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  • African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI) Meeting in Ghana The fifth annual international conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI) will be held Nov. 9-11 in Accra, Ghana, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. The theme of this year's conference will be improving maternal, newborn, and child health in Africa, which will be discussed by top experts from around the world. ASADI V will kick off with the release of Science in Action: Saving the Lives of Africa's Mothers, Newborns, and Children, a new report by several African science academies, assessing the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing maternal and childhood mortality -- the focus of U.N. Millennium Development Goals Four and Five -- in sub-Saharan Africa. The report will include estimates of lives that could be saved if proven scientific methods reached more parts of Africa. 11/9
  • Meeting HIV/AIDS Cost Demands: Is The Global Response Working? The November/December 2009 edition of Health Affairs focuses on key global health challenges – including the economic, political, scientific and ethical ones – facing world policymakers in their response to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Over the next several years, the world could face a funding shortfall that would prevent millions more with HIV/AIDS from gaining access to antiretroviral drugs. Yet over the long-term, the world could also take critical steps to slash the global burden of HIV-AIDS – and the costs of battling the pandemic – by half. 11/10
  • Meeting HIV/AIDS Cost Demands: Is The Global Response Working? The November/December 2009 edition of Health Affairs focuses on key global health challenges – including the economic, political, scientific and ethical ones – facing world policymakers in their response to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Over the next several years, the world could face a funding shortfall that would prevent millions more with HIV/AIDS from gaining access to antiretroviral drugs. Yet over the long-term, the world could also take critical steps to slash the global burden of HIV-AIDS – and the costs of battling the pandemic – by half. 11/10

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Global Health Glossary  
This glossary provides definitions of key terms in global health.

HIV/AIDS Reporting Manual
This reporting guide covers a broad range of subjects including the unique challenges of reporting on HIV/AIDS, treatment and prevention strategies, key figures in the struggle against HIV/AIDS and global efforts to finance the campaign against HIV/AIDS. Several country-specific and region-specific manuals are also available in English and other languages.

Data & Statistics

Kaiser Slides
Graphics and tables on global health statistics and trends, including the U.S. government's response and funding, from studies by Kaiser and others are available to view, group into slideshows, download and print.  (link to Kaiser Slides new Global Health topic page)

Overviews and FAQs  
State of the Pandemic Overviews and Frequently Asked Questions are available for three of the major global health problems today: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Global Health Facts
Kaiser's Global Health Facts provides country-level data on global health conditions, demographics and economics, health systems, and health program funding and financing. The data can be viewed in tables, charts and color-coded maps.

Customized Data Sheets
Customized data sheets, part of Kaiser's Global Health Facts, can be created to compare countries across indicators or to offer a snapshot of an emerging global health issue. Data sheets can be viewed online, printed, emailed or saved.  Examples of this feature include: 

Multimedia 

U.S. Global Health Policy: In Focus
 This series of live, interactive webcasts, devoted to discussing current and critical issues facing the U.S., features experts in the field tackling tough global health problems -- discussing the U.S. government's role and answering questions from webcast viewers.

Global Health Video Library
This free service provides journalists around the world who report on public health issues with rights-free cover footage.

HIV/AIDS Animation Video
This broadcast-quality animation, available rights-free for broadcasters, illustrates how HIV infects a cell and how antiretroviral treatments combat the virus.

Reporting on HIV/AIDS: Lessons from the Field
This video features interviews with several reporters and a policy analyst who share their views on the unique challenges of reporting on HIV/AIDS and offer guidance about issues ranging from understanding data to considering the sensitivities of reporting on someone who is HIV-positive. 

KaiserEDU.org Tutorial: The Current State of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
This tutorial presents data on the global impact of HIV/AIDS and highlights the countries and regions most affected by the epidemic. The tutorial covers successes, including those related to care, treatment and prevention, as well as the continued challenges in the response to the epidemic.

HIV/AIDS Timeline
 This interactive timeline presents key HIV-related events and noteworthy activities from 1981 through today.