President Bush has signed a bill committing $48 billion to the global fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House, the bill vastly expands a U.S. program that already treats millions in Africa, Sou

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Turning Deadly Insect Venom into Drugs 科学家利用昆虫致命毒液研制新药 There are many secrets yet to be discovered in the world of insects, especially the deadly ones. A group of scientists in Great Britain is trying to create a chemica

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Uganda Hospital Program Helps Former Tuberculosis Patients 乌干达医院计划帮助前肺结核患者 People cured of pulmonary tuberculosis often continue to have problems breathing, while poor living conditions contribute to their continued suff

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The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill began in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. Following the event through 2012, more than a thousand dolphins washed up dead along the Gulf, in three major strandings. Thats four to five times higher than the regio

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The Asian Development Bank says Asia and the Pacific are behind in meeting certain parts the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. A new report by the ADB and the U.N. Development Program says progress is slow in reducing child mortality, pro

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 24 March 2008 As the world marks international Tuberculosis day, a new study has revealed a frightening rise in the past 15 years in tuberculosis cases in Africa. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa Bu

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Indonesia Clinic Discounts Healthcare for Conservation-Minded Communities Getting access to adequate health care can be difficult in many parts of rural Indonesia, a necessity that often involves long journeys to overcrowded clinics. And once there,

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Buruli ulcer is a bacterial disease that eats away muscle tissue. People can become disabled. They may even need to have an arm or leg removed. Buruli ulcer disease can be easily treated with antib

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Technology Report - Scientists Develop Smartphone App for Eye Exams This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. More than two hundred eighty million people around the world have vision problems or are blind. The World Health Organization says

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New Treatment Potential Found in Popular TB Drug Scientists say new insights into a common tuberculosis drug will make it possible to shorten the treatment period for patients infected with TB. The drug pyrazinamide is widely used in combination with

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Drug-Resistant TB Threatens Europe The Olallo Project in Central London was set up to help homeless people from Central and Eastern Europe get back on their feet by helping them find a place to live and get a job. The charity has evolved, though, to

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Ebola Hurts Economies in West Africa 埃博拉病毒疫情爆发伤害西非经济体 The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is likely to hurt economic growth and government finances in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and perhaps Nigeria, accordin

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Scientists Race to Contain Malaria: New Discoveries, More Resistance Artemisinin has helped cut global malaria deaths by more than 25 percent over the past decade. But now, in parts of Southeast Asia, this drug no longer works. And the World Health O

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By Daniel Schearf Beijing 29 October 2007 Officials with the Global Forum for Health Research say developing countries face a widening range of health problems due to changes in lifestyle. The officials say developing countries need to improve access

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 November 2007 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria reports nearly every family with children in Africa soon could have a bed net to protect against malaria. The Geneva-based Global Fund says it has delive

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By Victoria Cavaliere New York 26 November 2007 The U.N. Development Fund for Women has launched a new advocacy campaign to end violence against women. The fund has recruited Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman to help promote the campaign, which is an i

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By Scott Stearns White House 25 April 2008 U.S. President George Bush marked Malaria Awareness Day by renewing America's commitment to turning the tide against malaria in Africa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President Bu

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The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan says instability is threatening progress in public health. Dr. Chan reviewed the global health situation in an opening speech to the 34-member WHO Executive Board, which is meeting

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 November 2007 Director-General of the World Health Organization says people in poor countries should not be denied medicine they need to treat illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis because of the cost. Lisa Schlein rep

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By Peter Heinlein Harerge Region, Eastern Ethiopia 15 October 2009 A dry field of sorghum in Ethiopia Hunger is again stalking East Africa. The United Nations says 20 million people will need emergency food aid before the end of this year in six nat

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