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SOUTH AFRICA: To circumcise or...

SOUTH AFRICA: To circumcise or not to circumcise?

africa » south africa
PlusNews
Monday, June 11, 2007
A heated debate at South Africas third AIDS conference had delegates grappling with the question: should the country introduce a mass circumcision...
editors, choice, circumcision, hiv, aids, health
(207 views)
G8 reaches deal on African aid...

G8 reaches deal on African aid for health issues

africa
Wikinews
Sunday, June 10, 2007
G8 leaders have reportedly struck a deal pledging US$60 billion in aid to Africa. The deal which will be announced later today will be a commitment...
regional, africa, aids, g8, funding, health
(184 views)
SOMALIA: Acute diarrhoea, chol...

SOMALIA: Acute diarrhoea, cholera infect hundreds in Somaliland

africa » somalia
IRIN
Sunday, June 10, 2007
More than 600 cases of acute watery diarrhoea, some of them confirmed to be cholera, have been reported in the Togdheer area of Somalias...
regional, cholera, health, crisis, disease, food, water
(28 views)
CONGO: Traditional medicine to...

CONGO: Traditional medicine to improve healthcare

africa » dem rep congo
IRIN
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The government of the Republic of Congo is implementing a public health strategy that includes traditional herbal cures to complement conventional...
editors, choice, traditional, medicine, healer, health
(9 views)
NIGERIA: Government blames pol...

NIGERIA: Government blames polio vaccine boycott on Pfizer trials

africa » nigeria
IRIN
Sunday, June 10, 2007
The Nigerian authorities this week said a controversial 1996 drug trial by pharmaceutical company Pfizer was one of the main reasons why many people...
regional, vaccination, poilio, health, campaign, boycott
(18 views)
Bafrow sensitises local author...

Bafrow sensitises local authorities

africa » gambia
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Saturday, June 09, 2007
The Foundation for Research on Womens Health Productivity and the Environment (Bafrow), on Wednesday organised a one-day open field trip to its model...
events, women, ngo, poverty, health, bafrow
(51 views)
KENYA: Flood-hit coastal famil...

KENYA: Flood-hit coastal families need aid

africa » kenya
IRIN
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Hundreds of families affected by flash floods caused by heavy rainfall along Kenyas Indian Ocean coastal region in the past month need food aid and...
regional, flood, health, nature, storm, water, rain, aid
(29 views)
CHAD: 100 toilets per 25,000 p...

CHAD: 100 toilets per 25,000 people spells health crisis in east

africa » chad
IRIN
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
A health crisis is looming in the southern part of eastern Chad, where roughly 100,000 poorly-nourished displaced people are living in close...
regional, refugee, camp, hygiene, toilet, health
(49 views)
MOZAMBIQUE: Govt considers leg...

MOZAMBIQUE: Govt considers legalising abortion to stem maternal deaths

africa » mozambique
IRIN
Monday, June 04, 2007
Citing a high rate of maternal deaths due to illegal, unsafe abortions, Mozambique policymakers are considering legalising the procedure. The country...
editors, choice, abortion, poverty, women, right, reproduction, health
(36 views)
CAR: Kidnapped health workers ...

CAR: Kidnapped health workers released but NGOs stay away

africa » central african republic
IRIN
Saturday, June 02, 2007
The Italian charity, Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI), will not resume activities in northwestern Central African Republic, despite the release of...
regional, health, worker, kidnapped, ngo, rebel
(41 views)
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