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Researchers estimate lives lost due to delay in antiretroviral drug use for HIV/AIDS in South Africa
For immediate release: Monday, October 20, 2008 Boston, MA - More than 330,000 lives were lost to HIV/AIDS in South Africa from 2000 and 2005 because a feasible and timely antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was not implemented, assert…
Smoking and solid-fuel-burning in homes in China projected to cause millions of deaths from respiratory diseases in next three decades
For immediate release: October 4, 2008 Boston, MA -- If current levels of smoking and biomass and coal fuel use in homes continues, between 2003 and 2033 there will be an estimated 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
A tale of two countries: Q and A with Professor Jennifer Leaning
[ Fall 2008 ] On May 2, Cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Myanmar, devastating the low-lying Irrawaddy delta with 120 miles-per-hour winds and a 12-foot tidal surge. Ten days later, an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale struck…
2008 Alumni Award of Merit winners
[ Fall 2008 ] Standouts in public health tend to view big problems as boulders that must be rolled uphill, however steep those hills might be. This year’s recipients of the Alumni Award of Merit have each approached serious health…
You have to be there
[ Spring 2008 ] Michael Von Clemm traveling fellows experience public health in the real world There's a world of difference between studying public health and working in the field. If you're going to stop sexual genocide, stem the spread…
A low-tech way to combat HIV/AIDS
[ Spring 2008 ] The world is finally waking up to male circumcision The Harvard School of Public Health’s Daniel Halperin has been something of a maverick in the field of HIV/AIDS research. A medical anthropologist and an epidemiologist—one who scours populations…
Join the global fight against tobacco
To reduce health disparities in a single act, the United States should join the global community in ratifying the first international public health treaty, the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Tobacco addiction, the…
Rethinking HIV prevention
Daniel Halperin, Lecturer on International Health, on why HIV prevention strategies need a fresh look. (May 2008, 18:46) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may download the podcast in…
Domestic violence associated with chronic malnutrition in women and children in India
For immediate release: April 22, 2008 Boston, MA-- In a new, large-scale study exploring the link between domestic violence and chronic malnutrition, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that Indian mothers and children…
The global organ market
Daniel Wikler, Professor of Ethics and Population Health, on the market for kidneys: "In the past, the idea that the kidneys you're born with will stay in your body as long as you stay healthy has been an…
