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Better Diagnostics Could Save Thousands of Lives

Improving diagnostic tests for major diseases could decrease the death toll in the developing world.

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Chronic Diseases and the Developing World

While the impacts of infectious diseases such as AIDS are well known, few are aware of the ways chronic diseases affect populations in the developing world.

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Remember Bird Flu?

While it may appear that bird flu is on the wane, there have been more cases reported in 2006 than in any previous year.

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A Time of Challenge and Opportunity for the WHO

The new head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, must balance both political and scientific pressures if she is to succeed at improving global health efforts.

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Floods Increase Risk of Malnutrition and Disease in Somalia

UNICEF Emergency Officer, Bob McCarthy, discusses health and sanitation concerns in Somalia due to significant flooding over the last four weeks.

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Sick Economy Fuels Growth of Fake Drug Market

The deterioration of health services in Zimbabwe has resulted in a thriving parallel drug market.

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Malaria Parasite Has Many Tools to Infect Humans

New research into the most feared malaria parasite indicates that making an effective malaria vaccine may be even more difficult than scientists had thought.

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Gender Equality and Child Survival Linked

The report, State of the World Children 2007, finds that "healthy, educated and empowered women have healthy educated and confident daughters and sons."

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Vietnam Plays Wary Host to APEC

As host of the APEC Summit, Vietnam grows nervous about bird flu.

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AIDS Threatens India's Prosperity

The AIDS epidemic in India has the potential to devastate the country's growing economy if remedial action is not taken quickly.

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World AIDS Pandemic Still Expanding, United Nations Reports

The 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update points out the "promising developments" made in the last few years to increase access to treatments and expand prevention programs.

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South Africa: Scope for Hope?

Pressure from the South African National AIDS Council has resulted in government agreement to delay the new AIDS strategy for three months to ensure a well-developed program.

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African and Asian Media ‘Must Report More on AIDS'

The International Federation of Journalists urges the media worldwide to improve the quality of AIDS reporting in order to help mitigate the crisis itself.

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Global AIDS Epidemic Continues to Grow

The global AIDS epidemic continues to grow and there is concerning evidence that some countries are seeing a resurgence in new HIV infection rates .

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Second Annual National Conference on Pediatric AIDS Opens

The National Pediatric Conference attempts to address the fact that Rwanda ranks 10th among the most HIV affected countries in the world.

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