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Reading List 6/21/2010

June 21st, 2010

New reading list to get your week started off right! Today we’re reading about the lack of attention that “silent killers” receive in the world of global health (the article mentions Dr. Peter Hotez, President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute), the Global Health Initiative’s announcement naming eight additional countries who will receive aid, the WHO declaring Malaybalay City, Bukidnon in the Philippines free from Filariasis, and experts urging the WHO to change its guidelines for clinical diagnosis of the neglected tropical disease Buruli Ulcer. Enjoy the reads!

The AIDS Funding Dilemma, Paul Webster, Miller-McCune
U.S. names eight countries to get health aid, Reuters
WHO declares province ‘Filariasis-free’, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro
WHO Guidelines on Buruli Ulcer Need Adjustment, Science Daily

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Reading List 5/19/2010

May 19th, 2010

We’ve been getting a lot of interesting analysis and attention on Dr. Hotez’s New York Times editorial, along with his newly published NTD debate paper in PLoS Medicine that have both been released this past week. So on today’s reading list, we’ve provided you with a sample of what people are saying about the pieces and the engaging discussions that they have sparked. We’ve also included materials in other NTD and global health news, particularly about the decrease in deaths of children under five years old, and the importance of water sanitation. Enjoy!

Millions could be spared with funding increase, VOA News
Researchers Call for ‘Social Offset’ to Tackle NTDs, Science Daily
Neglected diseases: Teach or treat?, Megan Scudellari, The Scientist
WHO says under-5 deaths drastically reduced, Afrique en ligne
Nigeria: When Water Becomes a Curse, World News
South Africa: Benefits of Working Together on Water, Terna Gyuse, All Africa

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Posted in Africa, Global Development, Global Health, NTDs, Obama Administration, poverty, Public Health, reading list, Water and Sanitation

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Reading List 5/13/10

May 13th, 2010

New list of articles for your reading pleasure! Today we’re reading about new grants awarded by The Gates Foundation for public health advances, a brand new river-blindness disease workshop opening in Monrovia, Liberia, and of course, NTDs!


Ramp Up Efforts on Global Health, Josh Lozman and Erin Hohlfelder, The Huffington Post
Gates Awards Research Grant to Tackle Malaria, Malaria Consortium International
7 UC scientists win Gates global health grants, University of California
River-Blindness disease workshop opens in Monrovia, Liberia Broadcasting System Online
The Forgotten Sick, David Molyneux, Daily News Egypt

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Reading List 3/18/10

March 18th, 2010

Today we’re reading a couple of pieces about the ongoing fight against Guinea worm, including a rather encouraging piece out of Mali, and a profile of the director of USAID.

MALI: Hoping to eradicate guinea worm in two years, IRIN Africa

Parasite lost: Exterminating Africa’s horror worms, Debora MacKenzie, New Scientist

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah outlines priorities, role for business, Kristi Heim, Seattle Times

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