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South African TB epidemic poses global health threat - 25 Mar 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis are held against their will at hospitals to protect a vulnerable population. By CELIA W. DUGGER, New York Times
Polio eradicated in Somalia: report - 25 Mar 2008
AFPGENEVA (AFP) — A UN-backed immunisation drive has banished polio from Somalia, global health campaigners said Tuesday, three years after the crippling
WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following are ... - 25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Although a cure for Tuberculosis (TB) has existed for more than half a century, TB remains one of three leading causes of death worldwide due to infectious
Sane politics, good science can keep visionary health initiative ... - 25 Mar 2008
Houston Chronicle,The Lantos/Hyde United States Leadership Against AIDS, TB and Malaria Reauthorization Act is perhaps the most far-reaching global health initiative ever.
Medical Students Ask Congress To Increase Funding For Infectious ... - 25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Global health equity is one of AMSA's strategic priorities, and AMSA has a long tradition of lobbying legislators to ensure that the United States takes a
International maternal mortality figures still too high - 25 Mar 2008
Irish Medical News,The Irish Forum on Global Health has expressed its concern that many countries are not on track to reach the UN target of reducing maternal mortality
Ailing policy - 25 Mar 2008
Frontline,Indeed, tropical diseases account for a mere 5 per cent of the global health R&D. The role of domestic R&D and technology base in the area of vaccines
WARF, UW-Madison influenza researcher, Lentigen agree to donate ... - 25 Mar 2008
University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications,The global health disaster that occurred in 1918 killed between 20 million and 40 million people. The intention of WARF and Lentigen is to make diagnostic
TB thousands slip out of sight - 25 Mar 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,...“I’d be worried about even a single default, but this is too large a number to be ignored,� said Bobby John, president of Global Health Advocates,
Amadeus provides agents with health database - 25 Mar 2008
asap News,Amadeus recognizes the importance of HTH’s global health and safety information and how to best offer their agents seamless access to content that can add
Curing tuberculosis: Nepal surpasses global target - 25 Mar 2008
Gorkhapatra,By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Mar. 24: Nepal has achieved more than its global target by detecting and curing tuberculosis, the experts said Monday at a
Students Team Up To Make A Difference - 25 Mar 2008
UConn Daily Campus (subscription),Kell, 22, a political science major and Kennedy, 21, who is double majoring in sociology and global health and poverty, spent their spring break in New
Bill Frist to speak on medicine’s potential - 25 Mar 2008
Indiana Daily StudentHe will discuss global health care, as well his work with U2 singer Bono in Africa and his involvement in the ONE campaign, which aims to end poverty.
Pakistan to achieve 70% case detection rate - 25 Mar 2008
The News - International,By Shahina Maqbool Pakistan is close to achieving the Millennium Development Goal of 70% case detection rate as during 2007, an estimated 800000 cases of
International Public Health Network, IANPHI, Awards New Grants to ... - Mar 24, 2008
WebWire (press release),Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH, vice president for global health and director of Emory’s Global Health Institute, is the IANPHI president.
Cardiff for Africa conference set to improve global health - Mar 22, 2008
HULIQ,Leading academics from across the world will be coming together at Cardiff University later this month for a unique global health event.
Public Health Goes Global - Mar 20, 2008
ScienceCareers.org,..."The global health field has both been around forever and is brand-new," says Hannah Kettler, a program officer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in
Weekly Calendar - Mar 24, 2008
Johns Hopkins Gazette,Sponsored by International Health and the Center for Global Health. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB Tues., March 25, 3 to 4 pm Information session for the SoN
Under the Needle: Engineers Without Borders building better lives - Mar 24, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe region, global health experts say, is posed to become a leader in global health issues with the newly founded Department of Global Health at the UW,
Goa, Bihar doing worse in controlling TB: report - Mar 24, 2008
Thaindian.com,The India TB Control Report Card by two voluntary organisations - Global Health Advocates and the Centre for Sustainable Health Development (CSHD) - said
About 118000 Russians suffer from active TB - Mar 24, 2008
Pravda,The World Health Organization declared TB a global health emergency in 1993, and the Stop TB Partnership developed a Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis that
Frist to talk about global health at IU - Mar 20, 2008
The Herald-Times (subscription),Former Senate Majority leader Bill Frist will visit Bloomington next week to talk about global health. The former Tennessee senator will talk at 7 pm
Uganda: Health Workforce Crisis Requires More Than Cash - Mar 16, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The Executive Director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance, which organised the Munyonyo forum, Prof. Francis Omaswa says it is more than pay.
Pakistan made chief of Global Health Workforce Alliance - Mar 9, 2008
Daily Times,ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was made the new chief of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) during a global conference on “Human Resource for Health� in
Flagship Global Health and China HealthCare Holdings Form ... - Mar 18, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Added John Flood, CEO of Flagship Global Health: "CHC is a trailblazing pioneer in healthcare revolution and advisory services and has already paved the way
Global child dental health conference - Mar 18, 2008
Dentistry.co.uk,...‘We see this programme as an opportunity to search for solutions and a means of pushing the problem of dental disease up the global health agenda.
Flagship Global Health Announces Annual Meeting - Mar 18, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),About Flagship Global Health Flagship is an international membership-based organization dedicated to providing the highest level of healthcare quality for
Partnering for Global Health Forum Puts Focus on Health Needs for ... - Mar 17, 2008
Business Wire (press release),WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 400 attendees gathered in Reston, Va. this week to participate in the Partnering for Global Health Forum,
Uganda: Global Health Workers' Forum Opens Today - Mar 3, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The forum organised by the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) has attracted over 1000 government leaders, eminent health workers, academicians,
Genoptix Announces Participation at Lehman Brothers 11th Annual ... - Mar 7, 2008
FOXBusiness...a specialized laboratory services provider, today announced the company's participation in the 11th Annual Lehman Brothers Global Health Care Conference
Global shortfalls in health workers UNFPA urges action - Mar 17, 2008
Accra Daily Mail,The forum was convened by the Global Health Workforce Alliance, of which UNFPA is an active member, and took place in the Ugandan capital 2 to 7 March 2008.
Allen donates $5M in fight against TB - Mar 20, 2008
Seattle Times,Allen's former business partner sparked a revolution in global health research by pouring more than $9 billion into the battle against long-neglected
Lawmakers Concerned About Proposed Reductions in Health Programs - Mar 11, 2008
Voice of AmericaIn its budget, the Bush administration proposes a reduction in spending from $741 million to $587 million for global health, family planning and infectious
WSU regents approve academic, housing plans - Mar 23, 2008
KLEW,School for Animal Global Health and moved forward an aggressive residence hall upgrade plan at its regular meeting Friday at the WSU Tri-Cities campus.
Looking for service opportunities? Focus on global health - Mar 16, 2008
American Medical News (subscription)...written by Edward O'Neil Jr., MD: Awakening Hippocrates, a primer on health, poverty and global service; and A Practical Guide to Global Health Service,
PEPFAR´s Power of Partnerships boosts global health recovery - Mar 17, 2008
American Chronicle,Don´t forget, AIDS is today the world´s sixth largest killer disease in human history and a major challenge to global health experts.
Prof. Hans Rosling Leads International Forum at World Health Care ... - Mar 18, 2008
PRLog.Org (press release),The world-renowned Professor Rosling will deliver his keynote presentation on “Global Health Trends – Debunking the Myth of ‘Developed’ Countries� at the
Africa: US Health Policy Updates - Mar 3, 2008
AllAfrica.com,...an editorial from The New York Times on the same subject, and an article on intellectual property rights policy and global health by Jamie Love.
Africa: Participants At UN-Backed Forum Agree On Steps to Tackle ... - Mar 6, 2008
AllAfrica.com,The meeting, organized by the WHO-backed Global Health Workforce Alliance, today endorsed the Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action,
Direct Relief International Recognizes World TB Day 2008 - Mar 24, 2008
Reuters AlertNet,Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone.
Africa Hard Hit by Health Worker Gap - Mar 6, 2008
The Associated PressDeploying workers like Kiconco trained in key tasks but without the range of qualifications of a nurse or doctor is one way of addressing a global health
Health insurer stocks seen cheap, but no bargain - Mar 23, 2008
Reuters..."We try to buy things that have blown up and we have a more contrarian bent," said Derek Taner, a portfolio manager with the AIM Global Health Care Fund in
Volunteering Boost For Teachers And Health Workers, UK - Mar 17, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The announcement forms part of the Government's response to Lord Crisp's report Global Health Partnerships, that made a number of recommendations last year
Professor's passion for global health began early - Mar 12, 2008
Minnesota Daily,Walker's passion for global health began at a young age. She was born in Taiwan and lived in Thailand until she was 11, and said what she witnessed there
WORLD VISION TO US CONGRESS: PROTECT FUNDING FOR GLOBAL CHILD ... - Mar 13, 2008
Reuters AlertNet,Peterson testified today in favor of the bill at a hearing of the US House Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health.
Author : Accordia Global Health Foundation - Mar 13, 2008
Earthtimes,In conjunction with summit activities, the organization will also officially announce its name change from AAF to Accordia Global Health Foundation,
Africa: Continent Worst Affected By Shortage of Health Workers - Mar 4, 2008
AllAfrica.com,..."For too long we have watched this crisis unfold in front of our eyes - this is unacceptable," Francis Omaswa, head of the Global Health Workforce Alliance,
Global moot seeks more funds for solution to health issues - Mar 10, 2008
The Post,ISLAMABAD: A global conference on "Human Resource for Health" was held in Kampala, Uganda, from March 2 to 7 under the aegis of Global Health Workforce
Manto urges end to health worker exodus - Mar 4, 2008
Dispatch Online,The forum was convened by the Global Health Workforce Alliance under the auspices of the World Health Organisation and was attended by about a thousand
Inviragen Presents to Global Public Health Community - Mar 12, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The forum is organized by BIO Ventures for Global Health and the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the meeting is sponsored by the Bill & Melinda
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