CEO Insight: Turning the Tide on Malaria
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At the start of the 21st century, the international community is poised to turn the tide on the global malaria burden through the application of proven prevention and treatment strategies.
PSI is at the forefront of this effort, implementing malaria control programs in more than 30 countries around the world. Read more... |
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PSI Pioneers First Insurance Policy for HIV+ in India |
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HIV-positive people in India can now get health coverage under a new insurance policy. Read more about PSI's involvement in this ground-breaking initiative. | |
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Fighting Norms of Female Genital Mutilation in Mali |
FACT: More than 85% of women in Mali undergo female genital mutilation (FGM).
FACT: No law exists to prohibit the practice.
FACT: PSI/Mali is working to reduce the incidence of FGM and has launched the first ever TV spot to air on FGM that addresses the stigmatization of non-excised women in the country.
Learn more about PSI's efforts in the fight against FGM. |
| USAID Affirms PSI Programs as 'First of Their Kind'
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 Benin's Oral Rehydration Salts/Zinc tablets diarrhea treatment kit and
are transforming the way we do health outreach. |
| World Leaders Gather to Renew Global Health Commitments |
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PSI and its partners continue to support the advancement of people in the world's most impoverished communities through education, programming and the encouragement of healthy behaviors.
Read more about PSI's commitmentment to helping the people of Madagascar. |
| Harare Diary: New Start, New Life, New Hope in Zimbabwe
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"In 2004, PSI/Zimbabwe started New Life Post-Test Support Centers for individuals who test positive for HIV and their loved ones. Today, there are 16 of these centres throughout the country and I visited one of them today..."
Journey with a PSI/Washington director as he travels to the field to experience the impact of our HIV support program on a community devastated by the disease. |
| Country Spotlight: Togo
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In 1996, PSI began work in Togo to market Oral Rehydration Salts and Protector Plus male condoms. Over the years, it has expanded into malaria and HIV prevention. Estimates show that in 2007 PSI/Togo averted over 22,000 unwanted pregnancies and more than 50,000 cases of malaria. Experience PSI's work in Togo. |
