Devex: In India, a concerted push to eliminate kala-azar
“After treating more than 13,000 people afflicted with kala-azar, Médecins Sans Frontières looks toward closing shop by the end of August and passing the ropes to the government of Bihar, India’s poorest state. … [W]hile India has 50 percent of the world’s cases of kala-azar, 70 percent of those are in Bihar alone…” (Cousins, 5/15).
Share -->PrintHomeGlobal Health PolicyKaiser Daily Global Health Policy ReportMay 18, 2015Coordinated Efforts, Political Will Help MSF Successfully Treat More Than 13K For Kala-Azar In India’s Bihar StateMay 18, 2015
Share -->PrintHomeGlobal Health PolicyKaiser Daily Global Health Policy ReportMay 13, 2015Nationwide Condom Shortage Affects India’s HIV Prevention EffortsMay 13, 2015
LiveMint: Shortage of condoms hits govt’s AIDS prevention program
“A nationwide shortage of government-supplied condoms has affected two key programs of the health ministry [in India] — human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and family planning. What compounds matters is the size of funds needed to address the shortage…” (Krishnan, 5/12).