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Health · March, 2009
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Stories about Health from March, 2009

12 March 2009

Medical checklist reduces surgical deaths

Written by Jennifer Brea · Quick Reads ·

Brazil: On the Vatican's condemnation of raped-child's abortion

A 9-year-old girl several times raped and made pregnant by her stepfather was guaranteed the right to have an abortion legally in Brazil. After the operation, the Roman Catholic Church...

10 March 2009

From Bangladesh with Love

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

9 March 2009

Guatemala: Will the New Anti-Smoking Law be Enforced?

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Russia: “Unsent Letter” on Health Care

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

Below is a partial translation of a post on health care in Russia - a caustic "unsent letter" to the Russian president, written by LJ user sobe-panek on Feb. 22....

6 March 2009

Africa: Using New Media To Fight For Essential Medicines

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

5 March 2009

Kenya: Video game teaches youth to avoid AIDS

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

4 March 2009

Blogging Positively: Live Chat about HIV/AIDS on March 6

Written by Juhie Bhatia · Development

Rising Voices and Global Voices are holding a live online chat for bloggers and activists on Friday March 6, 2009 (5 pm Nairobi time) on how to use blogging to...

3 March 2009

Bird Flu in Laos

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

1 March 2009

Bolivia: Health Official Demonstrates Lack of Knowledge About HIV/AIDS

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Virus scare hits Southeast Asia

Written by Mong Palatino · East Asia

Rising cases of dengue fever, chikungunya, bird flu and ebola viruses were reported in several Southeast Asian countries in the past two months. Relax, there are no pandemic threats. Not...