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内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.More than three-million people died of AIDS last year. Theestimate is that five-million others became infected with H.I.V.,the virus that causes the disease. And there are warnings a... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.A man and a woman are considered infertile if they cannot producea pregnancy after twelve months of trying. For centuries, the lackof ability to have children was blamed only on women... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Reports from western Afghanistan say at least fifty young womenhave killed themselves in recent months. In each case, they setthemselves on fire.HamidKarzai Poverty, forced marriage,... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Graphic ImageMalaria is a very serious diseasethat kills more children under the age of five than any otherdisease. People get malaria when they are bitten by tiny insectscalled mosq... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Graphic ImageThe United States Food and DrugAdministration has approved a new test for H.I.V., the virus thatcauses AIDS. Experts say it is low in cost, easy to use and providesfast ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Elephantiasis PatientFour years ago, the World HealthOrganization and other groups began a campaign to end lymphaticfilariasis. This disease is a leading cause of disability indevelo... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.The United Nations has called for a campaign to improve roadsafety. The U-N General Assembly met earlier this month to discussthe issue. This was the first time the one-hundred-ninet... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Fifty years ago, no one knew how to stop polio. Polio is adisease of the muscles and the nervous system. Victims lose theability to move their arms or legs, and often the ability tob... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Women trained to help with childbirth celebrated InternationalDay of the Midwife last week. The observance takes place each yearon May fifth. It is organized by the International Con... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.The United Nations has decided to support a traditional Chinesemedicine as a way to fight malaria. The drug is called artemisinin.It comes from a plant called the sweet wormwood.Chin... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.The United States has announced a new drug approval process forAIDS medicines for developing countries. Health and Human ServicesSecretary Tommy Thompson announced it at a World Heal... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Malaria is estimated to kill another child in Africa every thirtyseconds. But there is new evidence that treatment of malaria at homecan save many lives. This is called home-based ma... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Each year, road accidents kill a million people and injuremillions more. The economic costs are greatest for developingcountries. Earlier this year, the United Nations called for aca... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.A study has found that most people with severe mental healthproblems go untreated in developing countries. The World HealthOrganization says between seventy-five and eighty-five perc... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Two separate reports offer new evidence for the problems facingchildren.Last week the American State Department released itstwo-thousand-four Trafficking in Persons Report. This rate... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.The World Health Organization says people need more informationabout how to safely use traditional medicines. The W.H.O. now hasguidelines to suggest ways for public health officials... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.Sean Godsell designs buildings. He is an award-winning architectin Australia. He is also active in social issues. Mister Godsell hasdesigned an emergency shelter for refugees and hom... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.A study of women infected with H.I.V. suggests that vitamins candelay the progress of AIDS. These are the results of a five-yearstudy in Tanzania. The findings suggest that vitamins ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.These days, stories about adobe are usually about Adobe, theCalifornia company that makes computer products. But this report isabout adobe the traditional building material made of s... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport.There was a lot of talk at the International AIDS Conference inBangkok about the Global Fund that finds money to fight AIDS. Butthat is not all it does. The full name is the Global F... >>详细内容