Full Coverage: Disease

31.08.2005 Indonesia has launched its largest-ever immunization campaign to combat a polio epidemic that threatens a swathe of countries across Asia.

11.08.2005 BANGKOK, Aug 11 (IPS) - A race to corner limited stocks of 'Tamiflu', the only known drug capable of stopping an epidemic of the deadly avian flu, has brought into the open a divide between the developed and developing world that, left unchecked, could have disastrous consequences for all.

11.08.2005 O acordo firmado entre os governos de 11 países latino-americanos e 26 companhias farmacêuticas permitirá a redução dos preços de anti-retrovirais entre 15% e 55%. Segundo o diretor do Programa Nacional DST e Aids do Ministério da Saúde, Pedro Chequer, os remédios reajustados estarão disponíveis em 2006. As negociações foram definidas entre os dias 2 e 5 de agosto em Bueno Aires.

11.08.2005 Sixty six people have died of suspected leptospirosis in Mumbai and neighbouring areas following torrential rains and massive floods. The state government has declared outbreak of disease in the financial capital and its surrounding district.

05.08.2005 Climate change can increase the spread of cholera by creating patterns of rainfall that favour the disease's transmission, a study of Bangladeshi medical records has found.

05.08.2005 Tuberculosis vaccines under development might be powerless in developing countries, researchers warn.

01.08.2005 In many poor countries, a shortage of health workers has reached crisis levels and communities are left without the treatment they need. Id21 details how poor countries and international organizations are ensuring the world's poor have access to the support they need.