2008 KAISER MINI-FELLOWS

Arthur Allen, science writer, The Washington Independent
Project: The impact of vaccination campaigns on children’s health in Africa

Frank Browning, freelance public radio journalist
Project: Drug-resistant TB in Romania and Moldova
"TB's return comes with high costs" (Public Radio International, 9/8/08)
"Bureaucracy slows Ukraine's TB response" (Public Radio International, 9/9/08)

Mohuya Chaudhuri, Senior Editor (Health), New Delhi Television, India
Project: The impact and challenges of managing northern India’s malaria epidemic
"Jharkand: Malaria killing pregnant women"
"Malaria can prove fatal for unborn babies"
"Traditional remedies keep malaria away"
"India losing battle against malaria?"
"Malaria wipes out primitive tribe in Orissa"
"Mosquito bednet experiment to eradicate malaria"

Jon Cohen, correspondent, Science Magazine
Project: Examining the recent increase in HIV/AIDS research and funding
(pdf) Special Issue: Follow the Money (Science Magazine, July 2008)

Ceci Connolly, staff writer, The Washington Post
Project: Immigration and HIV on the U.S./Mexico/Guatemala border
A Virus without Borders - Special Series on HIV and Immigration
(pdf) "AIDS among Latinos on rise" (Washington Post, 7/23/08)

Frankie Edozien, editor-in-chief, The African Magazine, New York City
Project: Profile of the Ugandan Infectious Disease Institute’s ARV rollout and HIV prevention models and their implications for Africa
"Fight against AIDS in East Africa" (Worldpress.org 10/1/08)

Craig Gima, reporter/assistant city editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Project: Potential international replication and marketing of family health clinic programs in Vietnam

Andrew Jack, pharmaceuticals correspondent, Financial Times, London, England
Project: The role of corporate influence and public/private partnerships on drug development and delivery
"GSK leads pack in affordable drugs for the poor" (Financial Times, 6/16/08)
"Man who put drugmakers under the microscope" (Financial Times, 6/16/08)
"Global health project aims to aid poor" (Financial Times, 9/24/08)

Jeremy Laurance, health editor, The Independent, London, England
Project: Analyzing the impact of and barriers to effective media coverage of HIV/AIDS in Malawi and Zambia
(pdf) "The kindest cut" (The Independent, 12/1/08)

David Olmos, freelance journalist, Oakland, CA
Project: Goverment and private HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Honduras and Belize
AIDS Priest in Belize (Current TV, 8/21/08)

Andre Picard, public health reporter, The Globe & Mail, Toronto, Canada
Project: STDs and HIV/AIDS among indigenous groups in Canada’s Arctic region
(pdf)"HIV rates soar among Vancouver's native drug users" (The Globe & Mail, 2/1/08)
(pdf)"Medical team targeting stomach cancer in North" (The Globe & Mail, 2/11/08)

Gita Pullapilly, freelance documentary film producer, Boston, MA
Project: Impact of HIV on rural Ukraine and the response of NGOs

Judith Pyke, freelance radio producer, Toronto, Canada
Project: The connection between AIDS, peacekeeping, and security in Africa