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Global Health Headlines Archive: October 2007 U.S. Senate Committee Hearing Examines Global Threat of TB (kaisernetwork.org, October 31, 2007) Take long-term approach to fighting global hunger (The Baltimore Sun, October 31, 2007) Former African Leaders To Meet in Zambia To Outline HIV/AIDS Control Strategies (kaisernetwork.org, October 31, 2007) In Burma, repression — and rebellion — are linked to healthcare crisis (UC Berkeley News, October 31, 2007) Lessons learned from Marburg and Ebola outbreaks (News-Medical.net, October 30, 2007) African leaders endorse ICT to cut poverty (SciDev.net, October 30, 2007) Some HIV-Positive People Taking Longer To Initiate Treatment, Study Says (Kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2007) Zimbabwe Shifts From Voluntary HIV Testing to Provider-Initiated Testing in Response to Epidemic (kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2007) Guyana Launches Project Aimed at Reducing Spread of HIV, Improving Treatment, Prevention Among Prison Inmates (kaisernetwork,.org, October 30, 2007) Chan: We must measure developing world 'vital stats' (SciDev.net, October 30, 2007) Gambian Journalists Pledge To Raise Public Awareness About Malaria (kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2007) ONE Campaign, DATA To Merge To Focus on Poverty-Related Issues Worldwide (kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2007) Durham University Researchers Receive $20M To Study Malaria Control Methods in Urban Africa (kaisernetwork.org, October 30, 2007) Analysis clarifies route of AIDS (Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2007) Type O blood protects against malaria (Telegraph, October 29, 2007) Leptospirosis leaves 9 dead in Nicaragua (AP, October 29, 2007) Southern Africa Litigation Centre Launches HIV/AIDS Program (kaisernetwork.org, October 29, 2007) Zimbabwe in Line To Reach Antiretroviral Treatment Target, Health Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 29, 2007) Higher Levels of Six Genes Could Be Responsible for Pregnant Women's Increased Susceptibility to Malaria, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 29, 2007) Yemen Launches 25-Day Malaria Control Campaign (kaisernetwork.org, October 29, 2007) Burmese Desperate for Health Care (The Washington Post, October 28, 2007) Condom Awareness in India Increasing, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 26, 2007) Global Business Coalition President Says Russia Is Losing Battle Against HIV/AIDS Because of Government Inaction, Lack of Awareness (AP, October 26, 2007) htt Brazilian Government Launches Program To Reduce Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis (kaisernetwork.org, October 26, 2007) Combination of Simple Measures Significantly Could Reduce XDR-TB Cases in Rural African Areas, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 26, 2007) Clinton Signs AIDS Financing Pledge (The New York Times, October 26, 2007) West Africa Needs More Funds To Expand DDT Spraying, Access to ACTs, WHO Officials Say (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2007) HIV/AIDS Hindering Economic, Social Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Malawian President Mutharika Says (Kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2007) Uganda AIDS Commission To Implement Five-Year Program Aimed at Reducing Spread of HIV by 40% (kaisernetwork.org, October 25, 2007) Warning Is Sent to AIDS Vaccine Volunteers (The Washington Post, October 25, 2007) Agre returning to Johns Hopkins (The Baltimore Sun, October 25, 2007) Symposium Addresses New Drugs To Treat Latent, Drug-Resistant TB (kaisernetwork.org, October 24, 2007) New HIV Cases in Malaysia Decreasing, Percentage of Women Living With Virus Increasing, Health Ministry Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 24, 2007) Global Malaria Network To Research Genes Involved in Malaria Resistance, Researcher Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 24, 2007) Bridging the Coverage Gap in Global Health (JAMA, October 24, 2007) Poverty and Health (JAMA, October 24, 2007) Leveraging University Research to Advance Global Health (JAMA, October 24, 2007) WHO DOTS Program in South Africa Inadvertently Might Have Led to Development of New Strain of XDR-TB, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 24, 2007) NIAID Funds $51 Million Contract to Create Comprehensive Model of Immune Responses (NIH, October 23, 2007) AIDS-Related Deaths in Botswana Decreasing Because of Country's Efforts To Increase Treatment Access, AFP/Google.com Reports (kaisernetwork.org, October 23, 2007) Pop!Tech Launches Initiative Aimed at Deploying Software To Support HIV Education, Counseling in Africa (kaisernetwork.org, October 23, 2007) NIH and India partner to develop low-cost health-care technologies (News-Medical.net, October 22, 2007) South African scientists will rise to Gates' challenge (SciDev,net, October 22, 2007) HIV Prevention Efforts, Including Those Aimed at Addressing Multiple Sex Partners, Offer Ultimate Hope for Curbing Pandemic, Opinion Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 22, 2007) Russia Signs Agreement With World Bank To Provide $20M For Malaria Control Efforts in Africa (kaisernetwork.org, October 22, 2007) Tuberculosis Drug Inches Closer to Approval (The Washington Post, October 22, 2007) NIH and India partner to develop low-cost health-care technologies (News-Medical.net, October 22, 2007) Fight against HIV needs local scientists (News-Medical.net, October 22, 2007) HIV/AIDS Will Hinder Namibia's Development Efforts Without Increases in Treatment, Prevention Programs, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 19, 2007) Scientists Track Progression of HIV to AIDS, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 19, 2007) Antimalaria vaccine candidate rolls towards success (SciDev.net, October 19, 2007) Ebola viruses 'capable of merging' into new strains (SciDev.net, October 19, 2007) Sensitivity to ACTs Declining Along Border Between Thailand, Cambodia, WHO Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 19, 2007) U.S. President Bush Pledges To Help Liberia Fight Malaria (kaisernetwork.org, October 19, 2007) Botswana Lawmakers Plan Release of Report Gauging Public Opinion on National Response to HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2007) UNHCR Launches HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign Among High-Risk Groups in Nepal (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2007) Zanzibar Deputy Chief Minister Calls on Residents To Increase Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2007) New Malaria Vaccine Is Shown to Work in Infants Under 1 Year Old, a Study Finds (The New York Times, October 18, 2007) WHO Director-General Chan, Gateses Call for Global Malaria Eradication (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2007) U.N. Special Envoy for TB Calls for Increased U.S. Funding To Fight Disease Worldwide (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2007) Experimental Malaria Vaccine Safe, Reduces Risk of Disease by 65% Among Infants, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 18, 2007) NIH Event to Launch Council of Science Editors’ Global Theme Issue (NIH, October 17, 2007) Clinton Foundation To Provide $38M to Kenya To Increase Treatment Access Among Children Living With HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, October 17, 2007) WHO To Launch Campaign Aimed at Improving Nutrition Among HIV-Positive People in South, Southeast Asia (kaisernetwork.org, October 17, 2007) Global Malaria Community Gathers for Gates Foundation Forum (kaisernetwork.org, October 17, 2007) ITNs, Malaria Treatment Available To Increasing Number of African Children, UNICEF, RBM Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 17, 2007) TB Cases in Bahamas Must Be Reported to Health Department, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 17, 2007) 60% of HIV-Positive People in Africa Who Begin Antiretroviral Treatment Still Taking Drugs After Two Years, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 16, 2007) India's NACO, UNAIDS Launch Five-Year Campaign To Fight Spread of HIV/AIDS in Northeastern States (kaisernetwork.org, October 16, 2007) Tanzania-Based Company To Manufacture 11M ITNs by End of 2007, Director Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 16, 2007) Indian State Launches New Lab To Monitor Drug-Resistant TB (kaisernetwork.org, October 16, 2007) Vietnam Should Improve Efficiency of HIV/AIDS Control Programs To Reduce Impact, Spread of the Disease, Deputy PM Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 15, 2007) New HIV Cases Among Married Couples in Thailand Increasing, Survey Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 15, 2007) Bank Plans Probe of HIV Tests In India (The Washington Post, October 13, 2007) Conflicts Cost African Countries $284B; Funds Could Have Been Used To Fight HIV/AIDS, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 12, 2007) France top at technology aid to poor countries (SciDev.net, October 11, 2007) Protein Discovery Could Lead to Development of New Antiretroviral That Prevents HIV From Entering Cells, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 11, 2007) XDR-TB Cases High Among People Living With HIV/AIDS in India, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 11, 2007) Treatment Adherence High Among People Living With TB in Nepal, International Research Team Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 11, 2007) Polio in Nigeria Traced to Mutating Vaccine (The New York Times, October 11, 2007) Gates Foundation Launches $100M, 5-Year Program To Provide Global Health Research Grants (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2007) Research Project Identifies Key Components of XDR-TB Organism; Findings Could Improve Understanding, Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant TB (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2007) Project Planned To Deliver Low-Cost ACTs to Rural Areas in Uganda, Health Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 10, 2007) Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID Launch $26.8M TB Drug Program (kaisernetwork.org, October 9, 2007) USAID Announces Grants Totaling $7M to Five Organizations for Malaria Communities Program (kaisernetwork.org, October 9, 2007) Ugandan President Museveni Commissions Pharmaceutical Plant That Will Produce Antiretrovirals, Antimalarials (kaisernetwork.org, October 9, 2007) TB Diagnostic Method Developed From Space Technology Receives $3M Grant (kaisernetwork.org, October 9, 2007) Long-Hidden Dangers? (The Washington Post, October 9, 2007) Distribution of Nets Splits Malaria Fighters (The New York Times, October 9, 2007) Worrying bird flu mutations (News-Medical.net, October 7, 2007) 40,000 computers used to tackle bird flu in search for new anti-viral drug discoveries (News-Medical.net, October 7, 2007) Officials say drug caused Nigeria polio (AP, October 5, 2007) HIV/AIDS Advocates, NGOs, Physicians Urge Indian Prime Minister Singh To Participate in UNITAID (kaisernetwork.org, October 5, 2007) Zimbabwe Plans To Use New Insecticide To Fight Malaria, Health Minister Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 5, 2007) Malawi Plans To Launch Pilot Project That Will Provide Individual Household HIV/AIDS Testing, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 4, 2007) IAS Report Summarizes Research Presented at International AIDS Conference (kaisernetwork.org, October 4, 2007) Malaria Remains Significant Health Problem in Yemen, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 4, 2007) Independent Task Force Formed To Examine TB Control in Nepal (kaisernetwork.org, October 4, 2007) Malaysia Expected To Achieve Millennium Development Goals on HIV/AIDS, Deputy PM Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 3, 2007) UNICEF HIV/AIDS Office Head Kolker Expresses Concern Over Ugandan President Museveni's Comments on AIDS-Related Deaths, Treason (kaisernetwork.org, October 3, 2007) Uganda Bans Importation of Chloroquine for Malaria Treatment (kaisernetwork.org, October 3, 2007) 'Serious Deficiencies' in Knowledge of TB Diagnosis, Treatment Among Pakistani Medical Interns, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 3, 2007) Mmegi Examines TB Among Children in Botswana (kaisernetwork.org, October 3, 2007) Japan Works With Not-For-Profit Organization To Curb TB in Afghanistan (kaisernetwork.org, October 2, 2007) Zambia To Distribute 3M ITNs by End of 2007, Deputy Health Minister Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 2, 2007) Mandela announces Johannesburg AIDS concert (AFP, October 1, 2007) Rural Districts in Uganda Lack Malaria Drugs, Report Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 1, 2007) Women Exposed to DDT in Childhood More Likely To Develop Breast Cancer, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, October 1, 2007) Giving Globally: The Search for Solutions (Newsweek, October 1, 2007) Using Spam Blockers To Target HIV, Too (Business Week, October 1, 2007) Second pathway behind HIV-associated immune system dysfunction identified (News-Medical.net, October 1, 2007) H5N1 able to pass through placenta to fetus and infect organs other than lungs in adults (News-Medical.net, October 1, 2007) Feeding the world without genetic engineering (News-Medical.net, October 1, 2007) microRNAs may be key to HIV's ability to hide, evade drugs (News-Medical.net, October 1, 2007) |
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