World First Lady Calls for Action to End Malaria April 25, 2007 • In December 2006, President Bush set aside April 25 as Malaria Awareness Day. First Lady Laura Bush speaks to Farai Chideya about her travels in Africa and the administration's efforts to stop one of the world's deadliest diseases. First Lady Calls for Action to End Malaria Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9801170/9818746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Mexico City Set to Legalize Abortions of Choice April 24, 2007 • The Mexico City Assembly is poised to pass a measure that would legalize abortion during the first trimester. Current law only allows abortions in cases of rape or for medical concerns. Mexico City Set to Legalize Abortions of Choice Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9796281/9796282" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Iraqi Children Suffer Mental Stress from War April 21, 2007 • A new study in Iraq surveyed 2,500 kids, randomly chosen from a middle-income area of north Baghdad, to see if researchers could determine the effects of the war on their mental health. Iraqi Children Suffer Mental Stress from War Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9750915/9750916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health New Technique Makes All Blood Types Universal April 6, 2007 • Researchers say they have found a way to convert all types of blood to type O, the universal donor. The discovery might mean an end to blood shortages and dangerous transfusion reactions. New Technique Makes All Blood Types Universal Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9428244/9428245" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Radio Diaries One Year Later: AIDS in an African Town April 6, 2007 • A year ago, Thembi Ngubane's audio diary on living with HIV in a South-African township aired on All Things Considered. Ngubane talks with Farai Chideya about her recent two-week trip around South Africa, where she shared her story. One Year Later: AIDS in an African Town Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9415480/9415483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment U.N. Report: Climate Change Poses Bleak Future April 6, 2007 • A draft report released Friday warns that climate change could threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the decades to come. The international panel of scientists predicts drought and drying in many regions, including the American West. U.N. Report: Climate Change Poses Bleak Future Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9398924/9398935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Radio Diaries Thembi, a Year Later: Life with HIV April 3, 2007 • Last April, All Things Considered broadcast the radio diary of Thembi Ngubane, one of 5 million South Africans living with HIV. Now, her diary has been aired in South Africa, where she is touring and speaking publicly about her experiences. Thembi, a Year Later: Life with HIV Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9321208/9321548" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Developing an AIDS Action Plan April 2, 2007 • Several key African-American organizations gathered recently to draft a new plan in the fight against AIDS. Participants Jesse Milan (chairman of the board for the Black AIDS Institute) and Pernessa Seele (founder and CEO of The Balm in Gilead) talk with Tony Cox about the meeting. Developing an AIDS Action Plan Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9278342/9278343" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data March 28, 2007 • As least three clinical studies have shown beyond any doubt that circumcised men have a reduced risk of becoming infected with HIV. The results are leading the World Health Organization to recommend that young adult men in areas with high HIV rates should be circumcised if highly trained medical professionals are available. WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9190027/9190029" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Wins, Losses Cited in Fight to Control TB March 23, 2007 • In 2005, 8.8 million people worldwide were infected with tuberculosis, a slight increase over the previous year. Many countries have improved treatment, but some parts of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa, remain vulnerable. And a new strain of TB is troublesome. Wins, Losses Cited in Fight to Control TB Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9096726/9096727" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Trial Scrutinizes Infant HIV Outbreak in Kazakhstan March 18, 2007 • In a southern Kazakh city, health-care workers are standing trial on charges of negligence. At least 95 infants tested positive for HIV after treatment at local children's hospitals. The case has exposed corruption in the country's medical system. Trial Scrutinizes Infant HIV Outbreak in Kazakhstan Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8954147/8962356" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Other Cases Link Hospitals, HIV Infections March 16, 2007 • Kazakhstan is not the first country where large numbers of children have been infected with HIV at hospitals. We take a look at two other cases: in Libya and Romania.
Nigeria's Neglected Diseases A Doctor's Lifelong Commitment to Fight Diseases March 13, 2007 • Dr. Frank Richards specializes in the infectious diseases that are rampant in developing countries, especially diseases that target children. For 25 years, he has worked in uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous conditions to help people who are struggling to survive. A Doctor's Lifelong Commitment to Fight Diseases Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7808092/7808131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Nigeria's Neglected Diseases Doctor Tests Nigerian Children March 12, 2007 • Despite the toll it can take, schistosomiasis is not an international health priority. The waterborne disease eats away at the intestines, causing bleeding and anemia. One doctor hopes the results of her research in Nigeria will persuade authorities to provide money for medicine. Doctor Tests Nigerian Children Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7806977/7806999" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Nigeria's Neglected Diseases Overview: Parasitic Diseases Thrive in AIDS' Shadow March 12, 2007 • Parasitic diseases such as schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis have come to be called neglected diseases, even though they infect about 1 billion people worldwide and are easily preventable. But some international donors are trying to change that in Nigeria. Overview: Parasitic Diseases Thrive in AIDS' Shadow Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7815086/7815116" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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