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Why Measure Coverage of MNCH?

By PLOS Collections
Posted: May 16, 2013

Category: Collections, General | Tagged Africa, developing world, diarrhea, global health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and perinatal health, maternal health, Measuring Coverage in Maternal | Leave a comment

Why Should We Care About Measuring Coverage of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Interventions?

By PLOS Collections
Posted: May 7, 2013

Category: Collections | Tagged Africa, child health, developing world, diarrhea, HIV/AIDS, maternal and perinatal health, WHO | Leave a comment

This Week in PLOS Medicine: ART in South Africa, Herpes Zoster Vaccine, & PRISMA

By Laura Ray
Posted: April 9, 2013

Category: General | Tagged abstract, Africa, ART, guidelines, HAART, Herpes Zoster, HIV, HIV/AIDS, life expectancy, PLoS Medicine Week by Week, PRISMA, Seniors, Shingles, South Africa, vaccine, Vaccines | Leave a comment

Familiar Enemies in Conflict and TB

By Médecins Sans Frontières
Posted: March 22, 2013

Category: MSF | Tagged Africa, antimicrobial drugs, HIV, HIV/AIDS, MSF, sub-saharan Africa, tuberculosis | Leave a comment

Giving back to research participants

By Jocalyn Clark
Posted: March 6, 2013

Category: General | Tagged Africa, antiretroviral treatment, clinical trials, developing world, health information, HIV, HIV/AIDS, reporting | 1 Comment

What can we learn from disease stigma’s long history?

By Sara Gorman
Posted: November 27, 2012

Category: General | Tagged antimicrobial drugs, antiretroviral treatment, HIV, HIV/AIDS, public health | 6 Comments

Xpert MTB/RIF for those with HIV; the importance of considering equity

By PLOS Guest Blogger
Posted: November 22, 2012

Category: General | Tagged Africa, antimicrobial drugs, antiretroviral treatment, developing world, health costs, health systems, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Policy, research ethics, tuberculosis | Leave a comment

Gathering the Evidence to Improve Health Care in Developing Countries: Meta-analysis without Borders

By Médecins Sans Frontières
Posted: October 17, 2012

Category: General, MSF | Tagged Africa, antiretroviral treatment, developing world, global burden of disease, guidelines, HIV, HIV/AIDS, MSF | Leave a comment

Addressing TB in the Mines: Complementing Political Will with an Urgent Need for Innovation

By PLOS Guest Blogger
Posted: October 5, 2012

Category: General | Tagged Africa, antimicrobial drugs, HIV/AIDS, public health, tuberculosis | Leave a comment

Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Major Killer in HIV/AIDS Programmes in Resource-Poor Settings

By Médecins Sans Frontières
Posted: September 28, 2012

Category: General, MSF, Neglected Diseases | Tagged Africa, developing world, HIV, HIV/AIDS, MSF, neglected tropical diseases | Leave a comment

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