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Declaration Of H1N1 Pandemic To Accelerate H1N1 Vaccine Production
The WHO"s decision Thursday to declare H1N1 (swine) flu a pandemic will "speed the production of a vaccine against the new virus," however scientists continue to caution that "it will be fall at the earliest before the first doses are available," the Los Angeles Times reports.
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IPS Examines Obstetric Fistula In Southern Senegal
Inter Press Service News Agency examines the prevalence of obstetric fistula in the southern region of Senegal. According to state reproductive health officials in the town of Kolda, 58 percent of births take place at home without medical assistance. "Women in the region suffer from exceptionally high rates of fistula," which "occurs when extended pressure damages the soft tissue in a woman"s pelvis during the process of giving birth" and can lead to debilitating complications and ostracization from their families, IPS writes.
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Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache?
Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Nearly 1.5 percent of middle school children are affected by chronic daily headache, which includes chronic migraines and tension-type headaches.
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U.S. Recommits To Improving Health, Education In Nigeria

The Guardian examines the recent U.S. commitment to continue support for the development of Nigeria"s health and education sector by Anne Fleuret, Nigeria"s acting mission director of USAID. At the conclusion of two USAID-funded projects in Nigeria, Fleuret said the HIV/AIDS programs were created six years ago "to empower communities." She added, "We envisioned so many things and we have substantially achieved that vision. We have provided support from the community level to the legislative level." According to the Guardian, one of the programs supported the creation of a staff "who created public-private partnerships to leverage funds from the private sector to expand HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care and support activities." The other supported the delivery of "high quality services in health and basic education ò€¦ in 51 Local Government Areas in five states: Bauchi, Nassarawa, Lagos, Abuja and Kano." "About 40 new policies have been developed; over 8,000 health workers and 25,000 teachers trained; more than 100 health facilities upgraded; and over N4.6 billion leveraged as cost share funds," Flueret said, adding, "We are committed to continue to work with Nigeria to improve health and education outcomes" (Muanya, Guardian, 6/18). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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