Full Coverage: Disease

26.07.2007 The Special Representative, Ms. Hina Jilani, is particularly concerned about the lack of protection for defenders who are engaged with issues that are socially sensitive such as the rights of LGBT persons or public awareness on HIV/AIDS.

16.07.2007 HIV epidemic in Papua and West Papua provinces is spreading at a rate 15 times faster than the national average. Furthermore, the epidemic is now spreading among the general population, including among housewives and children

09.07.2007 According to the NAD Province AIDS Commission, as of March 2006, all provinces had reported cases of HIV/AIDS, including Aceh, a particularly conservative part of the country. But Aceh had no facilities for HIV testing and treatment before the tsunami.

05.07.2007 A recent study in Dhaka, Bangladesh says immunisation can prevent life-threatening pneumonia and meningitis cases caused by Hib. The researchers recommend the Hib vaccine for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

04.07.2007 Hesperian's classic manual, Where There Is No Doctor, by David Werner with Carol Thuman and Jane Maxwell available in more than 75 languages including Hindi , is the most widely-used health care manual for health workers involved in primary health care delivery around the world. The manual provides practical information on diagnosis with
special focused on nutrition, infection and disease prevention

02.07.2007 Pakistan is launching the largest-ever measles vaccination campaign to bring down disease-related deaths by 90 per cent by the year 2010. The partners in the initiative include the American Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Foundation, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).