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Global Health Headlines Archive: October 2006 South Africa HIV/AIDS cooperation pledged (BBC News, October 31, 2006) New strain of bird flu found in China's poultry markets (SciDev.net, October 31, 2006) Africa urged to institutionalize traditional medicine (SciDev.net, October 31, 2006) Lung health conference opens, speakers address challenges associated with TB control worldwide (kaisernetwork.org, October 31, 2006) HIV/AIDS advocates, Disease Control Center open first STI clinic for MSM in Beijing (kaisernetwork.org, October 31, 2006) Recent study to provide basis for HIV/AIDS program in Thai prisons, Global Fund proposal (kaisernetwork.org, October 31, 2006) African ambassadors support greater transparency in the fight against malaria (Global Health Council, October 31, 2006) Regulators should fast-track tuberculosis drugs (Reuters UK, October 30, 2006) South Africa's health department calls for quarantine of XDR-TB patients who leave hospital, interrupt treatment (kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2006) IAS 'committed to improving' AIDS conferences, opinion piece says (kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2006) Stigma, fear hampers HIV testing, treatment in Sierra Leone (kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2006) Shortage of health workers in developing countries is affecting global health efforts (News-Medical.net, October 30, 2006) HIV/AIDS and poverty in Zambia threatens economic growth (News-Medical.net, October 30, 2006) Deadly new TB strains expose drug need (AP, October 30, 2006) In Swaziland, 'secret lovers' confronted in fight against AIDS (The Washington Post, October 29, 2006) Rwanda: HIV - a slowly detonating bomb (allAfrica.com, October 28, 2006) In South Africa, a dramatic shift on AIDS (The Washington Post, October 27, 2006) Gates Foundation funds European health initiative for third world (Yahoo! News, October 27, 2006) Tanzania's antiretroviral distribution program expands after slow start (kaisernetwork.org, October 27, 2006) World Bank to give additional $400M to combat malaria worldwide, Wolfowitz says (kaisernetwork.org, October 27, 2006) Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report highlights recently released journal articles (kaisernetwork.org, October 27, 2006) PRI's 'The World' interviews physician on efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe (kaisernetwork.org, October 27, 2006) Botswana launches infant HIV testing program (kaisernetwork.org, October 27, 2006) Belief that HIV transmitted mainly through sex in India 'inconsistent with evidence,' study says (kaisernetwork.org, October 27, 2006) Global health research 'not meeting needs of poor' (SciDev.net, October 27, 2006) WHO calls for cheaper TB tests for developing world (SciDev.net, October 27, 2006) Israeli bedside manner helps Ethiopian AIDS doctors (Reuters, October 26, 2006) Injection drug use, lack of sex education contributing to spread of HIV in Malaysia (News-Medical.net, October 26, 2006) Georgetown University establishes new Institute for Global Health Law (Georgetown.edu, October 26, 2006) Global Fund Working Group: "Future of the Global Fund: Challenges and Opportunities for the new Executive Director" (Center for Global Development, October 26, 2006) Study on XDR-TB lacks some data but reveals effects of strain, emphasizes need to strengthen TB control programs, opinion piece says (kaisernetwork.org, October 26, 2006) Saudi Arabia soon to successfully eradicate malaria, health minister says (kaisernetwork.org, October 26, 2006) Greater investment in diagnostics could strengthen efforts to fight TB (kaisernetwork.org, October 26, 2006) Stigma, discrimination in India hindering HIV/AIDS treatment, care, study says (kaisernetwork.org, October 26, 2006) WHO unveils new strategy to fight some of the most neglected tropical diseases (News-Medical.net, October 26, 2006) Diagnosis for tuberculosis: Global demand and market potential (News-Medical.net, October 26, 2006) Global Fund's fight against diseases stumbles in Africa (The Boston Globe, October 26, 2006) ARVs on the frontline (IRIN/Plus News, October 26, 2006) Poor could benefit from simpler TB vaccine (Mail & Guardian, October 25, 2006) Malaysia fights looming AIDS epidemic (Reuters, October 25, 2006) Indian alarm at new polio cases (BBC News, October 25, 2006) Africa's forgotten HIV children (BBC News, October 25, 2006) Engineer of change: commissioning science for Africa (SciDev.net, October 25, 2006) Key issues for the African Union summit (SciDev.net, October 25, 2006) Where do scientists fit into Africa's science plans? (SciDev.net, October 25, 2006) Administering TB vaccine with needle as safe, effective as older method, researchers say (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2006) First malaria vaccine could be available by 2010, Mosambican official says (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2006) South Africa: Quarantine orders for XDR-TB patients (allAfrica.com, October 25, 2006) JAMA examines history of HIV testing, new CDC recommendations (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2006) Pan-Caribben HIV/AIDS advocacy group conducting workshops to combat stigma in region, commentary says (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2006) HIV/AIDS, poverty threatening economic gains in Zambia, president says (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2006) Shortage of health workers in developing countries affecting global health efforts, including fight against HIV/AIDS, panel (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2006) Pandemic flu would outrun vaccine, global health officials say (The Boston Globe, October 24, 2006) China unveils plans to boost scientific data sharing (SciDev.net, October 24, 2006) Mozambique: Strategic plan against malaria (allAfrica.com, October 24, 2006) Zimbabwe: Child mortality shoots up (allAfrica.com, October 24, 2006) India's National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) receives $23 million commitment from Gates Foundation (Global Health Council, October 24, 2006) Significant number of teachers dying of AIDS-related complicatons in Namibia (kaisernetwork.org, October 24, 2006) Zanzibar adopts first HIV/AIDS policy, rejects conservative Muslim recommendations (kaisernetwork.org, October 24, 2006) Link between antiretrovirals, leprosy probable, according to researchers (kaisernetwork.org, October 24, 2006) Scientists discover how body recognizes TB (SciDev.net, October 23, 2006) Dental clinic for people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda (kaisernetwork.org, October 23, 2006) More than 18M children in Africa will have lost one or both parents to AIDS-related illnesses by 2010, UNICEF says (kaisernetwork.org, October 23, 2006) Southern African Clinicians Society head calls for HIV testing in country to be required (kaisernetwork.org, October 23, 2006) Zambia's use of resources to fight HIV/AIDS model for other countries, Dybul says (kaisernetwork.org, October 23, 2006) Kenya: State plans nationwide polio vaccination (allAfrica.com, October 23, 2006) A new force in funding (The Boston Globe, October 22, 2006) WHO reports progress in fight against tuberculosis in worst-affected Asian countries (VOA News, October 22, 2006) Zimbabwean government to delay enrollment of additional HIV-positive people in drug treatment program (News-Medical.net, October 22, 2006) A killer arises: the global resurgence of dengue (SciDev.net, October 20, 2006) Folic acid for pregnancy affects malaria treatment (SciDev.net, October 20, 2006) South African TB study to include about 60,000 miners (kaisernetwork.org, October 20, 2006) MMV, U.A.E. Institute to collaborate on Malaria Research Center (kaisernetwork.org, October 20, 2006) Clinton Foundation trains HIV-positive people in Lesotho to assist medical workers (kaisernetwork.org, October 20, 2006) Local Chinese authorities declare HIV/AIDS NGO illegal, close operation (kaisernetwork.org, October 20, 2006) CCR5 receptor discovery could help fight against tuberculosis (News-Medical.net, October 20, 2006) Flying eye hospital aids world's poor (AP, October 20, 2006) South Afrcian doctor urges universal testing (The Washington Post, October 19, 2006) Child deaths from HIV/AIDS to keep growing (IRIN News, October 19, 2006) Genzyme, Harvard, MIT, MMV broaden collaboration to develop new malaria treatments (kaisernetwork.org, October 19, 2006) Nigeria: HIV/AIDS 'Nigeria third highest infested country' (allAfrica.com, October 19, 2006) Kenya-Somalia: Polio case spurs immunization campaign (IRIN News, October 19, 2006) Nigeria: UNICEF helps Nigeria immunize 29 million children against measles (allAfrica.com, October 19, 2006) Kenya: Sh18 million needed to combat polio (allAfrica.com, October 19, 2006) Global pandemic influenza action plan to increase vaccine supply (News-Medical.net, October 19, 2006) Fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa should focus more on blood safety, Dybul says (kaisernetwork.org, October 19, 2006) Botswana has 17.1% HIV prevalence, President Mogae says (kaisernetwork.org, October 19, 2006) Bird vaccine may hit many strains (Yahoo! News, October 18, 2006) GlobalHealthFacts.org expands to include 40 new indicators (Center for Global Development, October 18, 2006) Official pushes new AIDS awareness in Zambia (AP, October 18, 2006) HIV could fuel deaths from XDR-TB in Africa, WHO says (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2006) WHO releases global task force recommendations on controlling XDR-TB (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2006) Two experimental malaria vaccines show promise, analysis says (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2006) Uganda tries HIV vaccine on first baby (allAfrica.com, October 18, 2006) South Africa: Deadly TB found in all nine provinces of South Africa (allAfrica.com, October 18, 2006) Mobiles 'to help track disease' (BBC News, October 17, 2006) China becoming "like Africa" with AIDS scourge (Reuters, October 17, 2006) Researchers identify cell line that is resistant to retroviruses (News-Medical.net, October 17, 2006) HIV exploits competition among T cells - points to new strategy for AIDS vaccination (News-Medical.net, October 17, 2006) HIV/AIDS pandemic, food shortages interlinked, must be addressed together, panelists say (kaisernetwork.org, October 17, 2006) East Africa: Kenya on high bird flu alert (allAfrica.com, October 17, 2006) IMA awarded $40 million for health care project in DR Congo (Global Health Council, October 16, 2006) Kenya: Farm project helps AIDS orphans get food, income (IRIN/Plus News, October 16, 2006) West Africa: Deadly cycle of malnutrition and disease (IRIN News, October 16, 2006) 'Safe alternative' treatment for malaria in pregnancy (SciDev.net, October 16, 2006) Kenya's HIV prevalence drops; rates among women higher than among men, group says (kaisernetwork.org, October 16, 2006) Sierra Leone to distribute 800,000 ITNs at no cost (kaisernetwork.org, October 16, 2006) Discovery of mechanism by which Ebola and Marburg viruses cause disease (News-Medical.net, October 16, 2006) Study points to new strategy for AIDS vaccination (News-Medical.net, October 16, 2006) Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan key to eradicating polio (News-Medical.net, October 16, 2006) New crisis management center will speed response to bird flu and other threats (News-Medical.net, October 16, 2006) Zimbabwe: AIDS activists plan 'die in' over ARVs (allAfrica.com, October 15, 2006) Asia has more hungry kids, but most die in Africa (Reuters, October 13, 2006) Almost two-fifths of local government officials in China believe the country has developed an AIDS vaccine (kaisernetwork.org, October 13, 2006) Diseases including HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB create 'poverty trap' in Africa, NPR series reports (kaisernetwork.org, October 13, 2006) South Africa to host meeting on killer TB strains (Today Online, October 13, 2006) Amodiaquine safe, effective malaria treatment during pregnancy, study says (kaisernetwork.org, October 13, 2006) U.S. ends funding for Swaziland AIDS program providing male circumcision (kaisernetwork.org, October 13, 2006) Plague outbreak in Congo kills 42 (AP, October 13, 2006) PATH malaria vaccine initiative names new scientific director (kaisernetwork.org, October 13, 2006) Malaria drug effective, safe in pregnancy - study (Reuters, October 13, 2006) U.S. to end funding of anti-AIDS program in Swaziland (The Washington Post, October 13, 2006) AIDS tests, everywhere (The New York Times, October 13, 2006) WHO effort to eradicate polio in danger (The Boston Globe, October 12, 2006) IRIN/Plus News profiles initiative that recruits local community members to help raise AIDS orphans in Rwanda (kaisernetwork.org, October 12, 2006) WHO highlights solutions to fight spread of HIV in Vietnam (kaisernetwork.org, October 12, 2006) Myanmar's HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB fund to begin operations on October 12 (kaisernetwork.org, October 12, 2006) AIDS, other diseases create poverty trap in Africa (NPR, October 12, 2006) Phase II trial for HIV vaccine candidate targeting subtype C underway, official says (kaisernetwork.org, October 12, 2006) U.N. says bird flu awareness increases (AP, October 12, 2006) Global polio eradication may take time (AP, October 12, 2006) Merits of novel bird flu vaccine studied (AP, October 12, 2006) Africa: Violence against women inherently linked to HIV, advocate says (allAfrica.com, October 11, 2006) In Brazil, field trials to treat world's poor (The Washington Post, October 11, 2006) Africa: European grass not always greener for HIV-positive Africans (allAfrica.com, October 11, 2006) Experimental microbicide to be tested on HIV-positive women in Thailand (kaisernetwork.org, October 11, 2006) Ambassador Mark Dybul sworn in as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (kaisernetwork.org, October 11, 2006) Bird flu back again in Egypt (News-Medical.net, October 11, 2006) Rice institute takes aim at poverty in Asia and Africa (SciDev.net, October 11, 2006) South Africa: TB program a failure because patients 'not educated' (allAfrica.com, October 11, 2006) Sight test could improve lives of 150 million people (Global Health Council, October 11, 2006) Uganda: AIDS vaccine trial moves to phase II (allAfrica.com, October 10, 2006) Electronic network to pool information about HIV (The New York Times, October 10, 2006) TB mortality, prevalence decrease in Cambodia, survey says (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2006) Sierra Leone: HIV/AIDS is here to stay and needs to be a priority (allAfrica.com, October 10, 2006) African military personnel among the most vulnerable to HIV transmission, study says (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2006) Lesotho's social welfare department trying to get orphan care declared national emergency (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2006) Filipino government should increase promotion of condom use, WHO says (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2006) Global Fund panel recommends $949M in grants; board expected to approve proposals (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2006) WHO and sanofi-aventis expand program to fight neglected tropical diseases (News-Medical.net, October 10, 2006) Chikungunya adds to dengue scare in India (News-Medical.net, October 10, 2006) For the sick, no place to turn (Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2006) Study: Pricier malaria drug cost-effective (UPI, October 9, 2006) Shortlist for Global Fund raises concern (Financial Times, October 9, 2006) WHO: TB poses greatest threat to Europe (AP, October 9, 2006) A simple solution (Time Europe Edition, October 8, 2006) Breaking the cycle (The Washington Post, October 8, 2006) Myths surrounding HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia (News-Medical.net, October 8, 2006) Trends in AIDS drug assistance programs (News-Medical.net, October 8, 2006) South African, U.S. women donate breast milk to South African AIDS orphans (kaisernetwork.org, October 6, 2006) Ugandan President Museveni approves use of biological bacteria to control malaria (kaisernetwork.org, October 6, 2006) Rwandan government adopts coartem to treat malaria (kaisernetwork.org, October 6, 2006) Indian dengue toll climbs to 38 (BBC News, October 5, 2006) The revival of a notorious solution to a notorious scourge (The New York Times, October 5, 2006) Zimbabwe launches first official HIV prevention, treatment, support toolkit (kaisernetwork.org, October 5, 2006) Health experts seek to prevent spread of HIV in Angola after civil war (kaisernetwork.org, October 5, 2006) Malaria cases in Kenya likely to increase by 80% next year, researcher says (kaisernetwork.org, October 5, 2006) Zimbabwe: One million short of food as aid runs out (allAfrica.com, October 5, 2006) Tunisia unveils plans to boost scientific development (SciDev.net, October 5, 2006) Researchers stop side effects of disused malaria drug (SciDev.net, October 5, 2006) India doubles treatment centers offering HIV/AIDS drugs at no cost (News-Medical.net, October 5, 2006) South Africa death toll rises to 74 in deadly TB outbreak (Reauters, October 4, 2006) More power for anti-AIDS campaigners (China Daily, October 4, 2006) South Africa: Water lesons from South Africa and China (allAfrica.com, October 4, 2006) U.N. official wages personal AIDS fight in Angola (Reuters, October 4, 2006) Don’t forget the killer diseases, experts urge (Yahoo! News, October 4, 2006) Want to help treat AIDS in Africa? Buy a cellphone (The New York Times, October 4, 2006) Experts tackle global health game plan (Post-Gazette, October 4, 2006) Nepalese health experts to visit Pakistan to study DOTS strategy (kaisernetwork.org, October 4, 2006) Malaria spreads in east China province (People’s Daily Online, October 4, 2006) New bird flu vaccine promises to offer cross-protection (News-Medical.net, October 4, 2006) Africa's land degradation 'can be reversed' (SciDev.net, October 4, 2006) Zimbabwe: HIV-positive farm workers are forgotten (IRIN News, October 4, 2006) New Dehli urges calm after outbreak (AP, October 3, 2006) Central African states to enact science plan (SciDev.net, October 3, 2006) New blood tests to reduce active tuberculosis risk by 90 percent (New Kerala, October 3, 2006) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to expand access to HIV/AIDS treatment for pregnant women (kaisernetwork.org, October 3, 2006) Researchers identify TB strain that spreads more easily in specific ethnic groups (kaisernetwork.org, October 3, 2006) Red Cross/Red Crescent launch new program to fight HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa (VOA News, October 2, 2006) Shunned Indian HIV victims seek infected spouses (Reuters UK, October 2, 2006) No economically sustainable system to provide low-cost drugs, including malaria treatment, Novartis CEO says (kaisernetwork.org, October 2, 2006) Researchers develop experimental treatment targeting respiratory, brain issues, anemia associated with severe malaria (kaisernetwork.org, October 2, 2006) Wait for clinical trial data causes 'avoidable deaths' (SciDev.net, October 2, 2006) Discrimination of HIV-positive people widespread in South Korea (kaisernetwork.org, October 2, 2006) Ireland pledges $88.7M through Clinton Foundation to combat HIV/AIDS in Lesotho, Mozambique (kaisernetwork.org, October 2, 2006) Africans face crisis because aid wasted (AP, October 2, 2006) Experts test drugs that fight neuroAIDS (AP, October 2, 2006) Survey: Many in Europe confused by AIDS (Yahoo! News, October 2, 2006) Sudan: 'Hear our Voices' - Our biggest problem is getting medicine: displaced woman (allAfrica.com, October 2, 2006) Government may declare dengue epidemic in Delhi (The Times of India, October 1, 2006) |
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