authority has withdrawn its staff due to security concerns and reported the matter to the government. He said the matter had been raised with district commissioner Said Mwambungu who was expected to address the residents before any more evictions took place. The regional authorities had issued orders for those cultivating or farming along the dam to vacate voluntarily or by forceful removal to save the dam from extinction threats from human activities. It is thought that some 5000 people relied on the dam for nearly 70 per cent of their use for water but regional commissioner last week feared their intrusion if not checked would see the dam dry in less than a year. Last week however, some residents came out with machetes, arrows and elbow, to attack workers and security guards sent to enforce the orders. They were protesting at any attempts to remove them. The Authority insists residents are strictly prohibited under the law from farming alongside the water source. Mr Mtaita said irate residents blocked the road using boulders and attacked a vehicle they were using immediately it was leant that some of them had been arrested. Police had to intervene to save workers who had been put under siege for hours. Some 28 people were arrested and have already been charged in court. However, Mr Mtaita appealed to the government to help the authority by providing more security personnel to continue with the operation and find a permanent solution to the dam encroachment.

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