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This new companion site to Global Health Reporting includes global data on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria
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HIV Prevalence Estimates: United States, 2006 | The report, published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, finds that 1.1 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2006. The study also supports previous findings that HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects blacks and men who have sex with men. | | Rolling Back Malaria: The Next 10 Years | The opinion piece, published in the journal Lancet, discusses the history and future of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership in light of the recent release of the Global Malaria Action Plan. A related podcast examines the implications of the $3 billion plan to combat the disease. | | Predicting Global Fund Grant Disbursements for Procurement of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies | The study, published in Malaria Journal, uses predictive regression models to forecast disbursement patterns for grants from the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and estimate the procurement of ACTs to treat malaria. The latest edition of the journal includes additional malaria studies. | |
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Kaisernetwork.org To Provide Live, Online Coverage of the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting | The 2008 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, scheduled for Sept. 24 to Sept. 26, is a working session that convenes global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges in global health, education, energy and climate change, and poverty alleviation. Kaisernetwork.org's live coverage will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Coverage will include archived webcasts, as well as transcripts and podcasts of conference sessions. | | World Bank: Millennium Development Goals Interactive Online Atlas | The World Bank's online MDG Atlas is a user-friendly interactive tool that allows users to explore maps of key indicators for each of the eight MDG goals. In addition, users can display supporting indicators and compare values among different countries. The atlas is available in English, French and Spanish. | |
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