 | Sunlight Captured in a Suitcase is Saving Lives
15 March 2010 | Africa
They designed and installed a photovoltaic system that powered lighting, medical equipment, a blood bank fridge, and communication equipment in a hospital in Northern Nigeria, where one in 13 women die in childbirth due to insufficient medical facilities.
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| At U.N., Clinton Rallies for More Women's Opportunities Worldwide
15 March 2010 | North America
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told government delegates and activists here that violence against women remains a "global pandemic" and that their "subjugation" constitutes "a threat to the national security of the U.S."
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| How Long Does it Take to Buy a Life-Saving Vaccine?
15 March 2010 | Global
Almost exactly five years ago today The Lancet published the results from a large pneumococcal conjugate vaccine trial in The Gambia.
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| U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain
15 March 2010 | Global
The debate between those who favour investment in AIDS treatment and those who favour investment in its prevention came to the forefront at a U.S House of Representatives hearing on U.S. investments in HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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| Michel Kazatchkine: We Must Not Falter in AIDS Battle
15 March 2010 | Global
Ten years ago I was in Durban to attend the International AIDS Conference. Many things about that conference I will never forget, but three moments in particular I remember vividly.
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| Donors Asked for $4.3B for Vaccines for Poor
15 March 2010 | Global
A further $4.3 billion is needed if a global vaccines alliance is to meet its goal of supplying life-saving immunizations to millions of children in poor countries by 2015, the organization said.
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| WHO Unveils Landmark Anti-Malaria Measures
12 March 2010 | Global
The World Health Organisation unveiled landmark new measures to counter the misuse of anti-malaria drugs, which is threatening attempts to stifle some 250 million cases a year of the disease.
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| World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2010 Photo Contest
12 March 2010 | Latin America
On April 22, 2010, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will celebrate the annual worldwide event: World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The contest is open to every worker living in the Region of the Americas.
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| The Other Health Care Debate
12 March 2010 | North America
Important hearings in the House and the Senate this week speak to a parallel debate that is just as heated and that could lead to fundamental changes in America's approach to international health and development.
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| Non-Communicable Diseases Recognised as Major Cause of Premature Deaths in Developing Countries
12 March 2010 | Global
According to the Global Health Council, in 2008, some 7.6 million people died from cancer worldwide, more than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.
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