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Global Health Headline Archives: September 2007 Dengue fever surges in Latin America (AP, September 30, 2007) A Whole New World of Vaccines (Center for Global Development, September 28, 2007) AIDS Treatment as an International Entitlement: Are We Ready for a Global Welfare Paradigm? (Center for Global Development, September 28, 2007) The Honored Doctor: Anthony Fauci, tireless enemy of disease and advocate of medical research, is receiving another of his profession's highest awards (The Washington Post, September 28, 2007) China to share disaster expertise (SciDev.net, September 28, 2007) Donors Pledge $9.7B for Global Fund at Berlin Conference (kaisernetwork.org, September 28, 2007) Doctor Presses Bank on HIV Tests (The Washington Post, September 28, 2007) HIV/AIDS Specialist Presses World Bank To Address Evidence of Allegedly Faulty HIV Diagnostic Kits Used in Public Health Centers in India (kaisernetwork.org, September 28, 2007) Liberian Government Launches Malaria Training Program for Health Workers (kaisernetwork.org, September 28, 2007) PEPFAR Programs Should Focus on Sustainable HIV Prevention Model, Experts Say at Reauthorization Hearing (kaisernetwork.org, September 27, 2007) Christian Science Monitor Series Follows Lives, Conditions of Children Orphaned by AIDS in South Africa (kaisernetwork.org, September 27, 2007) Halt of Merck's HIV Vaccine Trial Should Not 'Slow Progress' Toward Future Vaccine Development, Opinion Piece Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 27, 2007) Red Cross To Pass Authority Over TB Control Programs in Armenian Prisons to Local Authorities (kaisernetwork.org, September 27, 2007) Seattle Times Publishes Articles Examining Malaria Control in Africa (kaisernetwork.org, September 27, 2007) UNAIDS Urges Donors To Quadruple Global Spending on HIV/AIDS To Meet Goal of Providing Universal Access to Antiretrovirals by 2010 (kaisernetwork.org, September 26, 2007) Global Fund Calling on Donors To Pledge $8B at Conference (kaisernetwork.org, September 26, 2007) Uganda Must Step Up Efforts To Fight Malaria, British Lawmaker Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 26, 2007) UM forms school of public health (The Baltimore Sun, September 26, 2007) Number of MDR-TB Cases Increasing in Uganda, Nurse Association Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 25, 2007) International teams fighting deadly Ebola virus in DR Congo (News-Medical.net, September 24, 2007) Nano device provides quick test for bird flu (News-Medical.net, September 24, 2007) Balanced Approach Should Be Taken When Considering DDT Use, Letter to Editor Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 24, 2007) International Donors Scale Back HIV/AIDS Funding to Cambodia as Country Achieves Prevention Targets (kaisernetwork.org, September 24, 2007) International teams fighting deadly Ebola virus in DR Congo (News-Medical.net, September 24, 2007) Nano device provides quick test for bird flu (News-Medical.net, September 24, 2007) Trials of a new HIV vaccine come to an abrupt halt (News-Medical.net, September 24, 2007) Insecticide-treated bednet coverage reduces child mortality by 44 percent (News-Medical.net, September 24, 2007) UN vaccinates polio in S. Afghanistan (AP, September 22, 2007) Merck's experimental AIDS vaccine fails (AP, September 22, 2007) Cholera spreads to Iraq's south (AP, September 21, 2007) Nobel laureates to strengthen Saudi science (SciDev.net, September 21, 2007) Number of HIV Cases in Kazakhstan Increases, Agency Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 21, 2007) Manitoba To Establish Comprehensive HIV Testing, Treatment Program (kaisernetwork.org, September 21, 2007) MSM Attending College in Beijing Who Undergo Voluntary HIV Counseling, Testing Will Receive Money, Free Medical Care (kaisernetwork.org, September 21, 2007) South African HIV trial suffers setback (Scidev.net, September 21, 2007) U.N. Messenger of Peace Anna Cataldi Appointed Ambassador of Stop TB Partnership (kaisernetwork.org, September 21, 2007) Suriname Has Achieved U.N. Millennium Development Goals for Reducing Malaria, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 21, 2007) Suriname Has Achieved U.N. Millennium Development Goals for Reducing Malaria, Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 21, 2007) U.N. Messenger of Peace Anna Cataldi Appointed Ambassador of Stop TB Partnership (kaisernetwork.org, September 21, 2007) Tadataka Yamada, Gates Foundation (The Seattle Times, September 20, 2007) Experts say U.N. agencies spin data (AP, September 20, 2007) NIH-Funded Scientists Solve Genetic Code of Parasitic Worm that Causes Elephantiasis (NIH, September 20, 2007) Rwanda To Launch Mass Male Circumcision Program To Reduce Spread of HIV/AIDS (kaisernetwork.org, September 20, 2007) Medical mystery's unravelling will aid research (The Globe and Mail, September 20, 2007) Nigeria Triples Number of HIV Treatment Centers, Fails To Meet Target of Providing Antiretrovirals to 250,000 HIV-Positive People (kaisernetwork.org, September 20, 2007) Pfizer's Antiretroviral Maraviroc Reduces Viral Loads Among People Taking Additional Treatments, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 20, 2007) GenVec's Malaria Vaccine Candidate Produces Immune Response in Clinical Trial Participants, Study Shows (kaisernetwork.org, September 20, 2007) Nigeria Aims To Locally Extract Active Ingredients for Artemisinin-Based Therapies (kaisernetwork.org, September 20, 2007) TB Incidence Declining in Kazakhstan, Health Minister Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 20, 2007) Pregnancy for HIV-Positive Women Safer in Early Stages of Virus, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 19, 2007) AIDS Crisis Politicized in South Africa as Graves Fill (NPR, September 19, 2007) Gates Foundation Awards $280M in Grants for TB Vaccine Development, Diagnostic Tests, Drug Treatment (kaisernetwork.org, September 19, 2007) Antibiotic Moxifloxacin Could Shorten TB Treatment Regimens, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 19, 2007) Asia-Pacific Region at an Increased Risk of Malaria, WHO Official Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 19, 2007) Congo's Ebola Outbreak Could Be Worst in Years (The Washington Post, September 19, 2007) WFP To Increase Food Handouts in Malawi After Receiving Maize Donation From Government (kaisernetwork.org, September 18, 2007) Short-Course Isoniazid Plus Rifampin As Effective As Longer-Term Monotherapy Among Children, Study Says (kaisernetwork.org, September 18, 2007) Philippines Plans To Double TB Control Budget for 2008 (kaisernetwork.org, September 18, 2007) Global Warming and Agriculture: New Country Estimates Show Developing Countries Face Declines in Agriculture Productivity (Center for Global Development, September 17, 2007) Aiding Transparency: What We Can Learn About China Exim Bank's Concessional Loans (Center for Global Development, September 17, 2007) Ease the Pain: Time for AIDS Funders to Take Pain Management Seriously (Center for Global Development, September 17, 2007) African attitude to S&T 'must change' (SciDev.net, September 17, 2007) Male circumcision programs in Namibia should be part of comprehensive package of HIV prevention interventions, health minister says (kaisernetwork.org, September 17, 2007) Peru Health Ministry launches blood bank inspections after people acquire HIV through transfusions at state hospitals (kaisernetwork.org, September 17, 2007) When health care does more harm than good (Chicago Tribune, September 16, 2007) 4 winners of Lasker Medical Prize (The New York Times, September 16, 2007) WHO:Cholera cases in Iraq keep rising (AP, September 16, 2007) Pregnancy appears to cut risks for HIV-infected women (News-Medical.net, September 14, 2007) CDC's Global Health Odyssey invites public to Smithsonian Museum Day 2007 (CDC, September 14, 2007) India to establish lab network to increase detection of MDR-TB cases, provide access to no-cost treatment (kaisernetwork.org, September 14, 2007) Eliminating natural sugar found in intestines of mosquitos could prevent spread of malaria, study says (kaisernetwork.org, September 14, 2007) Spread of HIV in Indonesia primarily fueled by commercial sex work, VOA News reports (kaisernetwork.org, September 14, 2007) Child deaths drop to record low worldwide, HIV/AIDS hampering progress in Africa, UNICEF figures say (kaisernetwork.org, September 13, 2007) Group in Zimbabwe works to fight poverty, empower girls to reduce spread of HIV, Reuters reports (kaisernetwork.org, September 13, 2007) Researchers use GPS, PDAs for malaria prevention in Africa, study says (kaisernetwork.org, September 13, 2007) World Bank investigation of Indian malaria program 'must continue,' funds should be given to another group, letter to the editor says (kaisernetwork.org, September 12, 2007) US Senate committee approves bills to combat TB worldwide, improve health infrastructures in Sub-Saharan Africa (kaisernetwork.org, September 12, 2007) Asia-Pacific countries should increase efforts to control MDR-TB, prevent the spread of XDR-TB, WHO official says (kaisernetwork.org, September 12, 2007) Globe and Mail examines work of former US Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Lewis in Lesotho (kaisernetwork.org, September 11, 2007) South Africa launches international biotechnology center to develop HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria (kaisernetwork.org, September 11, 2007) Africa lacks data on TB prevalence in region, WHO official says (kaisernetwork.org, September 11, 2007) Helping the bottom billion: Is there a third way in the development debate? (Center for Global Development, September 10, 2007) Zambia launches program to provide once daily antiretrovirals at health clinics (kaisernetwork.org, September 10, 2007) Japan donates $1M to prevent malaria, other infectious diseases in Ghana (kaisernetwork.org, September 10, 2007) Drugs banned, many of the world's poor suffer in pain (The New York Times, September 10, 2007) Indian state plans to halve malaria deaths by 2010 (kaisernetwork.org, September 10, 2007) Physician shortage, lack of regulation, education make launching male circumcision programs in Africa difficult, Wall Street Journal reports (kaisernetwork.org, September 7, 2007) African leaders to meet to discuss ways to fight HIV/AIDS, improve women's health (kaisernetwork.org, September 7, 2007) China's blood supply not being properly monitored for HIV, needs international assistance (kaisernetwork.org, September 7, 2007) Researchers in South Africa test fingerprinting technology to detect drug-resistant TB (kaisernetwork.org, September 7, 2007) Botswana's HIV testing policy for pregnant women could cause human rights issues, letter to editor says (kaisernetwork.org, September 7, 2007) Large number of people living with TB in Papua New Guinea have developed drug resistance, study says (kaisernetwork.org, September 7, 2007) Global survey reveals significant gap in meeting world's mental health care needs (NIH, September 6, 2007) US Senate passes foreign aid bill lifting curbs on family planning funds (AP, September 6, 2007) 90% of people in Taiwan in close contact with TB patients do not complete testing, health official says (kaisernetwork.org, September 6, 2007) More money needed to provide no-cost malaria treatment to pregnant women, Kenya official says (kaisernetwork.org, September 6, 2007) Pfizer launches $15M initiative to fight malaria in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal (kaisernetwork.org, September 6, 2007) ABC examines shortage of medical workers to provide HIV-positive children in Lesotho with treatment (kaisernetwork.org, September 6, 2007) Groups launch initiative to fight HIV/AIDS in Kenya's Lake Victoria Basin (kaisernetwork.org, September 6, 2007) Vietnamese City to launch methadone program to reduce spread of HIV among IDUs (kaisernetwork.org, September 6, 2007) Global survey reveals significant gap in meeting world's mental health care needs (NIH, September 6, 2007) Gambia region undergoes insecticide-net treatment campaign (kaisernetwork.org, September 5, 2007) New health scheme launched to help world's poor (Reuters, September 5, 2007) Philippine City's increased TB control budget should allow provision of more drugs, lab services, official says (kaisernetwork.org, September 5, 2007) Abortion in the Philippines: A national secret (Reuters, September 5, 2007) Indonesia denies human to human spread of bird flu (News-Medical.net, September 4, 2007) New bird flu cases in Vietnam leaves four dead (News-Medical.net, September 4, 2007) Global health community must act on mental health (News-Medical.net, September 4, 2007) West African countries address antiretroviral access at economic community meeting (kaisernetwork.org, September 4, 2007) Women's group calls on Namibia to increase HIV/AIDS treatment access, address poverty, cultural practices (kaisernetwork.org, September 4, 2007) HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea could mirror African epidemic, UN says (kaisernetwork.org, September 4, 2007) 'Hardy' livestock on the decline in developing world (SciDev.net, September 3, 2007) |
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