http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/19/dirty-blood/ American Foreign Policy Analysis in Central Asia Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/19/dirty-blood/#comment-3393 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:32:07 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/19/dirty-blood/#comment-3393 [...] Sticking with the kids, on July 16 Tashkent held a UNICEF sponsored conference promoting comprehensive prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the region (PMTCT). The conference also focused on pediatric HIV/AIDs care. Tragically, the occurrence of mother-to-child HIV is still a major problem in the region due to poor health structures and nurse/doctor training. Hopefully this conference can make a difference, and at least it is showing an effort to face this unpleasant, but pressing problem by the region’s leaders. [...] […] Sticking with the kids, on July 16 Tashkent held a UNICEF sponsored conference promoting comprehensive prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the region (PMTCT). The conference also focused on pediatric HIV/AIDs care. Tragically, the occurrence of mother-to-child HIV is still a major problem in the region due to poor health structures and nurse/doctor training. Hopefully this conference can make a difference, and at least it is showing an effort to face this unpleasant, but pressing problem by the region’s leaders. […]

]]> http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/19/dirty-blood/#comment-3096 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:11:52 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/19/dirty-blood/#comment-3096 [...] I wrote a short exert about the passing of Kyrg author/ambassador Chinghiz Aitmatov, and now here’s a sad story from Eurasia.net discussing Aitmatov accomplishments and Kyrgyzstan’s lack of an ability to produce another influential writer or artist. [...] […] I wrote a short exert about the passing of Kyrg author/ambassador Chinghiz Aitmatov, and now here’s a sad story from Eurasia.net discussing Aitmatov accomplishments and Kyrgyzstan’s lack of an ability to produce another influential writer or artist. […]

]]> http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/19/dirty-blood/#comment-2875 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:09:59 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/06/19/dirty-blood/#comment-2875 [...] Continuing our discussion about CA’s blood transfusion and HIV/AIDS problem on June 19, here is a more personal and touching story of the consequences of the region’s poorly managed and constructed health care system. This should not happen, period. [...] […] Continuing our discussion about CA’s blood transfusion and HIV/AIDS problem on June 19, here is a more personal and touching story of the consequences of the region’s poorly managed and constructed health care system. This should not happen, period. […]

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