International Health Videos

December 1, 2008, marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Management Sciences for Health is pleased to present a short video commemorating the event and highlighting associated events provided by our programs across the world. This year's theme, Lead-Empower-Deliver, emphasizes the need for leadership and capacity building in the long-standing and epic fight against HIV & AIDS. Developing strong leaders and effective managers is crucial to achieving universal access to comprehensive prevention programs, treatment, care, and support for those affected by HIV & AIDS. MSH staff and partners have are using this model to help the more than half a million people with HIV & AIDS, and the outcome is clear.

Top Story: Quality watchdog cancels inspection exemptions for food producers No melamine found in imported dairy products Chlorine leak sends 71 to hospital in SW China Ten remain missing in N China fatal landslide IPC chief: 'These are greatest Paralympic Games ever' Coastal provinces displace 170,000 ahead of typhoon China largest commercial bank holds $152 mln of Lehman Brothers-related bonds China stocks down for second day amid global finance turmoil China, U.S. reach agreements on boosting trade ties China Unicom, China Netcom shareholders approve proposed merger Chinese insurance regulator monitors U.S. market crisis impact on home industry

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In today’s show, adapted from an article published this month on the Oscar Web site written by Mary Jane Gore, we look at the research of Dr. William Petri, chief of the UVa Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, and his study of a voracious parasite that is said to kill nearly 100, 000 people each year. If you have ever contemplated working as a biological researcher then you would probably have considered these questions: what happens when a cell’s life ends? And, what are the mechanisms that control decay? Contemplating just these types questions during a recent study, a UVa-led research team, directed by Dr. William Petri, chief of the UVa Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, made discoveries which are helping to stop one of the world’s most voracious parasites. For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar Show’s blog.

Government launches new initiative to tackle killer bug.

On this week's show... * We examine the battle against gentrification in three different US cities * The Pittsburgh School board may be close to passing a resolution on military recruitment in schools * Mayview State Hospital Mental Institution is closing * and more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * Independent media activists and organizers from Chiapas and Oaxaca Mexico speak about the benefits and challenges of indigenous media-making in southern Mexico. * Concerned Parents, University Researchers and Community Activists challenge abstinence only education in Pittsburgh Public Schools * Falun Gong practitioners and Human Rights advocates speak out in Pittsburgh about persecution and organ harvesting by the Chinese Government * plus commentary from Mumia Abu-Jamal, and more in our local and global headlines

This week, we will be presenting highlights of Rustbelt Radio stories from the Fall of 2006 including... * A Proposed Casino for the Hill District faces opposition * the legal struggle over Hazleton, Pennsylvania's trendsetting anti-immigrant legislation * Veterans of the war in Iraq visit Pittsburgh on the Uprise Counter Recruitment Tour * Anti-affirmative action backlash and voter fraud shape Michigan's election results * and more headlines from recent shows But before we begin, during our best-of show we always remind our listeners that our program is produced entirely by volunteers and we depend upon donations of equipment and funds to continue. If you can support us with recording equipment, computers, or funds for these supplies, please call 412-923-3000, or email us at radio@indypgh.org, or donate on our website, radio.indypgh.org. You can also help with Rustbelt Radio and other independent media projects by getting involved with the Independent Media Center! We are organizing a workspace for media making at our office on Penn Avenue, where we'll be leading workshops for volunteers to learn how to make radio, TV, and online news! Also, we will be offering internships with Rustbelt Radio starting in January of 2007. If you enjoy listening to the show and would like to learn more about what happens behind the scenes, check out www.idealist.org for our internship listings.

On this week's show... * we'll hear from Mumia Abu-Jamal, who marked his 25th year of imprisonment in Pennsylvania over the weekend * a new film on Cuba's public health system premiered at the University of Pittsburgh, and we spoke to its producer, as well as other members of the panel discussion that followed * the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has refused the right of transgender people to designate their own genders on birth certificates. * local updates on the Hill District casino proposal, the Mon-Fayette expressway, and the protest at Colin Powell's recent speech * and also, an update from Palestine

On this week's show... * Angela Davis speaks at the Thomas Merton Center Award Dinner * A discussion about the fight for universal health coverage * A Chicago man sets himself on fire in protest of the war in Iraq * A video posted on You Tube prompts an FBI investigation into the conduct of the Los Angeles Police * plus more in our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * Hill District Residents continue to mobilize against a casino in their neighborhood * Taking back the land: homeless Miami residents build a shantytown * We'll hear voices from the International Day of Action Against Climate Change and key predictions on climate from new scientific studies. * Persecution of gays in Iraq has led to several murders * updates on the situation in Oaxaca and more local and global news

On this week's show... * People in Pittsburgh and across the US are organizing to fight Walmart * we have a preview of Spike Lee's new documentary on New Orleans titled "When the Levees Broke" * NSA's wiretapping program is declared illegal by a federal judge * Protests, violence, and repression continue in Mexico and Palestine * and also our local and global headlines

On this week's show... * We'll hear about the denial of financial aid to students that have drug convictions * a detailed account of the situation in Darfur and the Sudan * a report from today's immigrants rights protests * and also a special May Day feature story.

With all of the organizations fighting disease in the poorest nations, why are 17 million people still dying every year of avoidable causes? Medical anthropologist Paul Farmer tells host Shirley Hoogstra about his program, Partners In Health, and the unique goals that have brought it to the limelight in international health circles.

On this week's show... * We speak to an organizer with the South Central Los Angeles Farmers who are fighting the destruction of their urban farm * We hear from Johanna Fernandez's lecture about the Young Lords Party and Late Sixties Radicalism * and Code Pink protests the war outside Kaufmann's on the day after Thanksgiving * and workers at Starbucks are struggling against the company to unionize with the IWW * plus our local and global headlines

The 17-year, $4 billion polio eradication campaign has been marked by great successes yet an elusive finale. Don Burke, professor of International Health at the Bloomberg School, talks with David Heymann, leader of the global campaign, about the program''s current status and prospects for the future.