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KENYA: Government to roll out male circumcision

Saturday, April 12, 2008

The Kenyan government has embarked on an ambitious national programme to fast track the national rollout of male circumcision as a means of...

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SWAZILAND: Underpaid and undervalued - caregivers go hungry

africa » swaziland » mbabane

PlusNews http://www.plusnews.org

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Overworked and poorly paid, volunteer caregivers in Swaziland struggling to cope with the growing numbers of bedridden patients with HIV, are faced...

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NIGERIA: No condoms for Anambra State

africa » nigeria » lagos

IRIN http://www.irinnews.org

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

It is now illegal to encourage the use of condoms in southeast Nigeria’s Anambra State. The state government has also banned the advocacy and...

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More HIV-positive children and pregnant women getting AIDS treatment, new report says

north america » united states » new york

UNICEF http://www.unicef.org

Monday, April 07, 2008

More HIV-positive children and pregnant women are receiving treatment but there is still a long way to go before the promise of an AIDS-free...

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GLOBAL: Looking in the mirror at HIV

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews http://www.plusnews.org

Monday, April 07, 2008

It’s house music. It’s dinner, drinks and a movie. It’s first dates, first loves and first heart breaks. It’s being young - and it’s also about HIV,...

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Japan allocates US$5 million to WFP and UNICEF in Zambia

africa » zambia » lusaka

Sunday, April 06, 2008

The Government of Japan has decided to allocate US$5 million to the Republic of Zambia through UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP). The purpose...

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UGANDA: HIV positive religious leaders break silence

africa » uganda » kamuli

Friday, April 04, 2008

Admitting to being HIV-positive is a difficult task for anyone, but David Balubenze was faced with some special challenges as the pastor of...

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Over 17M women living with HIV globally - says SWAAGAM President

africa » gambia » kanifing

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Isatou Marenah, president of the Society for Women and Aids in Africa, the Gambia chapter (SWAAGAM) has disclosed that more than 17.5 million women...

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Webster Katope: "I had no idea I had TB"

africa » zambia » lusaka

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Webster Katope*, 43, a pastor from Lusaka who is married with three children, found out he had tuberculosis (TB) in 2007. He talked to IRIN/PlusNews...

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CAR: Struggling to undo the damage of sexual violence

africa » central african republic » bossangoa

IRIN

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The Monam group of rape survivors in the northern town of Bossangoa in the Central African Republic (CAR) does what it can to keep going, but morale...

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