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  • Children play at a PEPFAR-supported site in South Africa. (White House)

    Timeline: PEPFAR -- The First Five Years

    Through the largest commitment ever made by a single nation toward an international health initiative, the United States supports care for more than 10.1 million people who suffer from HIV/AIDS, including more than 4 million children.

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    Science Planet

    From stem cells to brain cells to understanding how organisms develop, Science Planet profiles the latest discoveries published in the scientific literature and discusses them in language you can understand.

Profile

  • Hayat Sindi (courtesy Evgenia Eliseeva)
    Hayat Sindi

    The Saudi Arabian founder of a nonprofit company to improve medical diagnostics in the developing world discusses her mission “to change how science and women are viewed in the Middle East.”

Did You Know?

  • Women wait for water (AP Images)

    Most of Zimbabwe’s 62 districts have reported cases of cholera amid a political, economic and humanitarian crisis, and during a time when the disease-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae thrives.

Feature Article

  • Obama's green team (AP Images)
    Obama’s Green Dream Team

    The president-elect’s science and technology policy team, expected to focus on climate change and renewable energy issues, reflects Obama’s commitment to use science to serve society.

Educating the Public

A comic book is one tool the health department of a major U.S. county is using to educate the public about a coming influenza pandemic. (PDF)
  • No Ordinary Flu comic

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