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Novembro 2, 2009

Thousands lack access to effective anti-malarial treatment

New malaria research unveiled today in Kenya finds that thousands of people die each year because they can’t afford – or don’t have access

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Novembro 2, 2009

Millions die because of high malaria drug prices

Artemisinin combination therapy drugs good but expensive 6-nation study says ACTs can cost 65 times daily wage LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Nearly a

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Outubro 31, 2009

Malaria: a research agenda for the eradication era

The world’s largest meeting on malaria, the 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Malaria Conference, convenes in Nairobi, Kenya, on Nov 1–6.1 Since

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Outubro 5, 2009

PSI/Cambodia Provides Birth Spacing Services in Rural Communities

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – PSI has a launched new program to provide high-quality birth spacing services to rural communities in Cambodia. During a recent

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Outubro 5, 2009

PSI, UNICEF Distribute Hygiene Kits in Malawi

Malawian mother uses WaterGuard water solution at her home. SALIMA DISTRICT, Malawi — In September, Malawi’s central Salima District is dusty and hot. The

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Outubro 5, 2009

PSI Veteran Appointed New Chief Technical Officer

PSI has appointed Dr. Steven Chapman as its chief technical officer, announced PSI President and CEO Karl Hofmann. Chapman is one of the pioneers

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Outubro 5, 2009

Ashley Judd Visits Health Programs in Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda, April 29, 2008 — Actress Ashley Judd, a PSI board member and global ambassador of its YouthAIDS project, finished spending seven days

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Setembro 30, 2009

PSI Promotes Healthy Behaviors Across Rwanda

PSI/Rwanda staff gather in front of a Tuzanet poster. KIGALI, Rwanda – PSI and its child health survival campaign, Five & Alive, are using

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Setembro 29, 2009

PSI Tackles Smoking in India

TAMIL NADU, India, November 2008 — PSI/India has partnered with the NGO Pasumai Thayagam to launch a robust campaign in support of a nationwide

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Setembro 29, 2009

USAID Praises PSI for ‘First-of-Its Kind’ Initiatives in Benin and DRC

Boys in Benin attend the launch of Africa’s first diarrhea treatment kit. PSI, Abt Associates Treat Diarrheal Disease in Benin COUTONOU, Benin, Sept 29,

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Setembro 28, 2009

Local Health Networks Help Fight Malaria in China

PSI/China staff distribute brochures and discusses malaria with a group of ethnic minority women at a market in Honghe Prefecture, a malaria-endemic area across

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Setembro 28, 2009

PSI Scales Up Injecting Drug Use Programs in Thailand, China

PSI’s Shimon Prohow recently attended the 20th International Harm Reduction Conference in Thailand. After the conference, he traveled to China to visit PSI’s Kunming

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Setembro 28, 2009

PSI, Partners Urge Nations to Take a Stand on Water

WASHINGTON, DC — As millions of people came together to celebrate World Water Day, on March 22, PSI joined a coalition of leading health

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Setembro 28, 2009

PSI, Partners Launch Viral Videos on World Water Crisis

WASHINGTON, DC — PSI and a group of leading international health organizations have joined together with GOOD to launch a cutting-edge video series aimed

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Setembro 28, 2009

PSI Working to Scale up Male Circumcision in Zambia

SFH/Zambia MC Manager Luka Sakwimba (L) stands with a staff surgeon in an operating room. LUSAKA, Zambia — An 18-year-old named Mutala (not his

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Setembro 28, 2009

Miss Universe Joins PSI’s New HIV-Prevention Campaign in Central America

Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza proudly supports the work of PASMO while visiting its offices in Nicaragua. Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza is on a

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Setembro 28, 2009

PSI/Liberia Promotes VCT Among Youth on Live Radio Broadcast

PSI/Liberia’s hit radio show, “Let’s Talk about Sex,” is reaching youth with important messages about HIV prevention and safe sex. MONROVIA, Liberia — In

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Setembro 28, 2009

Integrated Campaign in Côte d’Ivoire Provides Nets and Measles Vaccinations

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire — In November PSI’s platform in Cote d’Ivoire delivered over 785,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets (LLINs) to mothers of children ages

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Setembro 28, 2009

Senegal: AIDS Conference Stresses Prevention

Washington and field staff pose at PSI’s booth during ICASA in Dakar, Senegal. Fifteen staff attended the conference. DAKAR, Senegal, December 3, 2008 —Fifteen

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Setembro 24, 2009

PSI Leads World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders on Learning Journey

PSI’s Kate Roberts moderates a panel discussion with leading entrepreneurs and the group of Young Global Leaders, focused on creating meaningful action to reduce

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Setembro 24, 2009

Unprecedented Scale-Up of Voluntary Male Circumcision Begins in Swaziland, Zambia

WASHINGTON, DC, June 11, 2009—In a significant move from research on male circumcision to full-scale implementation, the Male Circumcision Partnership is launching a massive

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Setembro 24, 2009

Mandy Moore Joins PSI to Launch Malaria Prevention Campaign in Southern Sudan

I realize there is a tremendous road we have to travel to make sure that all people – especially children under five – live

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Setembro 24, 2009

PSI, GHC, Johns Hopkins Call for Sustained Commitment to Fighting Malaria

PSI/Rwanda Country Representative Staci Leuschner speaks about Rwanda’s malaria control efforts at a briefing on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON, DC — PSI, the Global Health

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