 | Uganda: Global Health Body Approves DDT Use
8 May 2008 | Africa
The World Health Organisation and the European Union have cleared Uganda to spray DDT to kill mosquitoes that spread malaria.
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| Study Finds Africans Get Substandard Malaria Drugs
8 May 2008 | Africa
Many Africans are getting substandard malaria drugs, with more than a third of the pills tested failing quality tests, according to a report published.
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| Women Bridging Borders to Beat Violence
8 May 2008 | Global
Women's rights advocates in the United States have launched a novel global initiative aiming to help millions of women across the world who face violence at the hands of men.
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| May 7 is World AIDS Orphans Day
7 May 2008 | Global
May 7 is World AIDS Orphans Day. It’s a grassroots campaign that calls on donor countries to commit at least 10 percent of their AIDS funding to the needs of orphans and vulnerable children.
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| New Disease Outbreaks in China; 15K Children Infected
7 May 2008 | Asia
New outbreaks in China put the number of children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease above 15,000 and the death toll has risen to at least 28 across the country.
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| 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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