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CHAD: PMTCT - a difficult birth

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Lowering the chances of an HIV positive mother passing the virus onto her child is a simple case of giving mother and baby one dose of the...

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DRC: Rise in TB cases linked to co-infection with HIV

africa » dem rep congo » kinshasa

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Efforts to combat the spread of tuberculosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been slowed down by the problem of TB patients also...

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KENYA: Sexual violence continues in IDP camps

africa » kenya » nakuru

PlusNews

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Residents in a camp for displaced persons in Nakuru, in Rift Valley Province, western Kenya, were deeply shocked when a gang of men attacked and...

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TB a major public health problem globally

africa » gambia

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Dr Nestor Shivute, the World Health Organisation representative in The Gambia has said that Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in the...

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CHAD: Insecurity hampers HIV efforts

africa » chad » ndjamena

PlusNews

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

People living with HIV in Chad risk becoming victims of the explosion of violence in the capital, N'Djamena, in early February. During clashes...

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UGANDA: Home-based HIV treatment extends lives (Audio)

africa » uganda » kampala

PlusNews

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Off the beaten track east of Uganda's capital, Kampala, a four-wheel-drive vehicle is taking a nurse, a community health worker and a cooler full of...

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KENYA: Dating dilemmas: Risk rejection or stick to positive partners?

africa » kenya » nairobi

PlusNews

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

To avoid the pain of being rejected, many HIV-positive Kenyans are choosing to exclusively date other infected people. But does this make things any...

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MALAWI: Faith can give comfort, but cannot cure AIDS

africa » malawi » blantyre

PlusNews

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A billboard showing traditional and religious leaders holding hands in the fight against AIDS is a common feature in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial...

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UGANDA: Only one third of TB patients cured

africa » uganda » kampala

Monday, March 24, 2008

Becky Mugisha* had been ill with a hacking cough for three months before she was admitted into one of Kampala’s busiest tuberculosis (TB) wards, but...

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SOUTH AFRICA: HIV major factor in rising child deaths

africa » south africa » pretoria

Monday, March 24, 2008

Mothers and children in South Africa are dying in alarming numbers. Far from being on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing...

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