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WHO Grants Prequalification Status To Pneumococcal Vaccine, Paving Way For U.N. Procurement

The WHO "has granted prequalification status to Pfizer Inc.'s children's pneumococcal vaccine, Prevenar 13, paving the way for United Nations agencies and governments to start ordering the product," the Associated Press reports.

Published
24 August 2010
From
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
Families and children
Treat all under-twos with HIV immediately, says WHO

All infants and children with HIV below two years of age should receive antiretroviral treatment regardless of their CD4 count or disease stage, and treatment

Published
16 June 2010
By
Keith Alcorn
HIV in children
Diarrhoea in children with HIV: a clinical review

Diarrhoea is one of the major causes of death in infants with HIV. This article reviews causes and management in low-resource settings.

Published
15 April 2010
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Child developmental issues
HIV subtype affects risk of brain impairment in HIV-positive children

HIV subtype A is associated with poorer neuropsychological performance than subtype D in children, investigators from Uganda report in the online edition of AIDS. Children

Published
14 April 2010
By
Michael Carter
Low maternal vitamin D increases risk of HIV transmission to child and infant mortality

Low maternal vitamin D is associated with an increased risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission and child mortality, investigators report in the online edition of the

Published
14 August 2009
By
Michael Carter
TB treatment
Childhood TB (part 3): treatment and prevention

This is the third part of Childhood TB covering treatment and prevention including antiretroviral treatment for children co-infected.

Published
22 December 2008
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
Childhood TB (part 2): presentation and diagnosis

Review of the symptoms and diagnosis of TB in children, with particular reference to HIV.

Published
18 December 2008
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
Childhood TB, part 1

This is the first part of a series of three issues on Childhood TB and provides general overview of the epidemic in children and its

Published
04 December 2008
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Young people
Growing pains

Why ageing with HIV isn’t just a concern for the over 50s, by Edwin J Bernard.

Published
01 December 2008
From
HIV treatment update
Don’t forget the children

by Edwin J Bernard

Published
01 October 2008
From
HIV treatment update
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