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Broadcast: May 14, 2003 By Karen Leggett This is the VOA Special English Health Report. One-third of all the people in the world are infected with tuberculosis, or TB, a disease caused by bacteria in
By Patricia Nunan Bombay 06 March 2006 The world's population is booming - no more so than in its cities. Within the next 10 years, there will be at least 22
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Successes Against Tuberculosis, But Not Everywhere By George Grow Broadcast: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 Lee Jong-wook World Health Organization Director General Dr. Lee Jong-wook has died after undergoing surgery over the weekend for a blood clot in his brain. He was 6
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 April 2006 The World Health Organization is urging countries to step up their fight against malaria by making an anti-malaria drug, Artemisinin, available to everyone who nee
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Health experts predict that soon, more people will die from cancer than from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. They expect that by two thousand ten, cancer will become the world's leading ca
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 April 2007 A young boy waits his turn to be tested for malaria, in Manhica, Mozambique (File photo) The World Health Organization says its Roll Back Malaria program is making progress in cutting the number of deaths from thi
By Jessica Berman Washington 24 December 2006 A new study by the World Health Organization has found drug-resistant tuberculosis in virtually all of the 79 countries the organization surveyed around the world, with particularly high levels in countr
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 October 2006 Children infected with tuberculosis light candles at a march to mark World Tuberculosis Day in New Delhi, March 24, 2006 The World Health Organization says there has been considerable progress in the figh
By Nico Colombant Dakar 16 October 2006 Rains have been better than in previous years in West and Central Africa, meaning food shortages in the coming months will be lessened. But as the region marks World Food Day, U.N experts say more private inve
By Catherine Maddux Washington 29 May 2006 Malnourished boy sits at a Medecins sans Frontieres' hospital in El Wak village in drought stricken north eastern Kenya, March 4, 2006 Every year, untold numbers of African doctors and nurses leave the cont
By David McAlary Washington 14 December 2006 President Bush has expanded the number of African nations receiving special U.S. aid to combat malaria. Mr. Bush says there can be no turning back from his goal of cutting the number of malaria deaths in
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 July 2006 The World Food Program says ensuring that children start life with proper nutrition and have access to education aids development. In its first annual hunger report, the U.N. agency says educating mothers about pr
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS -July 9, 2002: Tuberculosis By Oliver Chanler VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with Science in the News, a VOA Special English program about recen
HEALTH REPORT - Tuberculosis and Women By Karen Leggett Broadcast: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tuberculosis kills about two million people a year. The inter
HEALTH REPORT - Finding and Treating Tuberculosis By Karen Leggett Broadcast: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Experts on tuberculosis say t
HEALTH REPORT – New Tuberculosis Drug By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. Research scientists say they have discovered a
By Jessica Berman Washington 12 October 2006 Researchers have developed a new tuberculosis test that makes a diagnosis possible in a fraction of the time it can take using other methods. Experts say the test would be especially useful in the develop
By Scott Bobb Pretoria 19 October 2006 Health officials from southern Africa and the World Health Organization (WHO) met Tuesday and Wednesday in South Africa to discuss ways to deal with growing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Because new dru
By Phuong Tran Dakar 08 June 2007 Health officials in Africa are reacting cautiously to the pledge of more aid money from G8 nations to tackle major diseases on the continent. They say managing the huge sums of money remains a problem. Phuong Tran ha