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NewsHour senior correspondent Ray Suarez traveled to Tanzania to report on the
country's massive doctor shortage, and efforts to fight 'neglected diseases'
and eradicate malaria.
PBS GLOBAL HEALTH COVERAGE

NOW interviews Dr. Larry Brilliant, an
epidemiologist and former chief philanthropist at Google.org,
who sheds light on high-tech tools that are making it easier for
scientists to detect global outbreaks.
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UPDATE NOV. 2, 2009 Healthy pregnant women had a good immune response after one dose of the H1N1 vaccine, but young children should get two doses for optimal protection, according to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases trial results released Monday.REPORT OCT. 27, 2009 Many poor or urban communities in the United States are dealing with potentially fatal diseases and parasites normally considered problems of the third world and developing countries. NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye looks at these “neglected diseases” that get little attention in the U.S. but affect hundreds of thousands of citizens each year. ANALYSIS OCT. 23, 2009 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that the H1N1 flu's effects have already matched those of the seasonal flu. Ray Suarez reports. REPORT OCT. 21, 2009 Many people have been reluctant to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine. But others are scrambling for a limited supply of doses. Betty Ann Bowser reports. ANALYSIS OCT. 20, 2009 About half of the H1N1 hospitalizations so far this fall have been among people under the age of 24. Margaret Warner talks to Thomas Frieden of the Centers for Disease Control about the H1N1 vaccine and what students and parents should do if symptoms of H1N1 are seen. UPDATE OCT. 20, 2009 The complete results of the first vaccine trial to ever show some protection against HIV were released Tuesday, and researchers sought to refute criticism that the study's results could be weaker than indicated.
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