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NAMIBIA: HIV/AIDS dulls shine of good development scores

africa » namibia

IRIN

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

A sharp drop in life expectancy, with HIV/AIDS the primary driver, has sent Namibia's human development indicators plummeting; gains in other areas...

SOUTH AFRICA: When microbicide trials go wrong - Part 2

africa » south africa » durban

PlusNews

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

It's an overcast Thursday morning in the port city of Durban, on South Africa's east coast, and some of the former participants in a microbicide...

BURUNDI-RWANDA: Omar Sabimana: "We are like prisoners in this camp"

africa » burundi » bujumbura

IRIN

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Omar Sabimana, 25, a Rwandan refugee in Burundi, was transferred to Giharo in the southeastern province of Rutana in 2006. He finds camp life...

SWAZILAND: Rural clinic gives AIDS patients a lifeline

africa » swaziland

PlusNews

Friday, October 19, 2007

Thab'sile Nkambule, 29, struggles with her breathing and endures crippling headaches, chronic diarrhoea and weakness that make carrying water from...

ZIMBABWE: HIV-positive pastor shouts from the pulpit

africa » zimbabwe » harare

IRIN

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Rev Maxwell Kapachawo is the only known pastor in Zimbabwe who publicly admits to being HIV-positive; he is also encouraging any of his peers...

LIBERIA: Post-conflict dilemma – should health care be free?

africa » liberia » monrovia

IRIN

Thursday, October 18, 2007

It is 7 am in New Kru Town in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, and Redemption Hospital does not open for another hour. But a long line is already...

KENYA: Private agony of public clinics

africa » kenya » nairobi

IRIN

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Margaret Wanjiru would rather forget the experience of having her first baby at one of the public hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. "I remember...

MALI: Rural youth rarely find fortunes in the city

africa » mali » bamako

IRIN

Monday, October 15, 2007

When Nouhoum Sangaré left his wife, three children and village in southern Mali for the capital Bamako 240km away, he expected to find stable work...

SOUTH AFRICA: When a microbicide trial goes wrong - Part 1

africa » south africa » durban

PlusNews

Sunday, October 14, 2007

This is the fourth article in a six-part series on the challenges of HIV-prevention research in South Africa. On Wednesday 10 October...

NIGER: Uranium - blessing or curse?

africa » niger

Friday, October 12, 2007

(IRIN) - As the global demand for nuclear energy rises, analysts say the large amount of uranium in Niger is not a benefit to the country’s people...

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