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Impoverished living conditions despite new settlement policy after the genocide in Rwanda
The goal of the new settlement policy for refugees and survivors of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 was to provide new accommodation for all who needed it. view more (2009-11-24)
Rwanda conservation effort to link isolated chimps to distant forest
A group of some 15 chimpanzees isolated in a pocket of Rwandan rain forest will have a greater range - and, thus, greater chances for survival - thanks to one of Africa's most ambitious forest restoration and ecological research efforts ever. view more (2008-03-18)
Gorillas to be guarded from orbit
A joint ESA and UNESCO scheme to keep watch on endangered gorilla habitats from space is the subject of a two-day ESRIN workshop this week. Representatives of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), the World Wildlife Fund, the International Gorilla Conservation Fund and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund... view more... (2002-04-16)
Nurses safely and effectively prescribe antiretroviral drugs in pilot program
Given sufficient training and support, nurses can safely and effectively prescribe antiretroviral therapy (ART) to patients with HIV, according to a Rwandan study published in this week's PLoS Medicine. view more (2009-10-13)
New cases of genocide often denied after Holocaust
Experiences from the Holocaust led to the international community coming together and agreeing on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. view more (2010-03-08)
STDs disrupt genetic bottleneck that usually constrains HIV infection
Scientists have shown that HIV faces a genetic "bottleneck" when the virus is transmitted heterosexually from one person to another, by way of the genital mucosa. view more (2009-01-23)
Operations research promises continued gains for HIV treatment in resource-limited countries
In the past 10 years, the global campaign to expand treatment for millions of people with AIDS living in resource-limited countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, has gained substantial commitments in public and private financing, and has made major strides in making treatment available to those who need it. view more (2008-08-25)
Orphaned Mountain Gorilla Babies Return Home to Congo National Park
More than two years after being evacuated following the 2007 killings of their mothers, mountain gorilla babies Ndakasi and Ndeze this week returned home to the Democratic Republic of Congo, moving into a new custom-built forest sanctuary. view more (2009-12-04)
Public Library of Science to launch international open access medical journal
May 5, 2004, San Francisco -- New discoveries about human health and disease will be made freely and immediately available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection -- from physicians and researchers to patients and policy makers -- in a new open-access medical journal, PLoS Medicine, to be launched in Autumn, 2004. "Thanks to the... view more... (2004-05-06)
Study explores roots of ethnic violence
A new UCLA-led study challenges the popular perception that ethnic diversity is to blame for sectarian conflicts in Iraq and Northern Ireland, recent tensions in Tibet, and ethnic violence in post-election Kenya. view more (2009-04-17)
Uganda's mountain gorillas increase in number
The most recent census of mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park—one of only two places in the world where the rare gorillas exist—has found that the population has increased by 6 percent since the last census in 2002. view more (2007-04-23)
War, genocide 'difficult knowledge' to teach younger students
Whether they're found in a museum or a textbook, historical narratives about traumatic events such as war and genocide are better left to older students, who have typically developed a more refined historical consciousness, says a University of Illinois professor who studies and teaches historical instruction. view more (2009-09-09)
Number of conflicts in the world no longer declining
The trend toward fewer conflicts reported by peace researchers since the early 1990s now seems to have been broken. view more (2007-12-26)
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