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Preventing infection and caring for the sick remain key to the fight against HIV — a crisis fuelled by a combination of poverty, behaviour and biology.
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Opinions and Analysis
Mobile phones can help manage diseases
Mobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.
1 December 2008
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Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Vietnam is improving science communication
Other countries could learn from Vietnam's progress on communicating science and risk, says Son Kim Phan.
Policy Briefs
Integrating HIV, food security and nutrition policies
Recommendations for governments, civil society and international partners on addressing food and nutrition concerns in the context of HIV.
13 August 2008
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Source: UNAIDS
Controlling TB requires public awareness
An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.
27 June 2007
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Source: Open Society Institute
News and Features
Obama 'should double global health spending'
The US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.
Drugs may be the next frontier for HIV prevention
Following the failure of vaccine and microbicide trials, scientists say they will study antiretroviral drugs for HIV prevention.
Mbeki's HIV/AIDS policies 'caused 365,000 deaths'
26 November 2008
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Source: International Herald Tribune
