Health workers attacked in 22 nations in 2012: Red Cross

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago

Health care workers and institutions came under violent attack in 22 countries last year, including 150 killings, the Red Cross has said , lamenting that such violence deprives millions of people in need of care.

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Less-used drug better treats HIV in kids: study

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 3 week(s) ago

Less-used drug better treats HIV in kids: study

WASHINGTON – The antiretroviral drug efavirenz is more effective at treating children infected with HIV than the more commonly used and cheaper nevirapine, according to a study out Tuesday.

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233 million women lacking contraception in 2015: study

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233 million women lacking contraception in 2015: study

PARIS, March 12 – An estimated 233 million women in their fertile years will lack access to modern contraception by 2015, up from 221 million in 2010, according to a study published on Tuesday.

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Mobile phone health apps touted as lifesavers

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

Health-related applications for smartphones and tablets are a booming business, but in Africa and Asia "mobile health" could actually be a lifesaver for millions, industry leaders and aid organisations say.

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World Bank urges Africa to conserve resources

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 8 month(s) ago

The World Bank urged African countries to conserve natural resources as rising mineral demand and prices keep growth strong in the continent, said a review of the region released Thursday.

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UNICEF calls upon Vietnam to seize the opportunity to build on the achievements of the past two decades

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Hanoi Times English 8 month(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam has achieved impressive reductions in the under-five mortality rate over the past decades. Indeed, the under-five mortality rate has dropped significantly from 66 children (per 1,000 live births) who die before their fifth birthday in 2000 to 16 deaths (per 1,000 live births) in 2011.

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World water crisis must be top UN priority: report

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VietNam News English 9 month(s) ago

A rapidly worsening water shortage threatens to destabilize the planet and should be a top priority for the UN Security Council and world leaders, a panel of experts said in a report on Monday.

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Migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast, 58 dead

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Migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast, 58 dead

At least 58 people died and many were missing after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank off Turkey's western Aegean coast on Thursday morning, Turkish media reported.

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Global AIDS conference kicks off amid U.S. lag in combating pandemic

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VietnamNet English 10 month(s) ago

Global AIDS conference kicks off amid U.S. lag in combating pandemic

The 19th International AIDS conference kicked off Sunday amid a U.S. lag in reducing new HIV infections, the condition that has led to 35 million deaths worldwide.

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Ghana president dies after illness, successor sworn in

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VietNam News English 10 month(s) ago 1 related news

Ghana President John Atta Mills died suddenly on Tuesday, hours after being taken ill and months before he was to seek re-election in a country seen as a bastion of democracy in west Africa.

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UNAIDS report shows critical gaps in world response

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 11 month(s) ago

UNAIDS report shows critical gaps in world response

Deaths from HIV/AIDS are rising in parts of Asia and central Europe and the global response must accelerate, experts said after the release of a major report on the world AIDS epidemic.

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UNAIDS report shows critical gaps in world response

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VietNam News English 11 month(s) ago 1 related news

Deaths from HIV/AIDS are rising in parts of Asia and central Europe and the global response must accelerate, experts said on Wednesday after the release of a major report on the world AIDS epidemic.

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VN jumps six notches on global peace index

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Báo điện tử CP English 12 month(s) ago 5 related news

VGP – Vietnam jumped six notches to the 30th place on the Global Peace Index in 2011, according to the Austria-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

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Missing Cuban actor, "War Witch" win Tribeca awards

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Missing Cuban actor, 'War Witch' win Tribeca awards

"War Witch," a sensitive drama about a 12-year-old girl abducted by vicious armed rebels in sub-Saharan Africa, and a nonfiction film that examines the plight of women in modern India won the top awards at the Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday.

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South Africa, Swiss company to produce cheaper HIV drugs

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VietnamNet English 16 month(s) ago

The South African government on Friday launched a venture with a Swiss company to manufacture anti- retroviral drugs.

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