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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11656 The Importance of Maintaining U.S. Funding for Global Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:26:38 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11655 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/tcux082bqso/11655 As the current pandemic of H1N1 influenza has shown, health has become an increasingly global issue, and the emergence of infectious disease in any part of the world can potentially affect the health of the rest and take a major economic toll.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11655 Shrinking AIDS Funding Will Reverse Gains-MSF Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:48:40 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11654 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/ByOJJL6LzXY/11654 Declining donor funding for HIV/AIDS could have catastrophic consequences for millions who need treatment and undo progress made in fighting the disease, aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11654 Global Health Academy Project Opens Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:41:03 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11653 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/41NLcBQ8btQ/11653 A health school has been launched in Scotland aimed at tackling two of the most common diseases in developing world.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11653 H1N1 Global Reactions Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:28:11 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11650 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/7A_05ESYvdE/11650 The latest H1N1 reports from around the world.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11650 Honoring His Mother, and Alma Mater Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:49:03 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11652 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/Ku_jlPivYbI/11652 In a morning news conference, the University of Maryland announced the creation of the Madieu Williams Center for Global Health Initiatives. The former U-Md. star is providing a $2 million endowment.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11652 Will the Hajj be an Incubator for Swine Flu? Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:47:18 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11621 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/CGKCtemFiks/11621 As millions of Muslims begin arriving in Mecca for this year's pilgrimage, Saudi officials face a unique challenge: how to prevent this sacred rite from becoming an inadvertent incubator and global transmitter of swine flu.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11621 Thinking Outside the Box Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:05:29 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11643 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/t1NYvPZ67rk/11643 Sheehan’s first "container-to-clinic" will be on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art at a launch party Nov. 16.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11643 Panic in Ukraine over Swine Flu Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:54:48 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11642 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/CStPCswJpyg/11642 Officials in Ukraine have closed schools for three weeks, imposed travel restrictions and are limiting public events as the country battles to stop the spread of swine flu.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11642 AIDS: Panel Warns that Without New Direction, Epidemic Will Remain Out of Control at 50 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:46:03 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11638 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/skA5Xrg7jnM/11638 Unless there is a drastic change in approach, the AIDS epidemic will still be out of control on its 50th anniversary in 2031, a panel of AIDS experts predicted in an analysis being published in the journal Health Affairs.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11638 Kenya: Widows Support Themselves Selling Maize to World Food Programme Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:17:24 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11635 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/kb_N_nkWKu4/11635 Widows are often looked down on and pitied in Kenya. But the widows in the village of Angata Barakoi in the Transmara area of Kenya were determined to help each other and make a life for themselves, without relying on handouts and charity from relatives.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11635 UN Urges Nations to Lift HIV Travel Ban Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:15:55 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11634 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/H1Z5fb1pBrI/11634 UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed US President Barack Obama's removal of a decades-old travel ban on HIV-positive visitors, and urged other countries to do the same.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11634 New Life for The Pariahs Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:14:45 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11633 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/Z7uSU-XHbis/11633 Perhaps the most wretched people on this planet are those suffering obstetric fistulas.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11633 U.N. Says $39 B Would Stem Child Pneumonia Deaths Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:52:44 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11630 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/EADGFPfJEzA/11630 Pneumonia kills more young children than any other disease, but an investment of $39 billion, or just $12.9 per child, could save 5.3 million lives in developing countries by 2015, the U.N. said.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11630 Pneumonia Vaccine Could Save Money in Flu Pandemic Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:02:15 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11629 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/uTEbs1IIOLc/11629 A more protective form of Pfizer's vaccine for pneumococcal disease would be highly effective at preventing deaths from pandemic influenza, independent researchers and the company reported.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11629 Obama Lifts AIDS Travel Ban Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:20:27 -0500 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11626 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/apndtcdAU6A/11626 President Obama announced that his administration is lifting travel restrictions into the country for those with HIV/AIDS.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11626 As Donors Focus on AIDS, Child Illnesses Languish Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:49:03 -0400 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11623 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/IlardKRlH1c/11623 Diarrhea kills 1.5 million young children a year in developing countries - more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined - but only 4 in 10 of those who need the oral rehydration solution that can prevent death for pennies get it.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11623 Global: Malaria Tests Minus the Blood Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:14:53 -0400 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11627 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/EQ1CDqn6cY0/11627 To detect malaria people might soon be able to chew a stick of gum and swipe it over a magnet or scan a finger with ultra-far infrared light. Neither test requires a blood sample.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11627 Size Matters When It Comes To AIDS Defense Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:28 -0400 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11620 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/FSJGbGmlDxc/11620 Men with larger foreskins are more likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, researchers said in a finding that helps explain why circumcision can protect men.



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]]> http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11620 GSK Will Ensure Experimental Malaria Vaccine Is Affordable, CEO Says Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:42:13 -0400 Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/11619 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GHCWorldHealthNews/~3/t03GeY-l5vA/11619 GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty said Wednesday the company would ensure that if an experimental malaria vaccine works, it would be priced reasonably, Reuters reports.



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