Coastweek Newspaper Vol 8 No 5 (February 1-7,1985)

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Inside this issue: Malaria menace: The Municipal Council of Mombasa requires nearly one million shillings to intensify the campaign against Malaria in Mombasa, where more than 20,000 people reportedly suffered the disease in 1983 on the Island alone; ‘ Flying doctor’ rescue coast business: The African Medical and Research Foundation’s Flying Doctor Division has successfully pulled off a rare night-time rescue when a crew of four flew down to Governor’s Camp in the Masai Mara late at night to treat a diabetic patient who had lapsed into a coma; Coast hockey season starts: Mombasa Youngsters won the coast hockey association season opener tournament and the Reynold Pereira memorial shield when they beat arch rivals Baobab ‘A’ -4 on post-match penalty flicks at Aryans S.C. of mention; Kenya cargo meet mwenge:Mombasa district challenge cup first round matches wind up this weekend with two encounters involving Kenya Cargo F.C., Kenya Navy, Mwenge and Nyoka; Malindi billfish week:The Malindi Sea Fishing Club’s Billfish week started on Saturday 19th with a three day competition for the Billfish International Bowl which was first contested for in 1961; Sea raider wins bat fishing weekend: The Mombasa Sea Angling Club held its annual B.A.T. sponsored fishing competition on Sunday 27th January, 1985 at the Ski Club.