 | Kenya: Hiding From the Cruellest Cut
19 December 2008 | Africa
Hundreds of girls between seven and 17 are seeking refuge in church compounds in western Kenya to avoid the ritual removal of their clitorises, a practice that remains common despite its illegality.
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| Shady Dealings With Antiretrovirals
19 December 2008 | Africa
The current political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe is dealing a blow to the provision of free treatment and care to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs).
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| China Cull Amid Bird Flu Outbreak
18 December 2008 | Asia
More than 370,000 chickens have been culled in China's eastern province of Jiangsu after an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, say officials.
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| IOM Report Calls for Greater Prominence, Robust Funding for U.S. Global Health Programs in Next Administration
18 December 2008 | Global
On Dec. 15, a committee of experts convened by the National Academies Institute of Medicine released a report outlining recommendations on U.S. global health policy for the incoming Obama Administration.
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| The Glaxo-Gates Malaria Vaccine
18 December 2008 | Africa
Researchers have been trying for more than 70 years to develop a vaccine against the elusive malaria parasite without notable success. Two studies conducted in East Africa suggest that they are finally closing in on their goal.
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| HIV Infects Women Through Healthy Tissue: U.S. Study
18 December 2008 | Global
Instead of infiltrating breaks in the skin, HIV appears to attack normal, healthy genital tissue, U.S. researchers said in a study that offers new insight into how the AIDS virus spreads.
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| A Coat of Many Proteins May Be This Parasite's Downfall
18 December 2008 | Global
He thinks the same general approach might help produce vaccines against the other protozoan parasites that rely on coat switching to dodge the immune system. These include malaria and the trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness and Leishmaniasis.
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| Getting High on HIV Drugs in S. Africa
18 December 2008 | Africa
Reports suggest that the drugs are being sold by patients and even healthcare staff for money.
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| Looking Under the Hood and Seeing an Incubator
17 December 2008 | Global
The creators of the car parts incubator - promoted by the Global Health Initiative at the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, or Cimit, - say it could prevent millions of newborn deaths in the developing world.
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| UCSF Accepting Applications for the 2009 MSc in Global Health Sciences Degree Program
17 December 2008 | North America
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is now accepting applications for the 2009 class for the Masters of Sciences in Global Health Sciences degree.
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