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Global Health Headline Archives: March 2008
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U.S. Should Pass PEPFAR Reauthorization Act to Combat TB, Editorial Says (globalhealthreporting, March 31, 2008)

Editorials Respond to Call for Increase in Basic Research, New Strategies for HIV/AIDS Vaccine (globalhealthreporting.org, March 31, 2008)

Ugandan Vice President Bukenya Calls for Research on Country's HIV Prevention Strategies (globalhealthreporting.org, March 31, 2008)

House to Consider PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill Wednesday (globalhealthreporting.org, March 31, 2008)

61% of New HIV Cases in Nigeria Occur Among Girls, Women, Official Says (globalhealthreporting.org, March 31, 2008)

Heart disease 'on the rise in black Africans' (scidev.net, March 31, 2008)

TB antibiotic use 'has sinister side-effect' (scidev.net, March 31, 2008)

Opinion: Stable funding system needed for neglected diseases (scidev.net, March 31, 2008)

Lung Cancer Study Tied to Tobacco Funding (voanews.com, March 31, 2008)

Indonesian child tests positive for bird flu (reuters.com, March 30, 2008)

Measles Outbreak Hits Northern Nigerian States (voanews.com, March 29, 2008)

Mutant gene linked to most sever type of TB: study (reuters.com, March 28, 2008)

Study Examines Global Fund Financing Methods (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2008)

Progress Toward Meeting MDG Targets Slow in Some Areas (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2008)

Cuban Group Aims to Reach Women with STI, HIV Prevention Messages (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2008)

Globe and Mail Examines African Governments' Efforts to Increase Male Circumcision to Curb Spread of HIV (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2008)

TB Cases Among HIV-Positive People in Jamaica Increasing (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2008)

Number of HIV Cases in Asia Could Increase by 8M Unless Increased Action is Taken to Address Virus, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 28, 2008)

Suppositories kill deadliest malaria parasites fast (reuters.com, March 27, 2008)

U.N to Hold Meeting in June to Examine HIV/TB Coinfection Worldwide (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2008)

In Search of New Ideas for Global Health (nejm.org, March 27, 2008)

Brazilian Government Launches Initiative to Reduce HIV/AIDS Among Young MSM (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2008)

Indian Railways to Offer 50% Concession to HIV-Positive People Traveling to NACO Treatment Centers (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2008)

One-Sixth of Teachers in Mozambique Die Annually of AIDS-Related Causes, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2008)

British, French Governments to Partner with Soccer Organizations to Increase School Enrollment, Address HIV/AIDS in Africa (kaisernetwork.org, March 27, 2008)

Global: Killer wheat fungas a threat to global food secuity? (irinnews.org, March 27, 2008)

AIDS Researchers Look For a New Direction (voanews.com, March 26, 2008)

Surveillance vital for tackling antibiotic resistance (scidev.net, March 26, 2008)

Tropical Disease Experts Call For a "Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases" (medicalnewstoday.com, March 25, 2008)

Newspapers Publish Articles to Mark World TB Day (kaisernetwork.org, March 25, 2008)

Central Asian Governments Should Work Quickly to Address HIV/AIDS in Region, Offical Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 25, 2008)

Opinion: Letters to Editor Respond to Opinion Piece Addressing Debate Over PEPFAR, Family Planning Services (kaisernetwork.org, March 25, 2008)

Opinion: U.S. Should Fund HIV/AIDS Strategies 'That Work,' Not 'Expensive Vaccine Research,' Opinion Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 25, 2008)

TB-HIV co-infections need common effort: U.N envoy (reuters.com, March 25, 2008)

Somalia Declared Polio Free, Despite Violence and Displacement (voanews.com, March 25, 2008)

Uganda 'close to stamping out Hib meningitis' (scidev.net, March 25, 2008)

Women scientists celebrated in new charter (scidev.net, March 25, 2008)

Government sees overhaul of AIDS vaccine effort (reuters.com, March 25, 2008)

Pakistan: Social stigma hampering efforts to fight TB (irinnews.org, March 24, 2008)

Deadly TB strain sweeps Kyrgyz prisons (bbc.co.uk, March 24, 2008)

Eritrea: U.S. Report Decries Human Rights Violations (allafrica.com, March 24, 2008)

Alcohol, more CD4s, and Income Behind Risky Sex in South Africa (iasociety.org, March 24, 2008)

AIDS Vaccine Testing on Human Halted Because of Risk (voanews.com, March 24, 2008)

Let's get serious about drug-resistant TB (heraldnet.com, March 22, 2008)

Vaccine Failure is Setback in AIDS Fight (washingtonpost.com, March 21, 2008)

Papua New Guinea Officials Discuss Strategies to Integrate HIV/AIDS Services Into Agricultural System (kaisernetwork.org, March 21, 2008)

Washington Post Examines Experts' Questions on Basis of HIV Vaccine Research, Funding Strategies (kaisernetwork.org, March 21, 2008)

Legal Group Calls Namibia's New Budgetary Allocations for Health Sector Inadequate (kaisernetwork.org, March 21, 2008)

Botswana Officials Encourage Youth to Receive HIV Tests (kaisernetwork.org, March 21, 2008)

Thailand Recording High Number of New HIV/AIDS Cases, Survey Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 21, 2008)

Poor sanitation threatens public health (who.int, March 20, 2008)

Uganda: Only one third of TB patients cured (plusnews.org, March 20, 2008)

Some people may transmit weaker AIDS virus: study (reuters.com, March 20, 2008)

HIV/AIDS Threatening Democracy, Governance in Southern Africa, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 20, 2008)

Male Circumcision Does Not Offer Protection Against Some STIs, Study Finds (kaisernetwork.org, March 20, 2008)

Progress in Global Fight to Stop TB Slowing, WHO Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 19, 2008)

Indonesia 'needs bird flu help' (bbc.co.uk, March 19, 2008)

British Government to Provide $28M for HIV/AIDS Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa (kaisernetwork.org, March 19, 2008)

Researchers Discover Genetic Circuit in HIV That Controls Whether Virus Activates, Remains Dormant (kaisernetwork.org, March 19, 2008)

Group of Transgender People Spread HIV Prevention Messages Among MSM in Cuba (kaisernetwork.org, March 19, 2008)

Gene study suggests China source of H5N1 virus (reuters.com, March 18, 2008)

Researchers develop tracking system for maternal death (scidev.net, March 18, 2008)

Vietnam military to test bird flu vaccine on humans (reuters.com, March 18, 2008)

U.N. Ambassador Pledges Support to Congolese NGO that Provides Food Securitiy to People Living with HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 18, 2008)

Why a Genetic Blood Disorder Seems to Protect Against Malaria (nytimes.com, March 18, 2008)

Missed Tuberculosis Cases in China, India Spur Global Spread (bloomberg.com, March 18, 2008)

TB: WHO decries slow control pace as World Bank warns of economic burden (africasciencenews.org, March 18, 2008)

Anaemia defeats malaria by sheer numbers (newscientist.com, March 18, 2008)

Increased Microerythrocyte Count in Homozygous a+ - Thalassaemia Contributes to Protection against Severe Malarial Anaemia (plosjournals.org, March 18, 2008)

Globe and Mail Examines Treatment Gaps Among HIV-Positive People in British Columbia (kaisernetwork.org, March 18, 2008)

CQ's Carey Discusses PEPFAR Reauthorization (kaisernetwork.org, March 18, 2008)

Uphill struggle against TB (scidev.net, March 17, 2008)

Modernizing Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century: An Agenda for the Next U.S. President (cgdev.org, March 17, 2008)

Tearing Down the Barriers: Increasing Access in Emerging Pharmaceutical Markets (cgdev.org, March 17, 2008)

World Bank, Indian Government Approve Steps to Eliminate Corruption (kaisernetwork.org, March 17, 2008)

Health Officials Launch Project to Fight HIV/AIDS in Caribbean (kaisernetwork.org, March 17, 2008)

China Group Launces Campaign that Aims to Raise HIV Awareness Among College Students (kaisernetwork.org, March 17, 2008)

HIV stigma 'burdens patients and caregivers' (scidev.net, March 17, 2008)

Uganda: HIV positive religious leaders break silence (irinnews.org, March 17, 2008)

Syria: New draft law targets sex traffickers (irinnews.org, March 17, 2008)

Ghana: Voices for Malaria - Free Future Launched (allafrica.com, March 17, 2008)

Wal-Mart Foundation Award $500,000 to Clinton Global Initiative University (prnewswire.com, March 15, 2008)

Nigerian health ministry dogged by fund misuse claims (scidev.net, March 14, 2008)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill (kaisernetwork.org, March 14, 2008)

First Lady Laura Bush Tours Haiti To Highlight U.S. HIV/AIDS Programs (kaisernetwork.org, March 14, 2008)

Treating Genital Herpes Does Not Reduce Risk of HIV, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 14, 2008)

Ghana Radio Stations Launch HIV/AIDS Soap Opera Project (kaisernetwork.org, March 14, 2008)

Spread of TB in Africa Fueled by HIV/AIDS, Other Factors, Perspective Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 14, 2008)

UNAIDS Welcomes United States Senate Committe Action To Renew Global AIDS Programme (medicalnewstoday.com, March 14, 2008)

Tuberculosis in Africa - Combating an HIV - Driven Crisis (nejm.org, March 13, 2008)

World Economic Forum's Global Health Initiative Releases Report About TB, Businesses Worldwide (globalhealthreporting.org, March 13, 2008)

Basic measures 'can reduce virus spread in Bangladesh' (scidev.net, March 13, 2008)

Condom Use in Rwanda Hampered by Stigma, Unavailability in Remote Areas, Officials Say (kaisernetwork.org, March 13, 2008)

Merck Provides International Partnership with Experimental Drug to Develop Microbicide (kaisernetwork.org, March 13, 2008)

Foreign donors back away from Indonesia AIDS fight (reuters.com, March 12, 2008)

Asia shows way to fight dengue as global spread looms (reuters.com, March 12, 2008)

Congress Must Resist 'Ideological Extremes' When Reauthorizing PEPFAR, Opinion Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2008)

China, UNDP to Launch Three-Year Project Aimed at Mobile Populations (kaisernetwork.org, March 12, 2008)

South China Morning Post Examines Efforts To Raise Awareness About HIV/AIDS Among Sex Workers in Bali, Indonesia (kaisernetwork.com, March 12, 2008)

Lawmakers Concerned About Proposed Reductions in Health Programs (voanews.com, March 12, 2008)

Liberia's Health Sector Faces Major Overhaul (voanews.com, March 11, 2008)

New York Times Examines Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in South Africa (kaisernetwork.org, March 11, 2008)

PEPFAR Programs Should Include Family Planning Services, Opinion Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 11, 2008)

Germany Donates 300,000 ITNs to Liberian Government (globalhealthreporting.org, March 11, 2008)

Newspapers Publish Editorial, Opinion Piece About TB (globalhealthreporting.org, March 11, 2008)

Global fund seeks $12 billion to fight AIDS and TB (reuters.com, March 10, 2008)

HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting to highligh progress and lessons learned (unicef.org, March 10, 2008)

WHO Develops Long-Lasting, Low-Cost Meningitis Vaccine (voanews.com, March 10, 2008)

Mauritania: Push on pupil numbers drives down quality (irinnews.org, March 10, 2008)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Expected to Discuss PEPFAR Reauthorization Draft Bill This Week (kaisernetwork.org, March 10, 2008)

Egypt: New human bird flu case raises fears (irinews.org, March 10, 2008)

Survive to Five Campaign Aims to Reduce Infant Deaths in Africa, South Asia (voanews.com, March 09, 2008)

Nepal: Activists call for decisive action to improve sanitation (irinnews.org, March 9, 2008)

Mothers in Liberia Face High Risks During Pregnancy (voanews.com, March 08, 2008)

Complexities of a Continent (sciencemag.org, March 7, 2008)

AIDS Vaccine Research: Consider Co-Infections (sciencemag.org, March 7, 2008)

Preventing Inequity in International Research (sciencemag.org, March 7, 2008)

U.N. Should Condemn Promotion of Unproven Treatments for HIV/AIDS in Gambia, Iran, Human Rights Watch Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 7, 2008)

India to Manufacture, Distribute Low-Cost Female Condoms to Help Curb Spread of HIV (kaisernetwork.org, March 7, 2008)

Strong link between smoking and stroke in Chinese men (reuters.com, March 7, 2008)

International Women's Day 2008 (who.int, March 6, 2008)

Global forum calls for urgent action to resolve health worker crisis (who.in, March 6, 2008)

Zambia sets an example in malaria control (sci.dev, March 6, 2008)

China warming 'could widen scale of schistosomiasis' (sci.dev, March 6, 2008)

First Lady Laura Bush To Visit Haiti To Highlight U.S. HIV/AIDS Programs (globalhealthreporting.org, March 6, 2008)

Botswana National Youth Council Launches Campaign Aimed at Reducing HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 6, 2008)

Uganda MPs Assess HIV/AIDS Situation in Country's Northern Region Effects of Conflict (kaisernetwork.org, March 6, 2008)

Organizations Hold Conference to Discuss HIV/AIDS-Related Issues Among Women in Pakistan (kaisernetwork.org, March 6, 2008)

Federal Requirement for Pledge Against Commercial Sex Work Unclear, Letter to Editor Says (globalhealthreporting.org, March 5, 2008)

Baltimore Sun Examines Masai Practices that Could Lead to Spread of HIV (globalhealthreporting.org, March 5, 2008)

HIV prevention trials 'hindered by obstacles' (scidev.net, March 5, 2008)

Surveillance the secret weapon against malaria (scidev.net, March 5, 2008)

Global: An Ethiopian solution to costly food aid (irinnews.org, March 5, 2008)

Bangladesh aiming to have "sanitation for all by 2010" (irinnews.org, March 4, 2008)

Africa: Low cost meningitis vaccine developed (irinnews.org, March 4, 2008)

Increasing Number of Zimbabweans Living with HIV/AIDS Accessing Antiretroviral Treatment in Mozambique (globalhealthreporting.org, March 4, 2008)

First-Ever Global Forum on Health Worker Crisis Opens in Kampala, Uganda (medicalnewstoday.com, March 4, 2008)

Gates Foundation Seeking Grant Proposals for $100M Initiative to Support Research on Infectious Diseases, Including HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, March 4, 2008)

Sanofi-Aventis, OneWorld, Amyris Partner to Develop Artemisinin to Treat Malaria (kaisernetwork.org, March 3, 2008)

Home-Based Care Could Significantly Reduce Mortality Among HIV-Positive Adults, Families in Developing Countries, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, March 3, 2008)

Activists Call for More Family Planning in Fight Against HIV/AIDS (voanews.com, March 2, 2008)

Use of antenatal care, maternity services, intermittent presumptive treatment and insecticide treated bed nets by pregnant women in Luwero district, Uganda (malariajournal.com, March 1, 2008)