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Combining Soccer with HIV/AIDS, Pregnancy Prevention Spells Success for Girls in Upper, Middle Guinea

March 14, 2008

KANKAN, GUINEA  — A girls' soccer program in Upper Guinea promoting prevention of HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies proved so successful that UNICEF and the country's Ministry of Youth decided to replicate the program for young adults in Middle Guinea. The soccer program was developed by the PRISM project as part of its strategy to reach youth with messages designed to prevent HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and unwanted pregnancies.

Carmen Urdaneta receives Global Health Council's 2005 Photography Award

March 14, 2008

The Global Health Council presented its 2005 Photography Award to Carmen Urdaneta for her body of work in the past year, especially her photographs from AfghanistanCAMBRIDGE, MA (MAY 25, 2005) — Carmen Urdaneta joined Management Sciences for Health in 1999, holding several positions in the U.S. and South Africa before being promoted to Senior Communications Associate in 2003. Carmen traveled extensively for MSH, documenting our work in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. A gifted writer and photographer, Carmen published numerous stories on public health issues.

Improving Access to Medicines for All

March 14, 2008

ACCRA, GHANA (JUNE 7, 2005) — As part of a global effort to enhance access to essential medicines for the neediest, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, Ghana and in collaboration with the Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus (RPM Plus) Program with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will host the Strategies for Enhancing Access to Medicines (SEAM) Conference 2005 on June 20-22 at the La Palm Royal Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

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