Establishing Baseline Cervical Cancer Screening Coverage - India, 2015-2016

Published on January 10, 2019

Among women in India aged 30-49 years, less than one-third (29.8%) reported ever having been screened for cervical cancer.

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Behavioral and Clinical Characteristics of American Indian/Alaska Native Adults in HIV Care --- Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2011--2015

January 3, 2019
Among adults receiving human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care from 2011 to 2015, American Indians/Alaska Natives patients had high poverty levels (51%), depression (27%), HIV stigma (78%), and suboptimal sustained HIV viral suppression (64%).

Notes from the Field: Tuberculosis Control in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria - Puerto Rico, 2017

January 18, 2019
The unprecedented destruction in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria challenged tuberculosis (TB) control, but the Puerto Rico Department of Health Tuberculosis Control Program's limited personnel, in collaboration with partners, was able to maintain treatment and access to TB laboratory services.