 | Zimbabwe Police Break Up Doctors, Nurses Protest
18 November 2008 | Africa
Riot police in Zimbabwe are preventing striking doctors and nurses from protesting against the country's collapsing health system.
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| More Children Sleep Under Malaria Nets, but Millions Still Do Not
18 November 2008 | Africa
By last year, about 19 percent of African children who lived in areas where malaria was endemic were sleeping under insecticide-treated mosquito nets, according to a new study in The Lancet.
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| HPV 'An Epidemic' Among HIV-Positive Women
17 November 2008 | Africa
The Treatment Action Campaign said it is lobbying pharmaceutical firms to shave the price of human papillomavirus vaccines so that developing countries can afford the inoculation.
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| AIDS Vaccine Poised for Human Tests
17 November 2008 | North America
Animal toxicology trials of an experimental Canadian AIDS vaccine could begin within days, the University of Western Ontario-London announced.
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| More Countries Make Spreading HIV a Crime
17 November 2008 | Global
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| Uganda: New Hope for HIV-Discordant Couples
17 November 2008 | Africa
A new clinical trial to test the effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis in stable sexual relationships has started in Uganda, with 3,900 discordant couples enrolled in a five-year study.
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| Helping Health Providers Treat Trafficking Victims
17 November 2008 | Global
There is an urgent need to ensure care for trafficking victims and hopes to fill the gap with its soon-to-be released guidelines for health workers.
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| SPHERE: NGO International Minimum Standards for Humanitarian Relief, American University
14 November 2008 | North America
This training is based on the integral components and essential skills of emergency relief.
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| WHO Renews Polio Immunisation Drive in Northern Nigeria
14 November 2008 | Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to involve local chiefs in the fight against polio, which is on the rise in northern Nigeria, officials said.
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| A Woman Dies Every 30 Minutes in Pakistan
14 November 2008 | Mid East
A woman dies every 30 minutes in Pakistan due to pregnancy related complications and 95 percent of these deaths are preventable.
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