Also In Global Health News: Disease-Specific Initiatives; Polio In Pakistan; Mental Illness; Rep. Payne Interview

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Disease-Specific Initiatives Produce Mixed Results, Survey Says

Disease-specific initiatives, such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and PEPFAR, are having mixed results on health systems in recipient countries and should be "retooled to become less disruptive," according to a survey conducted by the NGO Groots Kenya between November 2008 and March 2009, the East African reports. The newspaper covers what the Groots Kenya survey notes as successes and failures as well the report's recommendations for improvement (Kimani, 7/20).

Pakistan Begins 3-Day Polio Eradication Campaign

A three-day national polio eradication campaign is scheduled to begin on Monday in Pakistan, the Daily Mail reports. The campaign aims to vaccinate 33.9 million children younger than age five (Makhdoom, 7/20). According to the

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