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Global Health Headlines Archive: December 2006 'Molecular condom' to combat HIV (BBC News, December 31, 2006) Central African Republic: Teaching street children about HIV (Global Health Council, December 28, 2006) 'Free' access to research should not be limited (SciDev.net, December 28, 2006) Malnutrition is cheating its survivors, and Africa's future (Global Health Council, December 28, 2006) Malaria cases in Jamaica at nearly 160 (AP, December 27, 2006) Nepal doctors strike in hospitals (BBC News, December 27, 2006) What 2006 means for 2007 in global health (Center for Global Development, December 26, 2006) Vaccine could stop malaria transmission (The Boston Globe, December 25, 2006) HIV/AIDS in Mozambique threatens to undermine country's long-term economic growth, IMF official says (kaisernetwork.org, December 22, 2006) Study examines impact of breast-feeding on HIV-1 viral loads (kaisernetwork.org, December 22, 2006) Health campaigns in Africa suffer from overlap (Global Health Council, December 22, 2006) Africa: Experimental malaria vaccine targets mosquitos, not people (Global Health Council, December 22, 2006) AIDS ravages rural India (Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2006) Circumcision may stop 1.4 million South Africa HIV cases (Reuters, December 21, 2006) Africa: Grant boosts joint fight against neglected diseases (Global Health Council, December 21, 2006) Swaziland's King 'sets poor example' for country deeply affected by HIV/AIDS, article says (kaisernetwork.org, December 21, 2006) New flu pandemic could kill 81 million (AP, December 21, 2006) Angola launches plan to halve malaria cases by 2010 (kaisernetwork.org, December 21, 2006) Definition of XDR-TB updated following outbreak in South Africa (kaisernetwork.org, December 21, 2006) Los Angeles Times examines impact of HIV/AIDS on women, rural areas in India (kaisernetwork.org, December 21, 2006) A woman's fight to save the poor from black fever (Global Health Council, December 21, 2006) Gateses give $47 million to bolster coordinated assaults on diseases (The New York Times, December 20, 2006) South Africa: Reproductive rights of HIV positive people under discussion (Global Health Council, December 20, 2006) Jamaica approves additional $879,000 for malaria control efforts (kaisernetwork.org, December 20, 2006) Commercial sex workers in India trained to use female condoms (kaisernetwork.org, December 20, 2006) Tradition's toll: African monarchy sparks a debate over AIDS and sex (Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2006) Editorials respond to malaria-related issues (kaisernetwork.org, December 20, 2006) Stopping malaria before the bite (BBC News, December 19, 2006) HIV/AIDS treatment should target gut lining, researchers say (kaisernetwork.org, December 19, 2006) Migrant workers, poverty fueling HIV in densely populated Indian state, health officials say (kaisernetwork.org, December 22, 2006) Iodine, intelligence and authoritarianism in Central Asia (Center for Global Development, December 19, 2006) Ozone, soot pollution rising over Asia (SciDev.net, December 19, 2006) Latin America health officials call on international donors to continue support for HIV/AIDS programs in region (kaisernetwork.org, December 18, 2006) The AIDS-malaria connection (The New York Times, December 18, 2006) Uganda HIV/AIDS control efforts will require about $1B over next five years, officials say (kaisernetwork.org, December 18, 2006) President's malaria initiative seeking increased involvement from private sector (kaisernetwork.org, December 18, 2006) Cultural practices in Namibia hinder HIV prevention, group says (kaisernetwork.org, December 18, 2006) A question of will: Fighting scourges such as malaria and AIDS requires strong institutions (The Washington Post, December 18, 2006) Kenya: Data on HIV/AIDS queried (Global Health Council, December 18, 2006) Tanzania: Health officials distribute chlorine to check cholera (Global Health Council, December 18, 2006) Gates, Hewlett Foundations give $60M to third world education (Global Health Council, December 18, 2006) A surgical strike against AIDS (The Boston Globe, December 17, 2006) Bush renews effort to cut malaria deaths (The Washington Post, December 17, 2006) In raising the world's IQ, the secret's in the salt (The New York Times, December 16, 2006) Drug resistant TB 'more severe' (BBC News, December 16, 2006) Research was easy part (Newsweek, December 15, 2006) Africa: White House pushing anti-malaria campaign (Global Health Council, December 15, 2006) Combating malaria requires proven interventions, 'will to act,' President Bush says at summit (kaisernetwork.org, December 15, 2006) Bush to add 8 nations to malaria fight (AP, December 15, 2006) 112 students in China get hepatitis A (AP, December 15, 2006) Future of Southern Africa hinges on fighting HIV/AIDS pandemic, U.N. Special Envoy for Southern Africa Morris says (kaisernetwork.org, December 15, 2006) Report examines PEPFAR drug procurement (kaisernetwork.org, December 15, 2006) Drug resistant TB more widespread than thought (SciDev.net, December 15, 2006) Male circumcision cuts HIV risk, U.N. urges caution (SciDev.net, December 15, 2006) Hard choices in Africa's bid for scientific excellence (Scidev.net, December 14, 2006) Routine male circumcision could reduce a man's HIV infection risk by about 50%, according to studies conducted in Kenya, Uganda (kaisernetwork.org, December 14, 2006) Number of HIV/AIDS cases in India might be lower than official estimates, study says (kaisernetwork.org, December 14, 2006) Access to malaria prevention, treatment has expanded under Global Fund programs, increased efforts needed, Global Fund says (kaisernetwork.org, December 14, 2006) North Korea may have anti-bird flu vaccine (AP, December 14, 2006) Coverage of the White House Summit on Malaria (kaisernetwork.org, December 14, 2006) TB advocates urge Kenyan government to act to avoid MDR-TB, XDR-TB (kaisernetwork.org, December 14, 2006) Ukraine to establish national HIV/AIDS, TB Coordinating Council (kaisernetwork.org, December 13, 2006) Tanzania to launch new malaria treatment strategy (kaisernetwork.org, December 13, 2006) Malawi clinic to showcase child AIDS treatment (Global Health Council, December 13, 2006) African science: in with the old, out with the new (SciDev.net, December 13, 2006) A network of excellence for African development (SciDev.net, December 13, 2006) Centers of excellence: not ideal for African science (SciDev.net, December 13, 2006) Uganda: Young people still vulnerable to HIV/AIDS (Global Health Council, December 12, 2006) Bird flu doing the rounds in South Korea (News-Medical.net, December 12, 2006) White House Summit on Malaria (The White House, December 12, 2006) African countries' fight against HIV/AIDS impeded by G8's failure to deliver Glenagles promises, U.N. Special Envoy Lewis says (kaisernetwork.org, December 12, 2006) State-run clinics in India providing antiretrovirals to fewer than 10% of HIV-positive people (kaisernetwork.org, December 12, 2006) Ukraine to establish national TB, HIV/AIDS Coordinating Council (kaisernetwork.org, December 12, 2006) Gates Foundation announces $83.5M for malaria prevention, treatment, research efforts (kaisernetwork.org, December 12, 2006) Experts meet on cervical cancer vaccine (AP, December 12, 2006) Special Report: 10 promising treatments for the world's biggest health issues (Scientific American, December 11, 2006) Rwanda: Rwanda-U.S. malaria initiative launched (Global Health Council, December 11, 2006) Researchers identify genetic differences in malaria parasite (kaisernetwork.org, December 11, 2006) Taiwan implementing measures to halve TB cases by 2015 (kaisernetwork.org, December 11, 2006) Reuters UK publishes malaria-related articles ahead of White House summit (kaisernetwork.org, December 11, 2006) Malaria parasite 'has many tools to infect humans' (Scidev.net, December 11, 2006) HIV/AIDS brought global health into 'sharper focus,' opinion piece says (kaisernetwork.org, December 11, 2006) Global health trajectories (The Washington Times, December 10, 2006) NIH funds pioneers, but award may not help study shortfalls (The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2006) E.U. releases statement supporting Uganda's use of DDT to control malaria (kaisernetwork.org, December 8, 2006) (RED)-hot this season: Product sales raise funds for global AIDS fight (The Boston Globe, December 8, 2006) HIV and malaria epidemics intertwine in Africa (NPR, December 8, 2006) Global health R&D must include poor countries (SciDev.net, December 8, 2006) Birth rate 'harms poverty goals' (BBC News, December 8, 2006) Mali: International donors pledge $475 million to fight bird flu at UN-backed conference (Global Health Council, December 7, 2006) Health officials to meet to prepare for possible malaria vaccine distribution (kaisernetwork.org, December 7, 2006) Lack of political will, awareness hinder efforts to control TB in Bangladesh (kaisernetwork.org, December 7, 2006) WHO launches new drive for malaria vaccine by 2015 (Reuters, December 7, 2006) Study says malaria helps spread HIV (AP, December 7, 2006) 1 in 4 children in Zimbabwe has lost at least 1 parent to AIDS-related illnesses, UNICEF says (kaisernetwork.org, December 7, 2006) Clinton Foundation, Vietnamese health ministry sign agreement to provide antiretrovirals to HIV-positive children (kaisernetwork.org, December 7, 2006) New test can rapidly diagnose infectious diseases, including malaria, TB, study says (kaisernetwork.org, December 7, 2006) The right diagnosis for the developing world? (SciDev.net, December 7, 2006) UNICEF and Baylor team up on AIDS (Global Health Council, December 7, 2006) Nigeria boosts research into traditional medicine (SciDev.net, December 6, 2006) Married couples account for largest proportion of new HIV infections in Uganda (News-Medical.net, December 6, 2006) New funding to further PATH's rice fortification method (Global Health Council, December 6, 2006) 'Malaria atlas' project launched (BBC News, December 5, 2006) Losing the race against AIDS (The New York Times, December 3, 2006) Compound from olive oil slows down spread of HIV (News-Medical.net, December 2, 2006) AIDS programs fail to reach high-risk groups: U.N. (The Washington Post, December 1, 2006) World AIDS Day marks 25 years of HIV (December 1, 2006) Where AIDS efforts lag (The Washington Post, December 1, 2006) A fresh start: South Africa's war on HIV/AIDS (SciDev.net, December 1, 2006) Measuring how clean water improves health in Nepal (The Seattle Times, December 1, 2006) Spotlight on R&D in sub-Suharan Africa (SciDev.net, December 1, 2006) Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report highlights World AIDS Day events, publications, media programs (kaisernetwork.org, December 1, 2006) U.N. Secretary-General Annan, others on World AIDS Day call for greater accountability from leaders in fight against HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, December 1, 2006) Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report summarizes editorials, opinion pieces responding to World AIDS Day (kaisernetwork.org, December 1, 2006) India's law criminalizing homosexuality hinders HIV prevention, violates human rights of MSM, UNAIDS officals says (kaisernetwork.org, December 1, 2006) Chinese, Ugandan health experts urge use of DDT to control spread of malaria in Uganda (kaisernetwork.org, December 1, 2006) UNAIDS/WHO AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2006 released by UNAIDS (UNAIDS, December, 2006) |
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