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WEST AFRICA: A life-changing highway

Friday, September 19, 2008

If you live along the main highway linking Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's economic hub, with Lagos in Nigeria, it is almost impossible to ignore the many...

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ETHIOPIA: Cappuccino with condom

africa » ethiopia » addis ababa

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Bellissima, on bustling Gabon Street in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, could be just another upmarket café, except that each order comes with a...

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GLOBAL: Male circumcision - a gamble for women?

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

While researchers and advocates at the International AIDS Conference this week urged donors and governments to rapidly scale up male circumcision...

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AFRICA: Many children still miss out on treatment

africa

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Experience has shown that it is possible to run successful paediatric HIV programmes in rural African settings, yet less than 10 percent of patients...

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AFRICA: "Terrifying" new HIV/AIDS laws could undermine AIDS fight

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

In an attempt to stem the spread of the virus, African countries are increasingly passing legislation that criminalises HIV exposure and...

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SWAZILAND: Circumcision gives men an excuse not to use condoms

africa » swaziland » mbabane

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

There is a growing belief among men in Swaziland that circumcision provides complete protection against HIV, a perception that worries...

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SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: Condoms catching on

africa » sao tome principe » sao tome

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

No one expected that the reaction to empty condom dispensers on São Tomé and Príncipe would be so angry. "I thought the country had run out of...

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MOZAMBIQUE: Tourism, beaches and sex - a recipe for HIV

africa » mozambique » beira

Friday, July 25, 2008

With its white sand and sunny blue skies, Miramar Beach in the port city of Beira, Mozambique, has all the right ingredients to draw tourists from...

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African AIDS prevalence may be physiological

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Friday, July 25, 2008

A new study shows that a variation in a gene known as the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines, or simply DARC, may introduce an unknown...

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AFRICA: Homophobia fuelling the spread of HIV

africa » cameroon » limbe

Friday, July 25, 2008

The persistent and increasing outbreaks of violence against members of the gay community in Africa are jeopardising efforts undertaken to combat HIV,...

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