Catholics Asked to Tell Their Bishops to End Ban on Contraception
21st July 2008 WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years ago, a decision was announced that has had a catastrophic
impact on the poor and powerless around the world. On July 25, 1968, Pope
Paul VI slammed the...
Gates Foundation Welcomes G8 Commitments and Urges Follow Through to Address Problems Affecting the World's Poor
8th July 2008 SEATTLE, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released the following statement
regarding the G8 Summit:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation welcomes the renewed commitment...
Global Health Progress Joins WHO and DNDi to Call For Increased Commitments to Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases
8th July 2008 TOYAKO, Japan, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "The worldwide pharmaceutical industry is joining the World Health
Organization (WHO) and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) in
calling on the...
Chairman Sasakawa of The Nippon Foundation Appeals to Chinese Premier and Beijing Olympic Committee President over Olympic Travel Ban on People Affected by Leprosy
19th June 2008 TOKYO, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland has
unanimously approved a resolution tabled by Japan, entitled "Elimination of
Discrimination...
Health Experts Call on Global Leaders to Ensure Access to Life-Saving Pneumococcal Vaccines
10th June 2008 REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 1,000 of the world's leading experts in infectious diseases and
vaccines are meeting during the 6th International Symposium on Pneumococci
and...
World's Leading Health Experts Urge Countries to Use Newly Released Data to Prevent the Death of Millions of Children Due to Rotavirus
4th June 2008 ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 350 of the world's leading scientific experts, policymakers and
leading public health professionals from 67 countries convened today during
the 8th...
ORF Genetics Opens Revolutionary 'Green Factory' in Iceland
13th May 2008 REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ORF Genetics (http://www.orfgenetics.com), an Icelandic biotechnology
company, announced today the opening of new and revolutionary 22,000 ft^2
(2043m^2)...
AmeriCares Relief Worker Arrives in Myanmar
10th May 2008 STAMFORD, Connecticut, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- An AmeriCares emergency relief expert arrived in Myanmar earlier today to
assess the crisis situation and continue with efforts to obtain clearance...
International Rescue Committee Mobilizes More Emergency Teams for Myanmar; Warns of Massive Health Disaster Unless Aid Reaches Cyclone Survivors Fast
10th May 2008 BANGKOK, Thailand, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- International Rescue Committee emergency team members have arrived in
Myanmar and four additional teams are on standby for deployment to the region
as the...
Rotary Clubs Provide Emergency Shelters, Supplies to Cyclone Victims
9th May 2008 EVANSTON, Illinois, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- As major relief agencies waited for access to cyclone ravaged Myanmar,
among the first charities actually to reach the affected area was Shelterbox,
a...
Aid Urgently Needed in Myanmar (Burma): Lutheran World Relief Responds
9th May 2008 BALTIMORE, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lutheran World Relief is supplying desperately needed emergency aid to
Myanmar (Burma) in the wake of the devastating cyclone that struck there over
the weekend....
Largest Ever Regional AIDS Conference to Review Epidemic Status and Changing Challenges in the Response
2nd May 2008 MOSCOW, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting tomorrow, the second Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS
Conference (EECAAC II), the largest AIDS-focused event to date in the region,
will bring together a...
Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Launches Global Health Progress Initiative to Expand Efforts to Improve Health in Developing Countries
16th April 2008 WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The worldwide pharmaceutical industry today launched Global Health
Progress, an initiative to bring research-based biopharmaceutical companies,
global health...
International Health Leaders Address Globalization and Academic Health Center Infrastructure
26th March 2008 WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Academic health center leaders from around the world will be taking a
Voyage of Discovery addressing the visions, growth, and strategic
partnerships of academic...
Robotic Surgeons From Around the World Attend One-of-a-Kind Conference by Global Robotics Institute at Florida Hospital
14th March 2008 ORLANDO, Florida, March 14 /PRNewswire/ --
Orlando, Fla., is known for theme parks and sun, but beginning Monday,
surgeons from countries such as South Korea, Chile, Turkey, and Italy...