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Global Health Headline Archives: January 2008
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HIV/AIDS Advocates Calling for Increased Funding for PEPFAR, Investment in New Inititatives (kaisernetwork.org, January 31, 2008)

Philippines Congress Allocates $18M to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB (kaisernetwork.org, January 31, 2008)

Jamaican Government Launches Initiative to Support HIV-Positive People, Substance Users, Assault Survivors (kaisernetwork.org, January 31, 2008)

Yahoo! India News Examines Effect of TB on Silk Weavers in India (globalhealthreporting.org, January 31, 2008)

HIV/AIDS Advocacy Groups, Scientists React to Swiss Claim About Anitretrovirals, HIV Transmission (globalhealthreporting.org, January 31, 2008)

AIDS Advocates Mount Congressional Drive for More US Funding (voanews.com, January 30, 2008)

Health experts fear HIV crisis for uprooted Kenyans (reuters.com, January 30, 2008)

Integration of Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Antiretroviral Services Could Reduce HIV/AIDS Cases in Africa, Experts Say (kaisernetwork.org, January 30, 2008)

Ugandan Pharmaceutical Plant Begins Producting of Generic Antiretrovirals (kaisernetwork.org, January 30, 2008)

Paraguay put on dengue alert (bbc.co.uk, January 30, 2008)

Pfizer aims to reformulate HIV prevention drug: report (reuters.com, January 30, 2008)

India sprays markets, roads to halt bird flu outbreak (reuters.com, January 30, 2008)

Bush Proposes More Funds for AIDS Fight (allafrica.com, January 29, 2008)

Maternal Death Rate Shoots Up (allafrica.com, January 29, 2008)

Bush in State of the Union Address Calls on Congress To Allocate $30B for PEPFAR (kaisernetwork.org, January 29, 2008)

People with Vitamin D Deficiency More Likely to Have TB, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 29, 2008)

Ugandan President Museveni Says that HIV/AIDS Efforts Should Target At-Risk Groups (kaisernetwork.org, January 29, 2008)

5th Mexican Gay Youth March Aimed to Raise Awareness About HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, January 29, 2008)

Brazil To Distribute 19.5 Million Condoms During Carnival (kaisernetwork.org, January 29, 2008)

China reports bird flu outbreak in poultry in Tibet (reuters.com, January 29, 2008)

Study: SARS enters host cells via "fatty rafts" (reuters.com, January 29, 2008)

UNESCO develops research monitoring tool (scidev.net, January 28, 2008)

The Gambia Launches New Malaria Drug Policy (globalhealthreporting.org, January 28, 2008)

Politicians, Business Executives, Advocates Call for Increased Funding for U.N. Millennium Development Goal (kaisernetwork.org, January 28, 2008)

Advocates in Sierra Leone Call on Religious Leaders to Take Lead on Raising HIV/AIDS Awareness (kaisernetwork.org, January 28, 2008)

U.S. Patent Office's Rejection of Gilead's Antiretroviral Patents Might Affect Applications in India (kaisernetwork.org, January 28, 2008)

Foundation Provides 2,000 ITNs to Three Ghanian Villages (globalhealthreporting.org, January 25, 2008)

Groups Launch $11B Malaria Control Plan (globalhealthreporting.org, January 25, 2008)

Lesotho Aims to Increase HIV/AIDS, Health Cooperation with China, Ambassador Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 25, 2008)

Drug Abuse, HIV/AIDS Increasing in Northeast India, U.N. Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 25, 2008)

Bush in State of Union Address To Call for $30B Extension of PEPFAR (kaisernetwork.org, January 25, 2008)

Drug market has failed pregnant women (scidev.net, January 24, 2008)

GlaxoSmithKline and TB Alliance Renew Tuberculosis Drug Discovery Program (businesswire.com, January 24, 2008)

UN Says Bird Flu Remains a Global Threat (voanews.com, January 24, 2008)

Authorities worry bird flu will hit major India city (reuters.com, January 24, 2008)

Dell, Microsoft to Launch Product RED Computer (kaisernetwork.org, January 24, 2008)

U.S. Patent Office Rejects Patents on Gilead's Antiretroviral Viread (kaisernetwork.org, January 24, 2008)

Bill Gates Issues Call for Kinder Capitalism (wsj.com, January 24, 2008)

Rwanda Launches Male Circumcision Campaign to Help Reduce Spread of HIV (kaisernetwork.org, January 24, 2008)

HIV/AIDS Fueling Increase in TB Cases in Uganda, Health Officials Say (kaisernetwork.org, January 24, 2008)

Number of HIV-Positive Blood Donors in Japan Reaches Record High in 2007 (kaisernetwork.org, January 24, 2008)

About 9.7M Children Under Age Five Die Annually From Preventable Diseases, Including HIV/AIDS, UNICEF Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 24, 2008)

Bird Flu Spreads to Nearly Half of India's West Bengal State (voanews.com, January 23, 2008)

Zanzibar Study Paves Way for Convenient Three-Drug Antiparasitic Regimen (voanews.com, January 23, 2008)

Uganda: Geneva Wants Global Fund Accounts (allafrica.com, January 23, 2008)

Kenya: Pragmatism Gets Results in Health Sector (allafrica.com, January 23, 2008)

HIV/AIDS Experts Considereing Whether To Shift HIV/AIDS Funding to Basic Health Problems, AP/Google.com Reports (kaisernetwork.org, January 23, 2008)

Scientists Developing HIV/AIDS Vaccine That Targets Three Virus Strains Spreading in China, Other Countries (kaisernetwork.org, January 23, 2008)

Situations in Kenya, Gaza Highlight How Political Turmoil Can Threaten Global Health, WHO Director-General Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 23, 2008)

More than 66,000 People Die Annually From TB in Pakistan, Health Offical Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 23, 2008)

FDA Approves Tibotec's Antiretroviral Etravirine (kaisernetwork.org, January 23, 2008)

UN Reports Children's Lives Are Improving (voanews.com, Janaury 22, 2008)

Africa 'lagging on child deaths' (bbc.co.uk, January 22, 2008)

'Safe Ebola' created for research (bbc.co.uk, January 22, 2008)

Ethiopia Launches Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Plan ( kaisernetwork.org, January 22, 2008)

Chevron Pledges $30M to Global Fund as Part of Corporate Initiative (kaisernetwork.org, January 22, 2008)

Provider-Initiated HIV Testing Programs in Zimbabwe Increasing Number of Pregnant Women Seekng Testing, Counseling, Health Minister Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 22, 2008

Cameroon Scientists Call for Improvments to HIV/AIDS Communication Strategy (kaisernetwork.org, January 22, 2008)

Writers Participate in Gates Foundation Initiative Aimes at Promoting Dialogue About HIV/AIDS in India (kaisernetwork.org, January 22, 2008)

Chemical Firms Face Debarment by World Bank for Allegedly Overcharging Malaria Control Program in India (globalhealthreporting.org, January 22, 2008)

Thai HIV/AIDS Advocates To Ask Administrative Court for Review of Ruling That Found Abbott Did Not Violate Trade Laws (globalhealthreporting, January 22, 2008)

Fatal malaria strain 'mistaken for more benign form' (scidev.net, January 22, 2008)

Opinion: The plague needs putting under the spotlight (scidev.net, January 22, 2008)

WHO chief sees political unrest threatening world health (reuters.com, January 21, 2008)

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria Launches Corporate Champions Program (globalhealth.org, January 21, 2008)

Pandemic Risk is Now at an Unprecedented Level: Andy Mukherjee (bloomberg.com, January 21, 2008)

Taiwan Excluded From International Health Meetings (voanews.com, January 20, 2008)

Google.org announces $26 million in grants (sfgate.com, January 18, 2008)

School Attendance Might Reduce HIV Risk Among Youth in Rural South Africa, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 18, 2008)

More Than 25% of Scottish Residents Cannot Identify Main Routes of HIV Transmission, Survey Finds (kaisernetwork.org, January 18, 2008)

Global South Countries Increasing Health, Development Cooperation (kaisernetwork.org, January 18, 2008)

Indonesian Fishermen at Increased Risk of HIV Because of Social, Cultural Factors, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 18, 2008)

Opinion: Thompson Does Not  'Appreciate,' 'Understand' Importance of PEPFAR as Foreign Policy Tool, Opinion Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 18, 2008)

Introducing our initiatives (google.org, January 17, 2008)

Bird flu may be spread indirectly, WHO says (reuters.com, January 17, 2008)

Donors 'must invest' in poor nation health systems (scidev.net, January 17, 2008)

Malnutrition Responsible for a Third of Child Deaths Worldwide (health.usnews.com, January 17, 2008)

First Two Cases of XDR-TB Confirmed in Botswana, Ministry of Health Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 17, 2008)

United Nations Launches $40M Appeal to Provide Services to People Affected by Violence in Kenya, Including People Living With HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, January 17, 2008)

UNICEF Calls on Religious Leaders in Asia-Pacific to Fight HIV-Associated Stigma, Discrimination Among Children (kaisernetwork.org, January 17, 2008)

Pacific Magazine Profiles Oceania Society for Sexual Health, HIV Medicine (kaisernetwork.org, January 17, 2008)

Women Living in Rural Areas of Zimbabwe Have Limited Access to Antiretrovirals, Groups Say (kaisernetwork.org, January 17, 2008)

Poor diets 'kill 3.5m children' (bbc.co.uk, January 17, 2008)

Education Push Yields Little for India's Poor (nytimes, January 17, 2008)

Researchers Stress Link Between Nutrition and Prosperity (voanews.com, January 16, 2008)

Pfizer Reaffirms Leadership in International Corporate Volunteerism by Deploying the Largest Round of Global Health Fellows (businesswire.com, January 16, 2008)

NASA Scientist Learn to Speak New Language (spacefellowship.com, January 16, 2008)

Plague Remains A Threat In Mnay Parts Of The World (sciencedaily, January 16, 2008)

Intercell, PATH To Develop New Malaria Vaccine (globalhealthreporting.org, January 16, 2008)

Afghan TB Cases Decline, Shows Canada's Efforts Effective, Officials Say (globalhealthreporting.org, January 16, 2008)

Antiretroviral Drugs Could Be Used To Prevent Vaginal Transmission of HIV, Study Says (globalhealthreporting.org, January 16, 2008)

San Francisco-Area Group Donates Hospital Equipment to Ethiopian Health Centers in Effort to Fight HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases (kaisernetwork.org, January 16, 2008)

Many Young People in Cameroon Do Not Retrieve HIV Test Results, Researchers Say (kaisernetwork.org, January 16, 2008)

New guidelines identify sickest newborns (scidev.net, January 16, 2008)

Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers' Association Launches Registry of Practitioners Treating HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, January 16, 2008)

Poor sanitation kills 5,000 children a day-report (africa.reuters.com, January 15, 2008)

WHO Executive Board to tackle key global health issues (who.int, January 15, 2008)

Bird flu outbreak in Indian state (bbc.co.uk, January 15, 2008)

HHS Secretary Leavitt Says U.S. Committed To Helping Eradicate HIV/AIDS in India (kaisernetwork.org, January 15, 2008)

British Soldiers, Civilian Contractors Undergo HIV, Hepatitis C Screenings After Receiving Blood That Was Not Properly Screened (kaisenetwork.org, January 15, 2008)

Nigeria takes on tobacco giants (bbc.co.uk, January 14, 2008)

Ghana AIDS Commission Lanches Condom-Distribution Program Ahead of Afrian Cup of Nations (globalhealthreporting.org, January 14, 2008)

Top Malaria Experts Publish Groundbreaking Research To Aid Malaria Eradication Efforts (medicalnewstoday.com, January 14, 2008)

WHO Recommends More Than 4M Workers Be Hired To Provide HIV/AIDS Services in Developing Countries (kaisernetwork.org, January 14, 2008)

World Bank Investigation Uncovers Fraud in Five Bank-Sponsored Health Projects in India (kaisernetwork.org, January 14, 2008)

PATH Launches New Vaccine Research Program for Pandemic Influenza (gatesfoundation.org, January 11, 2008)

The Cancer That Shouldn't Be (forbes.com, January 11, 2008)

Proteins That Could Be Used to Halt HIV Are Identified (washingtonpost.com, January 11, 2008)

Study Finds Possible Target for H.I.V. Drugs (nytimes.com, January 11, 2008)

Strenthening partnership: UNAIDS and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (unaids.org, January 11, 2008)

Africa 'being drained of doctors' (news.bbc.co.uk, January 10, 2008)

Prepare for flu pandemic economic hit: U.N. (reuters.com, January 10, 2008)

Zimbabwe Pharmacies Facing HIV/AIDS Drug Shortages (kaisernetwork.org, January 10, 2008)

Health Care Tops List of Concerns in China (washingtonpost.com, January 10, 2008)

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 18 Dec- 9 Jan (scidev.net, January 9, 2008)

International Global Health and Development Agencies Join to Launch Landmark Series From The Lancet on the Undernutrition of Mothers and Children Around the World (sunherald.com, January 9, 2008)

Microbially Derived Artemisinin Highlighted in American Journal of Tropical Medicine (reuters.com, January 9, 2008)

JHPIEGO Commemorates Cervical Cancer Awareness Month (medicalnewstoday.com, January 9, 2008)

WHO Releases New Guidelines to Address Health Worker Shortages in Africa, Increases Access to HIV/AIDS Services (kaisernetwork.org, January 9, 2008)

Biotech Company Partners with University of Colorado to Research Experimental HIV/AIDS Treatment (kaisernetwork.org, January 9, 2008)

Addressing the health worker shortage crisis (unaids.org, January 8, 2008)

TB Still Health Threat in Turkey Despite Some Improvements, Health Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 8, 2008)

Malawi to Provide HIV-Positive Civil Servants with Additional $35 Monthly, Health Minister Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 8, 2008)

Jump - Start on Slow Trek to Treatment for a Disease (nytimes.com, January 8, 2008)

Toronto Star  Profiles Canadian Photography Collective Photosensitive, Project on HIV/AIDS in Rwanda (kaisernetwork.org, January 8, 2008) 

Male Circumcision Doesn't Lessen Sexual Satisfaction: Study (washingtonpost.com, January 7, 2008)

Top Malaria Experts Publish Groundbreaking Research to Aid Malaria Eradication Efforts (nih.gov, January 7, 2008)

Op-Ed: When Illnesses Vie for Our Dollars (nytimes.com, January 7, 2008)

Tennessean Publishes Editorial, Opinion Pieces on HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, January 7, 2008)

Amino Acid Mutations in Protein Might Make HIV Vulnerable to Immune System Attack, Study Finds (kaisernetwork.org, January 7, 2008)

AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer (nytimes.com, January 6, 2008)

In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy (nytimes.com, January 5, 2008)

Young Sisters Join Fight Agains HIV/AIDS (ewatch.prnewswire.com, January 3, 2008)

Indian Railways Considers Offering Fare Concessions to HIV-Positive People To Facilitate Travel to NACO Treatment Centers (kaisernetwork.org, January 3, 2008)

Saudi Arabian Human Rights Society Calls on HIV-Positive People To Report Discrimination (kaisernetwork.org, January 3, 2008)

Kenya's National AIDS Control Council Says That Recent Violence, Sexual Assaults Will Reverse Gains Made Against HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, January 3, 2008)

'Strong' link between poverty and blindness (scidev.net, January 2, 2008)

Dutch Company Receives $5M for TB Vaccine (kaisernetwork.org, January 2, 2008)

World Bank Should Increase TB Control Investments in Africa, Editorial Says (kaisernetwork.org, January 2, 2008)

PSI Launches ITN Campaign in Botswana (globalhealthreporting.org, January 2, 2008)

U.S. President Bush Signs $555B Spending Bill (globalhealthreporting.org, January 2, 2008)

Ensuring Effective Pain Treatment: A National and Global Perspective (jama.ama-assn.org, January 2, 2008)

Op-Ed: Putting a Plague in Perspective (nytimes.com, January 1, 2008)

UNICEF welcomes International Year of Sanitation 2008 (unicef.org, January 1, 2008)