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May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 More archives Global Health Headlines: Archive June 2008 Rapid test for drug resistant TB (bbc.co.uk, June 30, 2008) WHO urges countries to adopt smoking bans (reuters.com, June 30, 2008) US plots on how to curb healthworker shortage in Tanzania (africasciencenews.org, June 30, 2008) Legislation To Reauthorize PEPFAR Still Getting Blocked In Senate Despite Agreement Reached Last Week, Bush's Support (kaisernetwork.org, June 30, 2008) U.N. Secretary-General Ban To Call on G8 To Increase Aid for Health Programs, Including HIV/AIDS Initiatives (kaisernetwork.org, June 30, 2008) Counseling Heterosexual Couples About HIV in Zambia, Rwanda Could Prevent 60% of HIV Cases, Study Finds (kaisernetwork.org, June 30, 2008) Brazilian Organization Files Opposition to Gilead's Antiretroviral Patent Application in India (kaisernetwork.org, June 30, 2008) CDC Report on New HIV Cases Among MSM Shows Need To Continue Prevention, Treatment Efforts, Editorial Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 30, 2008) UNESCO plans to boost participation of Kenyan women in science (africasciencenews.org, June 29, 2008) Liberia Presents Poverty Reduction Strategy to Donors (allafrica.com, June 27, 2008) Health - Malawi: Water Woes in Model Hospital (ipsnews.net, June 27, 2008) GAVI Alliance includes HPV Vaccine among its next priorities (africasciencenews.org, June 27, 2008) AIDS epidemic a 'global disaster' (bbc.co,uk, June 26, 2008) Senate Leaders Reach 'Tentative' Agreement on Legislation To Reauthorize PEPFAR, AP/Google.com Reports (kaisernetwork.org, June 26, 2008) More Than One-Quarter of People on Antiretrovirals in Ethiopia Have Stopped Their Drug Regimens, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 26, 2008) PAKISTAN: Women suicide cases on the rise - but why? (irinnews.org, June 26, 2008) MYANMAR: “Lightning” strike brings help to cyclone survivors (irinnews.org, June 26, 2008) WHO Report Launched at Ministerial Conference Calls For Joint Action To Manage Migration Of Health Professionals (medicalnewstoday.com, June 25, 2008) AMSA Rallies On Capitol Hill To Support Funding For Global AIDS (medicalnewstoday.com, June 25, 2008) Sen. Reid Says He Will Try To Bring PEPFAR Legislation to Senate Floor on Wednesday (kaisernetwork.org, June 25, 2008) India's NACO To Build Care Centers for Children Living With, Affected by HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, June 25, 2008) Workshop Aims To Help Muslim Leaders in Yemen Address HIV/AIDS, Reduce Stigma (kaisernetwork.org, June 25, 2008) New checklist to help make surgery safer (who.int, June 25, 2008) Cuba Announces Lung Cancer Vaccine (voanews.com, June 25, 2008) Gates Foundation follows new paths (seattlepi.nwsource.com, June 24, 2008) 'Neglected' Infectious Diseases Go Untreated, Undiagnosed in Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Residents in the U.S., Analysis Finds (kaisernetwork.org, June 24, 2008) New intellectual property plan to boost Chinese patents (scidev.net, June 24, 2008) Free medical tool tackles disease (bbc.co.uk, June 24, 2008) Nepal: Drought compounds food insecurity in western regions (irinnews.org, June 24, 2008) Global Fund - Supported Malaria Project to Establish Testing Sites in Philippines (globalhealthreporting.org, June 24, 2008) Mozambique Business Association Launches Program That Aims To Address HIV/AIDS in Workplaces (kaisernetwork.org, June 24, 2008) New HIV/AIDS Threat in India Found Among Youth Working at Call Centers, Researcher Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 24, 2008) Germany cancels 50 mln euro Indonesian debt (forbes.com, June 23, 2008) Gennova, PATH Launch Malaria Vaccine Facility in India (globalhealthreporting.org, June 23, 2008) G8 Countries To Discuss Health Worker Shortages, Set Targets During July Summit (globalhealthreporting.org, June 23, 2008) India's Patent Office Rejects Boehringer's Application for Pediatric Antiretroviral (globalhealthreporting.org, June 23, 2008) Bloomberg Examines HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research (globalhealthreporting.org, June 23, 2008) Editorial, Opinion Piece Respond to Hold on PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation (kaisernetwork.org, June 23, 2008) Sen. Reid Sets Tuesday Deadline for Agreement on PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation (kaisernetwork.org, June 20, 2008) Civil Society Groups in Mozambique Pledge To Help Standardize National Strategies Against HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, June 20, 2008) Researchers Must 'Press Ahead' With HIV/AIDS Vaccine Efforts, Opinion Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 20, 2008) GlobalHealthFacts.org Launches Custom Data Sheets (kaisernetwork.org, June 20, 2008) Coronary Heart Disease On The Rise in Developing Countries (voanews.com, June 19, 2008) Advocates Bono, Geldof Call on G8 to Fulfill Aid Pledges (kaisernetwork.org, June 19, 2008) MMWR Report Examines False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Tests (kaisernetwork.org, June 19, 2008) Zimbabwe Lifts Ban on Groups Providing HIV/AIDS, Food Services (kaisernetwork.org, June 19, 2008) Uganda: Global Health Meeting Opens in Kampala (allafrica.com, June 19, 2008) Development: Gulf Eyes 'Oil - For - Food' Deal with Neighbours (ipsnews.net, June 19, 2008) Kenya: Country Gets Sh6 Billion for Reforms (allafrica.com, June 19, 2008) Archbishop Tutu urges US Senate to pass AIDS bill (reuters.com, June 19, 2008) Atlanta wins National Health Museum (ajc.com, June 18, 2008) Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Could Eradicate Malaria by 2015, Former Global Fund Executive Director Feachem Says (globalhealthreporting.org, June 18, 2008) Index Ranks Drug Makers Worldwide on Efforts To Make Medicines Available in Developing Countries (globalhealthreporting.org, June 18, 2008) Detoxifying Protein in DDT-Resistant Mosquitoes Identified, Study Says (globalhealthreporting.org, June 18, 2008) New Drugs Needed To Fight Malaria, Other Diseases Among Pregnant Women, Scientists Say (globalhealthreporting.org, June 18, 2008) Mexico Should Declare HIV/AIDS a National Emergency To Ensure Universal Access to Antiretrovirals, Coalition Says (globalhealthreporting.org, June 18, 2008) NPR Program Examines Comic Book That Aims To Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness, Education (kaisernetwork.org, June 18, 2008) Rwandan First Lady Kagame Hosts HIV/AIDS Vaccine Roundtable (kaisernetwork.org, June 18, 2008) Better drugs needed for pregnant women in tropics (reuters.com, June 17, 2008) Editorials, Opinion Pieces Respond to Global AIDS Efforts, PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation (kaisernetwork.org, June 17, 2008) Bali To Host Next International Congress on HIV/AIDS in Asia, Pacific in August 2009 (kaisernetwork.org, June 17, 2008) Jamaica To Develop TB Testing Center To Address HIV/TB Coinfection, Health Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 17, 2008) Religious, Cultural Issues Affecting Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS, U.N. Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 17, 2008) Olympic Games Volunteers Receive HIV/AIDS Training (kaisernetwork.org, June 17, 2008) Bush During Meeting With British Prime Minister Brown Calls on G8 To Fulfill Aid Commitments to Africa (kaisernetwork.org, June 17, 2008) NPR Program Examines Brazil's Antiretroviral Program, Efforts To Collaborate With Other Countries To Fight HIV (kaisernetwork.org, June 16, 2008) Unsafe Blood Transfusions, Medical Practices in Central Asia Contributing to Spread of Infectious Diseases, Including HIV, World Bank Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 16, 2008) HIV/AIDS Advocates Petition Senator Reid to Override Senator Coburn's Block on PEPFAR Reauthorization Bills (kaisernetwork.org, June 16, 2008) G8 Nations Should Increase Aid to Africa To Meet 2010 Targets, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 16, 2008) Condom Distribution Programs, Conjugal Visits Could Slow Spread of HIV in Caribbean Prisons, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 13, 2008) Global Fund Multimedia Exhibit Aims To Raise Awareness, Promote Support for Distribution of Antiretrovirals (kaisernetwork.org, June 13, 2008) Stephen Lewis Foundation Donates $300,000 to Hospital in Congo To Address Sexual Violence, HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, June 13, 2008) India To Launch No-Cost HIV Testing Program for People Diagnosed With TB (kaisernetwork.org, June 13, 2008) Children Often Neglected in HIV/AIDS Testing, Treatment, Rwandan Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 13, 2008) IRIN News Examines Malaria Control Efforts in Nepal (globalhealthreporting.org, June 13, 2008) Cross - border malaria research rewarded in Africa (scidev.net, June 12, 2008) St. Lucia Health Officals Concerned About Increase in TB Cases (globalhealthreporting.org, June 12, 2008) India To Launch No-Cost HIV Testing Program for People Diagnosed With TB (globalhealthreporting.org, June 12, 2008) Namibian Military Makes No-Cost Condoms Available to Troops In Effort To Curb Spread of HIV Among Forces (kaisernetwork.org, June 12, 2008) 'Pushing Past' Senators Blocking Consideration of PEPFAR Reauthorization Should Be 'Bipartisan Mandate,' Editorial Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 12, 2008) China Daily Examines Campaign Against Cross-Generational Sex in Uganda To Fight Spread of HIV Among Girls, Women (kaisernetwork.org, June 12, 2008) OECS launches campaign against counterfeit medicines (caribbeannetnews.com, June 12, 2008) Needle - free vaccine may stop Montezuma's Revenge (reuters.com, June 12, 2008) AMREF Donates 300 ITNs To Help Prevent Spread of Malaria Among Pregnant Women in Uganda (globalhealthreporting.org, June 11, 2008) Public Health Agencies Call on G8 Leaders to Allocate Increased Resources to Health Programs Worldwide (kaisernetwork.org, June 11, 2008) UNAIDS Executive Director Piot to Step Down (kaisernetwork.org, June 11, 2008) U.N. Secretary-General Calls for End of Discrimination Against, Travel Restrictions on People Living with HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, June 11, 2008) Hong Kong begins bird cull as H5N1 spreads (reuters.com, June 11, 2008) New Day, New Way Proposal Launched on Capitol Hill (cgdev.org, June 11, 2008) Sen. DeMint Made 'Important Points," Confused 'Key Concepts' About HIV Prevention in Recent Opinion Piece, Letter to Editor Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 11, 2008) U.N. High Level Meeting on AIDS to Review Progress in Fighting Disease (kaisernetwork.org, June 10, 2008) Neglect of HIV/TB Coinfection 'Undermining' Gains Against HIV, U.N. Officials Say at Conference (kaisernetwork.org, June 10, 2008) Zimbabwe's Suspension of Aid Work Before Presidential Elections Endangers People Living with HIV/AIDS, Group Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 10, 2008) Guardian Examines Rise of Pregnancies Among HIV-Positive Women in Malawi (kaisernetwork.org, June 10, 2008) Few HIV-Positive People Receiving Antiretrovirals in Mozambique Despite No-Cost Treatment Program, Health Minister Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 10, 2008) Myanmar: Local citizens take the initiative in cyclone - hit south (irinnews.org, June 10, 2008) Vietnam to ensure Cuba's rice supplies for 2008 (caribbeannetnews.com, June 10, 2008) Development: Aid Increase from Japan not a 'Mission Impossible' (ipsnews.net, June 10, 2008) Africa: Susan Dentzer Named Chair of Global Health Council's Board of Directors (allafrica.com, June 10, 2008) Bush to seek EU support for new health projects (reuters.com, June 10, 2008) Uganda High Court Halts Spraying of DDT (globalhealthreporting.org, June 9, 2008) Global Leaders Gather to Address HIV/TB Coinfection (globalhealthreporting.org, June 9, 2008) Group Aimed at Increasing HIV/AIDS Education, Awareness Among Muslim Leaders to be Formed in Kyrgyzstan (kaisernetwork.org, June 9, 2008) Uganda: Donors Demand Standards Before Buying Locally Made Antiretroviral Drugs (allafrica.com, June 9, 2008) HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting Closes in Uganda; Particiapants Call for Increased Prevention Efforts (kaisernetwork.org, June 9, 2008) Washington Post Examines Jamaican Campaign to Address HIV/AIDS Stigma in Country (kaisernetwork.org, June 9, 2008) Hong Kong finds H5N1 bird flu in poultry market (reuters.com, June 7, 2008) HIV rate falls among pregnant women in S. Africa (reuters.com, June 6, 2008) HIV Implementers meeting calls for involvement of PLWAs in fund management (africasciencenews.org, June 6, 2008) African MPs gather to discuss how the poor could access energy (africasciencenews.org, June 6, 2008) AIDS society warns over homophobia (africasciencenews.org, June 6, 2008) With UN help, Africa seeks a fair share of ‘green’ development cash (africasciencenews.org, June 6, 2008) Global Business Coalition To Award Nine Companies for Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria (kaisernetwork.org, June 6, 2008) Bush Calls on G8 Countries to Deliver on Promise to Increase HIV/AIDS Funding at Ground Breaking of U.S. Institute of Peace (kaisernetwork.org, June 6, 2008) Editorial 'Wrongly Criticized' Sen. Coburn's 'Due Diligence' in Reauthorizing PEPFAR, Letter to Editor Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 6, 2008) HIV/AIDS Major Security Threat to Military Forces, Ugandan General Says at Implementers' Conference (kaisernetwork.org, June 6, 2008) Burkina FASO: Young, positive and sexually active (plusnews.org, June 5, 2008) AIDS: Good news on treatment. Bad news on propaganda (economist.com, June 5, 2008) Studies Find Ways to Reduce Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (voanews.com, June 5, 2008) Speakers at Second HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting in Uganda Call for Increased Accountability of Funding (kaisernetwork.org, June 5, 2008) Boehringer, Gilead Freeze Antiretroviral Prices for Some U.S. Agencies (kaisernetwork.org, June 5, 2008) Speakers at Second HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting in Uganda Call for Increased Accountability of Funding (kaisernetwork.org, June 5, 2008) Jamaican Health Ministry Secures 40% of Funding for $200M Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS; Additonal Funding From Private Sector Needed (kaisernetwork.org, June 5, 2008) Female Hormone Oestrogen Could Help Prevent HIV Transmission in Men, Study Finds (kaisernetwork.org, June 5, 2008) School - Based HIV/AIDS Education Program in Bali Hampered by Low Participation, Program Organizer Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 5, 2008) Ghana works for brain gain from health professionals abroad (afriquenligne.fr, June 5, 2008) Indian Government to Establish Small Antiretroviral Clinics to Provide Treatment to More People From Rural Areas (kaisernetwork.org, June 4, 2008) Czech Republic Launches Automatic Syringe Machines to Curb Spread of HIV, other Diseases Among IDUs (kaisernetwork.org, June 4, 2008) Discrimination, Stigma Against MSM Hindering HIV/AIDS Programs in Senegal, Globe and Mail reports (kaisernetwork.org, June 4, 2008) Museveni warns against complancency in war against HIV/AIDS (africasciencenews.org, June 4, 2008) The Global Fund launches additional funding round (africasciencenews.org, June 4, 2008) Food in Africa: New collaboration among Rome - based UN Agencies and AGRA formed (africasciencenews.org, June 4, 2008) South Africa: Companies Lauded for HIV Efforts (allafrica.com, June 4, 2008) Food crisis affects health and disease - WHO head (reuters.com, June 4, 2008) Sahel: Jan Egeland's Sahel climate change diary - Day 2 (irinnews.org, June 4, 2008) Second HIV/AIDS Implementer's Meeting Opens in Uganda (kaisernetwork.org, June 3, 2008) U.K. to Provide about $12B to Improve Health Services in Developing Countries, Fight HIV/AIDS, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 3, 2008) 1M People Gained Access to Antiretrovirals in 2007, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 3, 2008) Malaysian Health Official Urges Women to Carry Condoms to Prevent HIV Transmission (kaisernetwork.org, June 3, 2008) Food price spike threatens 30 million, says World Bank (caribbeannetnews.com, June 3, 2008) Development: About Farmers, Without Farmers (ipsnews.net, June 3, 2008) Development: Blessed and Cursed by Water (ipsnews.net, June 3, 2008) Q&A: 'Need For a New Social Alliance' (ipsnews.net, June 3, 2008) Health - South Africa: Research is About Changing Lives (ipsnews.net, June 3, 2008) Myanmar: Concerns over premature returns (irinnews.org, June 3, 2008) Researchers Developing Database to Shorten TB Diagnosis (globalhealthreporting.org, June 2, 2008) Vast distances a barrier to combating HIV/AIDS in India (reuters.com, June 2, 2008) Opinion Pieces Respond to Recent Developments in PEPFAR Reauthorization Legislation (kaisernetwork.org, June 2, 2008) Gender - Based Violence Contributing to Spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 2, 2008) Uganda Should Address HIV/AIDS - Related Stigma, Discrimination to Fight Spread of Disease, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, June 2, 2008) Delegates Agree to Focus on HIV/AIDS, Other Issues Hindering African Development at Close of Tokyo Conference (kaisernetwork.org, June 2, 2008) Myanmar: Humanitarian air bridge up and running (irinnews.org, June 2, 2008) Many still denied HIV drug access (bbc.co.uk, June 2, 2008) A poor nation's costliest export (boston.com, June 1, 2008) |
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