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Global Health Headlines Archive: March 2007 IOM evaluation of PEPFAR and then what? (Center for Global Development, March 31, 2007) Bush's global AIDS effort limited by restrictions (The New York Times, March 31, 2007) Dengue surging in Mexico, Latin America (AP, March 30, 2007) Beyond stillbirth, shame: Women with a fistula (Reuters, March 30, 2007) Bahrain launches campaign to involve religious leaders in fight against HIV (kaisernetwork.org, March 30, 2007) Lesotho 'struggling' to control TB, HIV/AIDS epidemics, IRIN News reports (kaisernetwork.org, March 30, 2007) Gene elements might help spread malaria-resistant mosquitos, study finds (kaisernetwork.org, March 30, 2007) Strides Arcolab receives tentative FDA approval for Efavirenz under PEPFAR review process (kaisernetwork.org, March 30, 2007) Awareness about TB low in Nigeria, increased media coverage needed, journalists' group leader says (kaisernetwork.org, March 30, 2007) African universities link up to offer 'regional PhDs' (SciDev.net, March 30, 2007) HIV on rise in Asia (AP, March 30, 2007) Diet of breast milk alone reduces HIV transmission (SciDev.net, March 30, 2007) Regional cooperation 'key to development' (SciDev.net, March 30, 2007) WHO advocates circumcision to curb new HIV cases (Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2007) Uganda's early gains against HIV eroding (The Washington Post, March 29, 2007) A dose of innovation: How to encourage the development of drugs for 'neglected diseases' (The Washington Post, March 29, 2007) European countries need to take action to prevent spread of TB, opinion piece says (kaisernetwork.org, March 29, 2007) New initiatives to develop drugs for diseases such as malaria could save countless lives in developing countries, editorial says (kaisernetwork.org, March 29, 2007) USAID extends Pakistani HIV/AIDS project (kaisernetwork.org, March 29, 2007) WHO, USAIDS recommend male circumcision to help reduce spread of HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 29, 2007) Uganda to receive two million, no-cost Coartem doses to be provided at public health centers (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2007) Scientists at Drexel University post malaria research on public web site (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2007) South African province allocates $9.7M for MDR-TB, XDR-TB control efforts (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2007) Editorials, opinion pieces respond to World TB Day (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2007) Indonesia to send bird flu samples, with restrictions (The New York Times, March 28, 2007) With malnutrition in Africa decreasing effectiveness of antiretrovirals, program provides food access to HIV-positive people (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2007) Circumcision is recommended to fight HIV (AP, March 28, 2007) With malnutrition in Africa decreasing effectiveness of antiretrovirals, program provides food access to HIV-positive people (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2007) Indonesia shares bird flu virus samples (AP, March 27, 2007) Report shows significant increase in HIV/AIDS cases in Papua New Guinea (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2007) HIV prevalence in Cambodia decreases since 1997 (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2007) Why better TB care in Africa is in European interest (News-Medical.net, March 27, 2007) World moves closer to eradicating ancient worm disease (News-Medical.net, March 27, 2007) 'Doomed' mosquitos could cut dengue infection rates (SciDev.net, March 27, 2007) Patient adherence an essential factor for successful tuberculosis treatment (News-Medical.net, March 27, 2007) Mozambique aims to lead 'green revolution' (SciDev.net, March 27, 2007) Report shows significant increase in HIV/AIDS cases in Papua New Guinea (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2007) HIV prevalence in Cambodia decreases since 1997 (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2007) Scientists explore ways to lure viruses to their death (The New York Times, March 27, 2007) Tibet to provide access to no-cost TB treatment (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2007) British MP calls for joint TB control efforts between India, UK (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2007) Nepali government to expand DOTS to rural areas (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2007) With local impetus, drug firm takes on TB (The Boston Globe, March 26, 2007) Globalization and inequality (Center for Global Development, March 26, 2007) Exposure to saliva of uninfected mosquitos could protect against malaria, study says (kaisernetwork.org, March 26, 2007) Abbott's decision to withhold new drug applications in Thailand 'strike at heart' of country's efforts to provide wider drug access, editorial says (kaisernetwork.org, March 26, 2007) WHO calls on Uganda's health ministry to declare TB national emergency (kaisernetwork.org, March 26, 2007) WHO adds four TB drugs to list of prequalified medicines (kaisernetwork.org, March 26, 2007) Progress towards better access to pandemic influenza vaccines for developing countries (News-Medical.net, March 25, 2007) Health officials, advocates urge increased support for fight against HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 23, 2007) World Medical Association to launch internet-based TB training course (kaisernetwork.org, March 23, 2007) Wins, losses cited in fight to control TB (NPR, March 23, 2007) Not yet breathing easy about TB (Center for Global Development, March 23, 2007) United Arab Emirates officials, international organizations meet to develop strategy to fight HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 23, 2007) World Medical Association to launch internet-based TB training course (kaisernetwork.org, March 23, 2007) Novartis, Tanzania form partnership to increase awareness about TB (kaisernetwork.org, March 23, 2007) Controlling HIV/AIDS in India 'immense' challenge, NEJM perspective says (kaisernetwork.org, March 23, 2007) Controlling HIV/AIDS in India - an immense challenge (News-Medical.net, March 22, 2007) Global tuberculosis rates level off (AP, March 22, 2007) Controlling HIV/AIDS in India 'immense' challenge, NEJM perspective says (kaisernetwork.org, March 22, 2007) Lilly adds $50M to fight tuberculosis (AP, March 22, 2007) Vietnam HIV/AIDS prevention department to target general population, youth (kaisernetwork.org, March 22, 2007) Some HIV-positive people in Zambia abandoning antiretroviral regimens for ineffective cures, group says (kaisernetwork.org, March 22, 2007) Newspapers highlight World TB Day (kaisernetwork.org, kaisernetwork.org, March 22, 2007) Japan to provide $1.7M to support malaria control in DRC (kaisernetwork.org, March 22, 2007) Global TB prevalence, deaths leveling off; XDR-TB, HIV/AIDS hindering efforts to control disease (kaisernetwork.org, March 22, 2007) Hong Kong and China's Guangdong province will increase joint HIV surveillance and prevention efforts (News-Medical.net, March 22, 2007) South Africa's new five-year HIV/AIDS plan represents 'unprecedented cooperation' between government, civil society (News-Medical.net, March 22, 2007) Asian medical experts appeal for global attention to growing HIV/AIDS crisis (AP, March 21, 2007) Malaria-resistant mosquito developed (The New York Times, March 21, 2007) South Africa's new five-year HIV/AIDS plan represents 'unprecedented cooperation' between government, civil society, opinion piece says (kaisernetwork.org, March 21, 2007) Length of time needed to cure TB might be related to amount of bacteria in body (kaisernetwork.org, March 21, 2007) Task force proposes ICT projects for African health (SciDev.net, March 21, 2007) New breed of malaria-resistant mosquito might survive better in wild than natural mosquitos, study finds (kaisernetwork.org, March 20, 2007) UNAIDS, WHO call for 'evidence-based' responses to HIV/AIDS following Gambian President's claims of a cure (kaisernetwork.org, March 20, 2007) Rise of a deadly TB reveals a global system in crisis (The New York Times, March 20, 2007) Spread of XDR-TB highlights 'breakdown' of global system to control TB, New York Times piece reports (kaisernetwork.org, March 20, 2007) Johns Hopkins joins seven other institutions to warn Congress about dangers of flat funding of biomedical research (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, March 19, 2007) Gates, community boost Seattle health groups (NPR, March 19, 2007) Tuberculosis remains a global threat (VOA News, March 19, 2007) 15,595 meningitis cases this season in Africa (News-Medical.net, March 19, 2007) Sri Lankan media should play key role in TB control efforts, health official says (kaisernetwork.org, March 19, 2007) TB second biggest infectious killer worldwide (Global Health Council, March 19, 2007) Call for nominations to UNAIDS NGO delegation: Africa, Asia, Europe (Global Health Council, March 19, 2007) Zimbabwe's Health Minister says country faces challenges in expanding antiretroviral access program (kaisernetwork.org, March 19, 2007) Two new blood tests produce more accurate results for latent TB than skin test, study says (kaisernetwork.org, March 16, 2007) Billions for war, pennies for the poor: Moving the President's FY2008 budget from hard power to smart power (Center for Global Development, March 16, 2007) Zinc supplements save poor children's lives (The Washington Post, March 16, 2007) AIDS to blame for rise in tuberculosis in Ivory Coast (Yahoo! News, March 16, 2007) UN: No evidence for Gambia AIDS 'cure' (UPI, March 16, 2007) XDR-TB threatens to undo progress against HIV/AIDS in Africa, editorial says (kaisernetwork.org, March 16, 2007) Malawi's pilot project to reduce maternal, infant deaths launches in three districts (kaisernetwork.org, March 16, 2007) FY 2008 CDC Congressional Budget Hearing (CDC, March 16, 2007) India launches program to distribute female condoms to sex workers (kaisernetwork.org, March 16, 2007) Egypt and Kazakhstan join forces for research (SciDev.net, March 16, 2007) British MPs call for funding mechanisms for global malaria control efforts, including advanced market commitment plans (kaisernetwork.org, March 16, 2007) How local knowledge can boost scientific studies (SciDev.net, March 15, 2007) Brain drain may benefit donor countries (SciDev.net, March 15, 2007) New tuberculosis blood test spots hidden infection (The Washington Post, March 15, 2007) HIV/AIDS in India complex, 'overwhelming,' NEJM perspective says (kaisernetwork.org, March 15, 2007) India's NACO to provide HIV-positive children with access to no-cost food supplements (kaisernetwork.org, March 15, 2007) Malaria vaccine might need to match strain of parasite to be effective, study says (kaisernetwork.org, March 15, 2007) International task force launched to address worldwide shortfall in health workers, WHO says (kaisernetwork.org, March 15, 2007) South Africa proposes five-year plan to reduce new HIV cases, increase treatment access (kaisernetwork.org, March 15, 2007) Financier Soros pledges $3M for XDR-TB treatment project in Lesotho (kaisernetwork.org, March 15, 2007) Uganda's HIV/AIDS epidemic concentrated among adults, Health Ministry says (kaisernetwork.org, March 14, 2007) With 1,500 infected each day, South Africa gets AIDS plan (Reuters, March 14, 2007) TB vaccine losing its power, study finds (Global Health Council, March 14, 2007) Qatar's science revolution (SciDev.net, March 14, 2007) Study shows how blood cells change shape (UPI, March 13, 2007) WHO seeks smart technology to stop fake medicines (Reuters, March 13, 2007) HIV/AIDS, environmental advocate Hattoy dies (kaisernetwork.org, March 13, 2007) NIAID Director Fauci discusses effect of HIV/AIDS on women, microbicide research (kaisernetwork.org, March 13, 2007) Evidence mounts that coping skills can boost HIV survival (USA Today, March 13, 2007) Pakistani narcotics ministry, U.N. working to reduce drug use, spread of HIV in prisons (kaisernetwork.org, March 13, 2007) WHO publishes guidelines on cultivating essential plant used in anti-malaria medicines (Global Health Council, March 12, 2007) Now is the time for international action on patents (SciDev.net, March 12, 2007) Buy a red T-shirt to fight AIDS. But does it really help? (The Christian Science Monitor, March 12, 2007) Women in Malaysia more affected financially by HIV/AIDS than men, report says (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2007) AIDS Corps' African work quickly grows (Houston Chronicle, March 12, 2007) HIV in late childhood and adolescence a growing problem (News-Medical.net, March 12, 2007) International Labour organization calls on Indonesian government to improve migrant workers' knowledge about HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2007) African expert exposes myths around development on continent (Center for Global Development, March 12, 2007) New guidelines on cultivating Artemisia plant used in anti-malaria medicines (News-Medical.net, March 12, 2007) Antifungal drug kills tuberculosis bug (News-Medical.net, March 12, 2007) CCTs and Health: Learning from experience (Center for Global Development, March 12, 2007) International community should address conditions that make women vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, opinion piece says (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2007) Women in Malaysia more affected financially by HIV/AIDS than men, report says (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2007) WHO urges more work to curb 3.5 million annual tuberculosis cases in western Pacific (AP, March 12, 2007) European economic commission donates $1.4 million for malaria program in Sierra Leone (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2007) Kenya, surrounding region lack capacity to handle XDR-TB, experts say (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2007) U.S. helps Myanmar in bird flu fight (AP, March 11, 2007) Small measures (The Baltimore Sun, March 10, 2007) Do visas kill? Health effects of African health professional emigration (Center for Global Development, March 9, 2007) Vietnam launches program to stabilize HIV prevalence in 2007 (kaisernetwork.org, March 9, 2007) Caribbean Broadcast Media partnership launches HIV/AIDS education campaign in conjunction with cricket World Cup (kaisernetwork.org, March 9, 2007) Wake up to sleeping sickness issue, say scientists (SciDev.net, March 9, 2007) Researchers develop system that might enable health workers to diagnose malaria remotely (kaisernetwork.org, March 9, 2007) Two combination treatments for malaria effective against both P. Falciparum and P. Vivax malaria, study says (kaisernetwork.org, March 9, 2007) Circumcising HIV-infected men may spread virus (The Baltimore Sun, March 9, 2007) Beyond the egg (The Economist, March 8, 2007) Do no harm: Aid, weak institutions, and the missing middle of Africa (Center for Global Development, March 8, 2007) Combining interventions to prevent malaria while fighting resistance (Center for Global Development, March 8, 2007) Study may alter current views on drug-resistant TB (The Washington Post, March 8, 2007) Funding the Global Fund: Passing the $10B mark and beyond (Center for Global Development, March 8, 2007) Gates Foundation, MMV plan to fund Malaria Research Center in U.A.E (kaisernetwork.org, March 8, 2007) Aeras commits additional $5 million to Crucell's TB vaccine development efforts (kaisernetwork.org, March 8, 2007) Denying rights in Nigeria (The New York Times, March 8, 2007) At a camp in Chad, hope wanes (The Washington Post, March 8, 2007) Power struggles and the fight against TB and HIV (Scidev.net, March 7, 2007) HIV study raises caution about circumcision (The Washington Post, March 7, 2007) Report examines progress of Global Fund during past five years (kaisernetwork.org, March 7, 2007) International donors must connect fight against HIV/AIDS to ending violence against women, report says (kaisernetwork.org, March 7, 2007) Fishing communities in some developing countries highly affected by HIV/AIDS, report says (kaisernetwork.org, March 7, 2007) About half of HIV transmissions occur in early stages of infection, study says (kaisernetwork.org, March 7, 2007) Study urges caution on HIV prevention technique (The Baltimore Sun, March 6, 2007) Circumcision may lift HIV risk for women (The New York Times, March 6, 2007) Letters to the Editor respond to opinion piece saying global maternal health programs deserve more support (kaisernetwork.org, March 6, 2007) Global Fund aims to garner increased contributions from private donors, officials say (kaisernetwork.org, March 6, 2007) World Bank, Department for International Development will not finance condom purchases in India (kaisernetwork.org, March 6, 2007) Zimbabwe health care workers end strike after reaching deal with government over pay (kaisernetwork.org, March 6, 2007) Increasing number of organizations, health workers stop HIV/AIDS services in Myanmar over pressure from government, Washington Times reports (March 6, 2007) Wireless technology speeds health services in Rwanda (The New York Times, March 5, 2007) HIV transmission risk highest early in infection: study (Reuters, March 5, 2007) Chinese officials recruiting foreign companies, community-based groups, trade unions to join fight against HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 5, 2007) Discrimination against same-sex practices fueling HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, report says (kaisernetwork.org, March 5, 2007) U.N. refugee agency, UNAIDS call on government to include refugess in HIV/AIDS policies (kaisernetwork.org, March 5, 2007) Estonia doing little to fight HIV/AIDS despite strong economic growth, advocates say (kaisernetwork.org, March 5, 2007) Malaria pills without profit (The New York Times, March 5, 2007) Fighting paralysis in the polio program (Center for Global Development, March 2, 2007) Speeding HIV's deadly spread (The Washington Post, March 2, 2007) Zambia announces ICT training centre for scientists (SciDev.net, March 2, 2007) Indian Health Ministry receives $3.4 billion budget allocation to expand health care services, including HIV/AIDS programs (kaisernetwork.org, March 2, 2007) Germany to focus on fighting HIV/AIDS among women, children in Africa at G8 summit, minister says (kaisernetwork.org, March 2, 2007) Studies examine effects of circumcision, hepatitus B treatment on HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 2, 2007) Malaria deaths in Mozambique increase 15% from 2005 to 2006 (kaisernetwork.org, March 2, 2007) Standard chartered bank launches ITN distribution program in Ghana (kaisernetwork.org, March 2, 2007) Project curbs malaria in Ugandan group (The New York Times, March 1, 2007) Low-cost antimalaria pill available (The New York Times, March 1, 2007) Malaria drug for kids could cut deaths (AP, March 1, 2007) Rural Chinese glad to earn cash for blood (The Boston Globe, March 1, 2007) Experts weigh giving up on killing polio (AP, March 1, 2007) Global health forecasting: Q&A with Ruth Levine (Center for Global Development, March 1, 2007) Futures market to predict the next flu pandemic (NPR, March 1, 2007) Health care workers should undergo preventative drug treatment if exposed to HIV on the job (News-Medical.net, March 1, 2007) NEPAD joins forces with Africa's agriculture forum (SciDev.net, March 1, 2007) Opening windows 'reduces transmission of TB' (SciDev.net, March 1, 2007) Researchers reduce malaria incidence in HIV-positive children by providing antibiotic, ITNs, study says (kaisernetwork.org, March 1, 2007) Researchers discover how protein can determine immune response to malaria, study says (kaisernetwork.org, March 1, 2007) Two experimental drugs aimed at controlling viral loads among HIV-positive people who have developed drug resistance show promise, researchers say (kaisernetwork.org, March 1, 2007) |
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