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June 07, 2016 | Scientific American
Africa Starts Its Own Disease Control Agency
Africa begins a new operation to control outbreaks like Ebola, but experts worry it is understaffed and underfunded.
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Chronic Illnesses and Challenges
June 05, 2016 | BuzzFeed
Zimbabwe: It Takes a Village
The AIDS epidemic can be ended with current drugs—in theory. Now, a rural village in impoverished Zimbabwe has figured out how to help end it in real life in a simple, low-tech way.
May 16, 2016 | The Guardian
Huntington’s Disease: The New Gene Therapy That Sufferers Cannot Afford
Efforts to treat Huntington’s disease involve costly drugs way beyond the reach of the poor communities in South America who take part in research studies
May 03, 2016 | Public Affairs Books
The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—And the World
Pulitzer Center grantee Roger Thurow's new book, "The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children-And the World."
April 08, 2016 | The Life Equation
The Life Equation Interactive
Filmmaker Rob Tinworth launches The Life Equation Interactive at the 2016 CUGH Conference.
March 21, 2016 | Ikonokast
The Vaccine Needs Help: Carina Storrs on Rotavirus Prevention in Developing Countries
Grantee Carina Storrs tells Ikonokast's Mike Haubrich why vaccines don't always work in developing countries.
March 15, 2016 | CNN
Bangladesh: What Will Make Vaccines Work Better in Developing Countries?
Boosting the performance of the rotavirus vaccine in low-income countries is a pressing public health problem. A team of researchers are attacking it from several angles.
February 29, 2016 | Scientific American
Liberia: Why Ebola Survivors Struggle with New Symptoms
Liberia's Ebola survivors are still suffering. A new study hints at hidden virus remnants or immune system overreactions.
February 09, 2016 | Health Affairs
Bangladesh: As Oral Vaccines Fall Short In Low-Income Countries, Researchers Look For Solutions
The rotavirus vaccine is now included in routine immunization in many countries around the world. But can researchers find ways to boost its performance to save more lives in low-income countries?
February 03, 2016 | Foreign Policy
Liberia: The Ebola Rape Epidemic No One’s Talking About
When the outbreak hit West Africa, fevers spiked—and so did rates of teenage pregnancy.
February 03, 2016 | PBS NewsHour
Big Data Meets Modern Medicine in a Life-Saving Equation
Where is the balance between economic calculations that save more lives in the long-term and the individual human right to health care in the near?
January 28, 2016 | Pulitzer Center
Gay-Unfriendly Zimbabwe Hosts International AIDS Conference
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe strongly denounces homosexuality, which starkly contrasts the human rights agenda promoted at the meeting as key to an effective HIV/AIDS response.