The human death toll from bird flu in Indonesia has risen to 100 – almost half of the total worldwide fatalities.
Check out the BBC Link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7213561.stm
If you are not familiar with Dr. Wan Yanhai, you may want to check out his interview with Seed Magazine from 2003 (or his follow-up interview in 2006) which details his trials and tribulations in bringing the reality of HIV/AIDS to Chinese society. As China’s most prominent AIDS activist, Yanhai’s continuing struggle to force the [...]
Project Lead: Shoan Yin Cheung
CHI sent a small group of students to Costa Rica to volunteer in a clinic outside of San Jose over spring break. Please visit this website for more details on the project: http://www.fimrc.org/alajuelita_info.php
Here is an article by Stolberg in the NY Times talking about President Bush’s contribution to public health and to to the fight against AIDS.
“Jan. 5, 2008
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Dr. Jean W. Pape did not know what to expect in early January 2003, when he slipped away from his work treating AIDS patients in Haiti [...]
Project Lead: Hussein Girnary (hhg2)
There are 250,000 “street children” in Kenya and 60,000 of these children live in the Nairobi region. Because of the inadequacy of Kenya’s economic and social infrastructure, mass clearing of slum areas that has resulted in thousands of displaced families, and a debilitating HIV pandemic that kills 700 Kenyans per day, [...]
General Body Meetings
Tuesday, September 2, 4:45 pm — Goldwin Smith Hall G64 (Kaufman Auditorium)
Thursday, October 9, 4:45 pm
Thursday, November 13, 4:45 pm
Chai Time with CHI
Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room, Friday, September 5, 4:30 pm
Heroes Premiere
Robert-Purcell Community Center TV Lounge, Monday, September 22, 9:00 – 10:00 pm
Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
Friday, October 31
Into the Streets
Saturday, October 25
