CONTENTS 10 It is Possible to Control Infectious Diseases in Poor Countries
HIV/AIDS 16 20 24 Thailand achieves sustained reduction in HIV infection rates Uganda reverses the tide of HIV/AIDS Senegal contains the spread of HIV
TUBERCULOSIS 30 34 38 42 MALARIA 48 52 56 60 Viet Nam reduces malaria death toll by 97% within five years Public-private partnership in Azerbaijan helps reverse malaria epidemic Home as the first hospital Employer-based bednets scheme prevents malaria among workers in Kenya Peru set to halve new TB cases every 10 years China halves TB deaths through DOTS DOTS coverage and treatment success rate soars in India Preventing TB deaths in one of the worldÕs poorest countries
CHILDHOOD DISEASES 66 70 74 78 zibar 82 86 Mexico reduces childhood deaths from diarrhoeal disease Pakistan acts to reduce child deaths from pneumonia Malawi on course to eliminate measles Tanzania prevents iron-deficiency anaemia in mothers and children in Zan Brazil widens access to health care Bamako Initiative revitalizes primary health care in Benin
MATERNAL & PERINATAL CONDITIONS 92 96 100 104 Sri Lanka reduces maternal deaths Mekong countries join hands in preventing HIV transmission to children Bangladesh reduces neonatal tetanus death rates by 90% A massive effort for better health among the poor