 | Iraq: Kurdistan Bracing for Possible Cholera Outbreak
7 May 2008 | Mid East
The Iraqi authorities in the self-ruled northern region of Kurdistan are gearing up to face a possible cholera outbreak which last year affected nearly 4,200 people, and caused the deaths of 24 nationwide, a local official said on May 6.
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| Cambodia: Malaria on the Decline Due to Concerted Awareness Efforts
7 May 2008 | Asia
"Please sleep under the insecticide-treated nets," runs the message on a large banner erected for Malaria Day on 25 April. In Cambodia, that message is sinking in.
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| Pandemic Flu Threat Remains Substantial, Health Experts Say
7 May 2008 | Asia
The world still faces a substantial threat of a flu pandemic and countries need to speed up preparations for a global outbreak, health experts said.
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| Pakistan: Alarm Bells Over Polio Campaign
6 May 2008 | Mid East
Following the detection of another polio case in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh, this time in the Mirpurkhas area (also prone to malaria), there have been suggestions that the anti-polio drive in the province is facing significant difficulties.
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| Official Says Russia 'Not Ready' For Tough HIV Steps
6 May 2008 | Europe and Former Soviet Republics
Russia is "not ready" to adopt measures that could prevent thousands of people from getting infected with the virus that causes AIDS, the country's chief public health officer said.
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| New Immune Treatment May Control AIDS Virus
5 May 2008 | Australia and New Zealand
A new type of treatment that trains immune system cells to better recognize the AIDS virus may help control the deadly and incurable infection, Australian researchers reported.
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| Drug Resistant TB 'Rising in UK'
5 May 2008 | Europe and Former Soviet Republics
Drug resistant tuberculosis is posing a growing threat in the UK, probably fuelled by immigration, say experts.
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| China Child-Killing Virus May Be Yet to Peak - WHO
5 May 2008 | Asia
An outbreak of a virus that has killed dozens of children across China may be yet to reach its peak, but will not threaten Beijing's Olympic Games in August, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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| Millions of Mothers Lost
2 May 2008 | Global
Once a minute, somewhere in the world, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. The tragedy, says Kira Cochrane, is that most of these deaths could be prevented.
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| Mali: Combating Malaria Misdiagnosis
2 May 2008 | Africa
Health experts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed, which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other illnesses untreated.
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