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The Nargis Archive Project
by Kho Thein Phyo Hein

The Nargis Archive Project is an active archive of all international news documents related to the Cyclone Nargis that devastated Burma in May 2008, and follows the subsequent relief efforts and politics. This archive contains over 700 documents and is searchable by topic or date, is hyperlinked to the articles, and is available for older versions of Excel, as well as the new Excel 2007.

Nargis Archive (Excel 2007)

Nargis Archive (old Excel versions)

News Coverage of the International AIDS Conference, 2008

Follow the media coverage, provided by amfAR, of this year's conference. Center Director, Chris Beyrer, and many partners give their expert opinions on imporatant issues on the table. This document provided the articles as well as hyperlinks.

amfAR News Coverage Document

In the News...

Center News:
Boston Globe In an Op-Ed piece, Dr. Beyrer and Frank Donaghue criticize the Burmese junta for the sentencing of civilian volunteers for assisting others after Cyclone Nargis. Read

60th Anniv. of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Join the CPHHR and the panel of international health and human rights experts as we convene in New York in celebration of the UDHR. Information/Registration

Borderline Health JHSPH Magazine reports on the MOM Project in Burma. Read

Voice of America Interview with Dr. Beyrer regarding the HIV epidemic among MSM. Listen

Just Released! Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, edited by Drs. Celentano and Beyer. See our Resources page or read the Lancet review.

Student Opportunities: Several internship and volunteer opportunities are available with GHAP in Thailand.

International News:
Cholera in Zimbabwe Over 500 deaths due to cholera is only part of the health crisis the country currently faces. Read

Measles Outbreak in Burma: Between April and September 2008, 512 people were sick and four had perished as a result of the measles outbreak on the Thai-Burma border. Read

Human Rights, Infectious Disease, and Incarceration: Reporters Without Borders and the Burmese Media Association report spread of HIV to a jailed poet via forcible injection. Read