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Health · December, 2009
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Stories about Health from December, 2009

Caribbean: 2009 Regional Roundup

Caribbean31 December 2009

As Global Voices celebrates its fifth anniversary, the occasion has given us all an opportunity to reflect on why we do what we do and how our work makes a...

The H1N1 influenza virus reached the Gaza Strip much later than it did other places, a fact attributed to the blockade imposed upon its population by both Israel and Egypt....

South Africa: Remembering Busi

Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa24 December 2009

Kazakhstan: Another Mass Infection Scandal

Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus24 December 2009

Turkmenistan: TB is a serious problem

Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus24 December 2009

Pakistan: Negligence in Medicare

Quick Reads · South Asia22 December 2009

South Africa: Truth without venom is impossible when it comes to Manto

Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa22 December 2009

South Africa: Controversial Health Minister Dies and Twitter Goes Wild

Sub-Saharan Africa21 December 2009

South Africa's former Health Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang passed away recently. Manto was not a stranger to controversy with dodgy views on managing HIV-AIDS using beetroot, garlic, lemons and African potatoes....

China: Grassroots wisdom website

Quick Reads · East Asia21 December 2009

Trinidad & Tobago: Poor Packaging

Quick Reads · Caribbean18 December 2009

Namibia: First step victory in forced sterilisation case

Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa17 December 2009

Indonesia: Mall Suicides

Quick Reads · East Asia17 December 2009

China: Development's Toll on Laborers

East Asia17 December 2009

A second wave of pneumoconiosis cases has been reported among drilling and blasting workers in the southern city of Shenzhen. An article in Beijing Youth Daily reports 119 suspected pneumoconiosis...