South African Bishop Opposes Vatican's Ban on Condoms November 30, 2005 • A Catholic bishop in South Africa has become a leading opponent of the church's ban on the use of condoms. Bishop Kevin Dowling presides over Rustenburg, an impoverished mining town that has been ravaged by HIV/ AIDS. With so much suffering caused by the virus, Dowling considers the Vatican's ban morally unacceptable. South African Bishop Opposes Vatican's Ban on Condoms Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5032190/5032191" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health New CPR Guidelines Stress More Reps November 29, 2005 • The American Heart Association issues new CPR guidelines for the first time in five years. The new recommendations stress more chest pumping, less mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and generally making it easier for bystanders to help in an emergency. New CPR Guidelines Stress More Reps Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5031237/5031238" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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AIDS Epidemic Worsens in Southern Africa November 21, 2005 • The global HIV epidemic continues to expand, with more than 40 million people now estimated to have the AIDS virus, the United Nations says. The epidemic shows no signs of abating in southern Africa, but in some countries prevention efforts are finally starting to pay off. AIDS Epidemic Worsens in Southern Africa Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5021862/5021887" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Vietnam, Hardest Hit by Bird Flu, Steps Up Fight November 17, 2005 • The confirmation of human cases of bird flu in China has brought the virus back on the public's radar. So far, there's no sign of human-to-human transmission. Vietnam, which has had the most human victims of the bird flu, has stepped up the fight against the virus. Vietnam, Hardest Hit by Bird Flu, Steps Up Fight Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5016458/5016459" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu China Reports First Human Death from Bird Flu November 16, 2005 • China confirms its first two cases of bird flu in people, one of whom has died. Bird flu is suspected in a second death. The world's largest poultry producer, China is fighting nearly a dozen outbreaks in several provinces and faces a tough battle in controlling the disease. China Reports First Human Death from Bird Flu Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5015587/5015588" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge November 7, 2005 • From AIDS to malaria, the global health community is looking for new ways to fight the world's major infectious diseases. The unprecedented effort has laid bare the fundamental problems of health in the developing world. NPR reports on some of the most urgent emerging health issues.
Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Making Affordable Drugs in Africa November 5, 2005 • Richard Harris profiles Ghana's first manufacturer of generic AIDS drugs. It's the brainchild of Yaw Adu Gyamfi, an American-trained Ghanaian who brought together diverse interests to make it happen. The company hopes to produce drugs in Ghana for nations throughout Africa. Making Affordable Drugs in Africa Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4991236/4991237" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Considering Alternatives to Traditional Vaccines November 4, 2005 • As flu season nears -- and health specialists keep their eyes on flu developments abroad -- is it time to rethink the way flu vaccines are made? Considering Alternatives to Traditional Vaccines Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4989790/4989791" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Examining the Federal Flu Plan November 4, 2005 • This week, President Bush announced a plan to prepare the U.S. for a flu pandemic. The plan emphasizes researching better ways of making vaccines, as well as stockpiling vaccines and antiviral medications. Examining the Federal Flu Plan Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4989787/4989788" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Health for the Masses: China's 'Barefoot Doctors' November 4, 2005 • On the eve of its Cultural Revolution, China had few doctors to tend to its largely rural population. Mao Zedong's solution: a force of peasant workers trained in the basics of medicine.
Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Vietnam Takes Steps to Head Off Flu Pandemic November 3, 2005 • With intense, daily contact with poultry in cities and villages, Vietnam may be the perfect incubator for the next flu pandemic. But health experts hope they can head off a global outbreak by setting up an early detection system. Vietnam Takes Steps to Head Off Flu Pandemic Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4988442/4988708" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Reporter's Notebook Mix of Traditional, Modern Put Vietnam at High Risk November 3, 2005 • The world's pandemic flu jitters mostly emanate from here. A look at the unique mix of factors that make bird flu so dangerous in Vietnam.
Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Developing Countries See Health Care 'Brain Drain' November 3, 2005 • At a time when their countries most need them, physicians and nurses from developing countries are recruited in large numbers by Western countries, according to a recent study. Developing Countries See Health Care 'Brain Drain' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4987628/4987629" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Fred L. Soper and Brazil's Alien Invasion November 2, 2005 • In the 1930s, an ambitious young doctor set out to rid Brazil of mosquito that threatened to cripple the continent with malaria. The mosquito's landing in the Americas was billed as more dangerous than a Martian invasion. A look at one of the first global public health collaborations against malaria.
Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge New Malarial Therapy Reaches Remote Africa November 2, 2005 • Malaria is the No. 1 killer of children in Africa, and a chronic affliction in adults. As world health organizations prepare to renew a massive antimalarial campaign, a roving band of medics, Doctors Without Borders, brings a state-of-the-art drug therapy to the Niger Delta. New Malarial Therapy Reaches Remote Africa Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4986589/4987323" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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