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“Prevention is the Best Buy in the Health Sector”

Friday, October 22nd, 2010 Posted in HIV/AIDS

by Eric Zuehlke, editor Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talked this week at the Center for Strategic & International Studies about an important and sometimes overlooked ... Read more..

Are Parasitic Worms a Root Cause of Global Poverty?

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 Posted in Income/Poverty

by Eric Zuehlke, editor Also posted on End the Neglect, the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease blog The damaging effects of HIV/AIDS and malaria on individuals, families, and communities in developing ... Read more..

An Inexpensive and Important Step to Improve Global Health: Pay Heed to Henry the Hand

Monday, April 26th, 2010 Posted in Environment

by Karin Ringheim, senior advisor, International Programs I first met Henry the Hand at the 2003 Global Health Conference in Washington, DC. Dressed as a giant plush yellow hand with a ... Read more..

Family Planning: Is It Back?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in Reproductive Health

by Jay Gribble, vice president, International Programs  On the first day of the International Family Planning Conference, held at the Speke Conference Center outside of Kampala, Uganda, ministers of health, finance, ... Read more..



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