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Gates, USAID, World Bank Invest $50 Million to Save At-Risk Mothers

Saving Lives at Birth aims to propel innovation forward to save at-risk pregnant women in remote parts of the world. READ»

Daryl Hannah Wants the Movies to Quit Smoking

Public health advocates have tried for years, but now celebs are taking matters into their own hands. As the Oscars approach, the Splash star is backing an anti-cigarette flick that shows screenwriters how to break the habit.READ»

Global Pneumonia Vaccination Campaign Gets the Gates Foundation Treatment Today

The initiative aims to save 700,000 lives by 2015, and seven million more by 2030. READ»

HealthMap: The Crowdsourced Infectious Disease Tracker That Was Built on Nights and Weekends

Two Boston-based entrepreneurs have started one of the world's leading publicly-accessible, crowdsourced websites and smartphone apps to track the spread of disease as outbreaks hit.READ»

Indonesia Introducing a Male Pill Contraceptive

The country is aiming to reduce its population growth and is enlisting men to swallow a pill--and their pride. But could the product put Indonesia's sexual health at risk?READ»

CHINA   |  Comment

China Moving Closer to (Quality) Health Care for All

A new focus on prevention may be the key for managing China's vast rural and urban populations.READ»

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HP, Bill Clinton to Help Infants With HIV in Kenya

By accelerating diagnosis turnaround times, HP and the Clinton Health Access Initiative hope to bring timely treatment to tens of thousands of infants infected with HIV. How data centers, cloud computing, and SMS-enabled printers could be the future of public health in Kenya.READ»

5 Ways to Get Involved on World AIDS Day

December 1st is World AIDS Day and here are a few ways to participate.READ»

VACCINES   |  Comment

India, South Africa Team Up to Fight HIV

India is rapidly becoming a global supplier of life-saving HIV vaccine. Now it's joining forces with South Africa to research the HIV sub-type most commonly found in their countries. READ»

HEALTH   |  Comment

India's Pivotal Meningitis Vaccine Rolls Out in Africa

The new vaccine--developed in India--offers protection for up to 10 years, compared with older trajectories of two or three years.READ»

ZINC   |  Comment

Your Average Pharmacy Zinc Product to the Rescue for Developing World Kids

Think zinc is just a health food store supplement? Think again. UNICEF and the International Zinc Association are rolling out a zinc campaign to help prevent more than 800,000 deaths.READ»

USAID   |  Comment

United States Agency for International Development Launches Department of Innovation

The introduction of the DIV marks a new turn for USAID and the global aid industry.READ»

SMOKING   |  Comment

Cool Teenagers Use Peer Pressure to Prevent Smoking

The University of Bristol has its hands on a new anti-smoking weapon--teenage social influencers.READ»

HIV   |  Comment

HIV/AIDS Could be Halved But Cost $722 Billion by 2031

New computer model-based Lancet study gives the latest scope on the HIV/AIDS epidemic.READ»

Gates Foundation-Funded Breakthrough TB Test Delivers Results in Minutes, Not Days

The new test could let patients know immediately if they're infected so they don't continue to spread tuberculosis while they wait for test results.READ»

HEROIN   |  Comment

Poster-Size Heroin Stamps Bring Awareness to Public Health Issues

Heroin, like any product, relies on branding to tell its story. GOOD Magazine alum Liza Vadnai has teamed with the Stamp Collective to gather photos of heroin stamps (branded stamp-sized bags of heroin), blow them up to poster size, ...READ»