Thursday, February 23, 2012

My Way News - Doctors: Myanmar desperate for HIV and TB drugs
My Way News reports: "Doctors Without Borders warned in its report that the situation in Myanmar could worsen after the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria cut funding worldwide because of a shortfall in donations. The money was expected to provide HIV drugs for 46,500 people in Myanmar and help treat another 10,000 sickened by drug-resistant tuberculosis, the report said."

My Way News - Big outbreak of child virus in Vietnam may worsen
My Way News reports: "Vietnam says a large ongoing outbreak of a common childhood virus could worsen this year. The hand, foot and mouth virus has sickened more than 6,000 and killed nine children since January. They died from the strain EV-71, a more virulent enterovirus."

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