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Current Feed ContentSOUTH AFRICA: Poor tracking means patients lose outInadequate patient tracking at one of South Africa's largest antiretroviral (ARV) distribution sites, has led to many patients disappearing from the clinic before treatment starts, a new report has found. The report by the Reproductive Health & HIV Research Unit (RHRU) of the University of the Witwatersrand, based on a 2006 review of patient files at the Tshepong Wellness Clinic, about 120km southwest of Johannesburg, shows that a standard percentage - about 14 percent - stop taking treatment,...AFRICA: Safety nets help to climate-proof the poorA unique safety net programme being piloted in Ethiopia, which attempts to break away from the traditional humanitarian model, is being punted in the UN Development Programme's Human Development Report 2007/2008 as a "bold attempt" to tackle food security threats posed by an uncertain climate. The Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) targets people facing predictable food insecurity and offers guaranteed employment for five days a month in return for transfers of either food or cash - US$4... |
