 | Pakistan Takes Fight Against AIDS Into Mosques
6 January 2009 | Mid East
"What impressed me most about the programme - and transformed my view of the disease and its victims - was that it was aimed at saving lives," said the 36-year-old prayer leader.
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| Vietnam Battles HIV Epidemic With U.S. Aid
6 January 2009 | Africa
Though much of the Bush Administration's foreign policy has proved polarizing, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which is supporting the Vietnamese effort, has drawn widespread praise.
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| Angola Shuts Off Border With Congo to Avoid Ebola
6 January 2009 | Africa
Angola closed part of its northeastern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to stop the contagious Ebola virus from spreading into the oil-rich African nation, the health minister said.
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| China Confirms Woman Died of Bird Flu in Beijing
6 January 2009 | Asia
A 19-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing after coming into contact with poultry, health authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong said.
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| Sudan: It Takes More Than a Law to Stop the Cut
6 January 2009 | Africa
A law passed in November 2008 prohibiting female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the state of Southern Kordofan is unique in Sudan. But for it to translate into genuine abolition, deep-seated attitudes and misinformation will have to be overcome.
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| Infection Cuts Mosquitoes' Lives Short
5 January 2009 | Global
Infecting mosquitoes with a common bacteria can cut their lives short and reduce the likelihood they will transmit dengue and other diseases, Australian researchers reported.
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| AIDS Doctors Tried in Secret in Iran
5 January 2009 | Mid East
Dr. Kamiar Alaei, an internationally recognized AIDS physician who is a doctoral student in the University at Albany's School of Public Health, was tried in a secret army trial in Iran along with his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei.
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| Leaving Platform That Elevated AIDS Fight
5 January 2009 | Global
Although the toll of infected people and deaths grew during his tenure, Dr. Piot, 59, said in an interview that he had achieved a number of successes.
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| India's West Bengal Reports Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak
5 January 2009 | Asia
Health and veterinary workers culled poultry in a densely populated eastern Indian state after a fresh outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, officials said.
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| Zimbabwe Cholera Fears Grow as Rains Peak
5 January 2009 | Africa
Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic, which has killed more than 1,600 people, could get worse as the rainy season peaks, its health minister said.
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