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ANGOLA: To tell or not to tell, that is the tricky question

PlusNews

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Maria Antónia* began to wonder about her husband's frequent trips to neighbouring South Africa, especially when he was away for 15 days without...

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Brikama Hosts World Aids Day

africa » gambia » brikama

The Point

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

World Aids Day is set aside to commemorate the day and to enlightening the world about the toll it is taken on the fabric of society and how to...

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GLOBAL: Positive fatwas - using religious rulings in the AIDS struggle

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews

Sunday, December 09, 2007

To most Westerners, a fatwa, or Islamic ruling, evokes the imposition of a death sentence on author Salman Rushdie and the wearing of head-to-toe...

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TOGO: Haphazard supply of AIDS drugs endangers lives

africa » togo » lome

IRIN

Friday, December 07, 2007

A critical shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Togo has temporarily eased with the arrival of a two-month supply of the life-prolonging...

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GLOBAL: Doors of tolerance begin to open for gay Muslims

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Suhail AbualSameed looked calm, yet he was shaking inside. He was seated before a row of ulama, distinguished Islamic scholars, from Afghanistan to...

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MOZAMBIQUE: Rains, pregnancy and AIDS - a recipe for malaria

africa » mozambique » maputo

PlusNews

Monday, December 03, 2007

On a cloudy Monday morning in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, Cremilda Bulha, 28, dressed in a white T-shirt and traditional capulana cloth skirt,...

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SOUTH AFRICA: Corruption could harm HIV/AIDS efforts

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews

Saturday, December 01, 2007

No one can say for sure why South Africa, which has devoted more resources to combating HIV/AIDS than any other country on the continent, still has...

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Dr Mbowe bags new job

africa » gambia » banjul

The Daily Observer

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has appointed the former secretary of state for Health and Social Welfare, as the director general (DG) of his...

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KENYA: Old but not cold: older people also at risk

africa » kenya » nairobi

PlusNews

Monday, November 12, 2007

James Kioko*, 55, a manager at a 4-star hotel in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, dismisses condoms as "dirty, fuelling prostitution and causing marriage...

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470 Farmers Sensitized on HIV/AIDS

africa » gambia » tujereng

The Point

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

At least 470 farmers drawn from four villages in Kombo South, namely, Jambanjelly, Sanyang, Tujereng and Jamburr were lately sensitised on HIV/AIDS...

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