CDC Global Health in the News
ABC News’ Chief Health and Medical Editor, Dr. Richard Besser (left), interviews Dr. Pierre Rollin (right) at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe. In August 2012, Dr. Rollin lead a team from CDC’s Viral Special Pathogens Branch investigating an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kibaale District of Western Uganda. Photo: Justin Williams
2013
- Communication central to health response in crises WHO
May 16, 2013 - New Global Study Pinpoints Main Causes of Childhood Diarrheal Diseases, Suggests Effective Solutions PRWEB
May 13, 2013 - Time to get wonky: Learn about Option B+, an anti-HIV ‘treatment for life’ ONE
May 10, 2013 - Rotary honors U.S. government for leadership on polio eradication Boston.com
May 8, 2013 - A $5.5 Billion Road Map To Banish Polio Forever NPR
April 26, 2013 - New $5.5 billion plan aims to rid world of polio by 2018 Reuters
April 25, 2013 - US Promotes Active Surveillance in Global Fight Against Malaria Voice of America
April 24, 2013 - New Handheld Device Detects Counterfeit Anti-Malarial Drugs Medical Daily
April 24, 2013 - Death of the Guinea worm draws near AJC
April 20, 2013 - As H7N9 spreads in China, experts watch and wait The Lancet
April 20, 2013 - Guardians Against a Global Pandemic Men'sHealth
April 8, 2013 - Plague draws attention amid concern that it might be deployed by terrorists WP
April 8, 2013 - A promising and difficult plan to end polio Washington Post
April 3, 2013 - New world strategy aims to eradicate polio by 2018 AP
April 2, 2013 - How To Get Rid Of Polio For Good? There's A $5 Billion Plan NPR
April 2, 2013 - Tropical Diseases Infect 1 in 6 People Worldwide ABC News
April 2, 2013 - In Honduras, Fighting HIV/AIDS Through Music And Theater NPR
March 29, 2013 - SARS Ten Years Later: Are We Better Prepared for Outbreaks? Time
March 22, 2013 - Tuberculosis Cases In The U.S. Keep Sliding NPR
March 21, 2013 - Images of India Beating Polio: Two Years Without a New Case The Atlantic
March 18, 2013 - PAHO/WHO calls for international funding of new Haiti cholera plan PAHO
February 27, 2013 - CDC Foundation aids Haiti’s recovery efforts Atlanta Business Chronicle
February 27, 2013 - CDC Foundation's $3.2 Million Partnership Strengthens Haiti's Public Health Infrastructure Yahoo! News
February 25, 2013 - Dominica Hosts First Risk Communication Workshop in the Caribbean Inside Dominica
February 20, 2013 - Nigeria Moves To Clean Up Lead Pollution From Gold Mines NPR
February 6, 2013 - The Task Force for Global Health receives new funding for Neglected Tropical Diseases research The Task Force for Global Health
February 5, 2013 - Gates Foundation to give $28.8 million to Task Force for Global Health Atlanta Business Chronicle
February 4, 2013 - Bright spots in Haiti's health care 3 years after quake CNN
February 1, 2013 - Egypt: Investigation Continues After Wild Poliovirus Is Detected AllAfrica.com
January 27, 2013 - Bangladesh to be 'Global Disease Detection site'
January 27, 2013 - Nipah virus claims 2 more lives
January 27, 2013 - Polio Virus Spreads From Pakistan to Egypt ScienceInsider
January 24, 2013 - New WHO plan targets the demise of sleeping sickness The Lancet
January 22, 2013 - Cholera Outbreak Hit Hard in Haiti MedPage Today
January 9, 2013 - An Interview with Ezra Barzilay – The Cholera Epidemic in Haiti, 2010-2012 NEJM Blog
January 9, 2013
2012
- How The U.S. Stopped Malaria, One Cartoon At A Time NPR
December 31, 2012 - Herbs And Empires: A Brief, Animated History Of Malaria Drugs NPR
December 17, 2012 - When Microorganisms Control the Mind ABC News
December 6, 2012 - Roche, US PEPFAR partner to strengthen labs medicine training on African continent Pharmabiz.com
December 6, 2012 - Haiti, DR to eliminate cholera with $2.2 billion Boston News
November 28, 2012 - Bedford native plays a key role in the war on diseases Fort Worth Star-Telegram
November 27, 2012 - Americans depend on a strong CDC POLITICO
November 27, 2012 - Improving HIV Case Surveillance in Asia NASTAD
November 27, 2012 - Global partners in fighting disease Washington Post
November 22, 2012 - CDC Director Visits Vietnam to Promote Global Health Security U.S. Embassy in Vietnam
November 14, 2012 - The Hunt for Ebola Smithsonian.com
November 2012 - Despite struggle to vaccinate, polio campaign sees signs of progress in Pakistan GlobalNews
November 13, 2012 - To Save Children’s Lives, China Should Adopt An Initiative To Speed Introduction Of Pneumonia Vaccines HealthAffairs
November 7, 2012 - CDC issues travel notice for Uganda due to Marburg outbreak examiner.com
November 5, 2012 - Global vaccination coverage improves, but rotavirus gap is wide Blog: Spoonful of Medicine
November 2, 2012 - CDC profiles wide range of global flu activities CIDRP
October 31, 2012 - Ethiopia to Construct Public Health Training Center New Business Ethiopia
October 23, 2012 - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Receives CDC Foundation Hero Award CDC Foundation
October 22, 2012 - With An Army Of Vaccinators, India Subdues Polio NPR
October 18, 2012 - How The Taliban Is Thwarting The War On Polio NPR
October 17, 2012 - Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer NPR
October 16, 2012 - At Polio's Epicenter, Vaccinators Battle Chaos And Indifference NPR
October 16, 2012 - Polio Surges in Nigeria VOA
October 1, 2012 - Polio Surges in Nigeria VOA
October 1, 2012 - Haiti takes on dreaded disease elephantiasis one mouth at a time Washington Post
October 1, 2012 - Global Indicators and Targets for Noncommunicable Diseases Science
eptember 21, 2012 - Guinea worm is poised to become the second human disease to be eradicated Washington Post
August 28, 2012 - Angola's Fight Against Polio VOA
August 16, 2012 - How do you heal an entire country suffering from shell shock? Foreign Policy
August 15, 2012 - Ebola outbreak tests local surveillance: Ugandan laboratory helps to minimize number of cases. Nature News
August 15, 2012 - Diseases That Just Won't Quit Discovery News
August 7, 2012 - Ebola Virus in Uganda: At Least 17 Dead ABC News
August 7, 2012 - New test raises hopes in Global HIV/AIDS fight WSJ Blogs
August 7, 2012 - Why polio hasn't gone away yet CNN
July 30, 2012 - Ugandan officials, international experts tackle Ebola outbreak that's killed 14 CNN
July 30, 2012 - CDC reports progress, innovations and challenges in scaling-up Prevention of Mother-to-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) efforts in Africa CDC Press Release
July 25, 2012 - The implications of megatrends in information and communication technology and transportation for changes in global physical activity The Lancet
July 18, 2012 - CDC Warns of Another Emerging Tick-Borne Threat U.S. News HealthDay
July 12, 2012 - 1st U.S. case of mother-to-child Chagas disease reported VITAS
July 6, 2012 - Indonesia: Maternal mortality ratio stagnates IRIN
July 3, 2012 - "How to Put on a Condom", A Home Visit for HIV Testing BMGF blog
June 25, 2012 - Doctors, Researchers on Lookout for New Flu Outbreak VOA
June 21, 2012 - The polio endgame Washington Post
June 15, 2012 - Vers l'éradication de la malaria Le Nouvelliste
June 11, 2012 - U.S. Committed To Helping Nigerians Fight Polio VOA
June 9, 2012 - What Is Chagas (aka the 'Kissing Bug') and Should You Be Worried? Healthy SELF
June 4, 2012 - Exotic diseases from warmer climates gain foothold in the U.S. EnergyWire
June 4, 2012 - Don’t Let Polio, Nearly Dead and Gone, Come Back to Life Bloomberg
May 24, 2012 - Bizarre skin disease eludes Vietnam’s health officials Giai Phong (Vietnam)
May 21, 2012 - Malaria surge feared Nature
May 15, 2012 - Haiti to vaccinate 95 percent of children under 10 KSL
May 9, 2012 - A partnership that works AJC
May 3, 2012 - Parasite migrates to U.S. newstimes
April 30, 2012 - Integrated Mapping and Trachoma youtube
April 26, 2012 - World Immunization Week: The vaccine debate looks different abroad Lifestyle
April 24, 2012 - Africa: Beating Measles - One More Push? allAfrica
April 24, 2012 - CROI 2012: Kevin DeCock IFARAblog.org
April 2012 - 'Final push' needed against polio worldwide
UPI
April 20, 2012 - CDC Chief: New Vaccines In Haiti Will Save Tens Of Thousands VOA
April 17, 2012 - Mystery Disease Haunts Region Science
April 13, 2012 - Tackling TB/HIV co-infection in Africa: An interview with CDC's Dr. Bess Miller Science Speak
April 5, 2012 - The syndrome stealing Uganda and South Sudan's children BBC
March 10, 2012 - What I Learned Far Away From Public Health School CommonHealth
March 6, 2012 - Uganda Nodding Syndrome Devastates Region Huffingtonpost
March 6, 2012 - Uganda government squabbles while children die of mysterious disease The Washington Times
March 6, 2012 - Experiencing CDC's Impact in Kenya CDC Foundation
February 29, 2012 - Research to combat dual epidemics: A conversation with CDC’s Jordan Tappero Science Speaks
February 29, 2012 - Innovative programming to combat HIV, TB and cholera: A conversation with CDC’s John Vertefeuille Science Speaks
February 23, 2012 - How the CDC responds to global emerging infections: a conversation with Scott Dowell Science Speaks
February 15, 2012 - CDC at the frontlines of TB research in Kenya: a conversation with Kayla Laserson Science Speaks
February 14, 2012
2011
- The Future of Global Immunization: Will the Promise Be Fulfilled? CSIS
December 7, 2011 - Lack of Soap Means Illness, Death for Millions of Children CNN
November 15, 2011 - Why non-communicable diseases overseas can affect the U.S. Marketplace (American Public Media)
September 23, 2011 - African outbreak stumps experts Nature
July 13, 2011 - Increase in Measles Cases New York Times
July 6, 2011 - Why HIV leads infectious disease priorities The Lancet
July 2011 - Video: Eradicating a Deadly Virus ABC News
February 26, 2011
2010
- Video: Dr. Richard Besser Returns to Bangladesh ABC News
December 13, 2010
Get email updates about this site
Your email address:
