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GLOBAL: WHO narrows down second-line ARV options

PlusNews

Thursday, February 14, 2008

As developing countries scale up their antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programmes, more and more people living with HIV are expected to develop...

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ZAMBIA: Rumours of HIV in contraceptive spread panic

africa » zambia » lusaka

PlusNews

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

A public health scare sparked by allegations that batches of the injectible contraceptive, Depro-Provera, contained the HIV virus has exposed deep...

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GLOBAL: Positive people on ARVs not sexually infectious say experts

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PlusNews

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Swiss HIV experts have said that HIV-positive individuals who follow their antiretroviral (ARV) treatment consistently and who do not have any...

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KENYA: Healthcare threatened by political crisis

africa » kenya » nairobi

IRIN

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Health officials are concerned about the long-term impact of Kenya's political crisis on healthcare, especially in areas hardest hit by violence...

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SOUTH AFRICA: New improved PMTCT on the way

africa » south africa » johannesburg

IRIN

Saturday, February 09, 2008

The long wait is over. South Africa's HIV-positive pregnant women will now have access to medication that could further reduce the risk of...

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SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: Something pretty because they are special

africa » sao tome principe

PlusNews

Friday, February 08, 2008

Night falls early along the equator. When darkness creeps across the bay of Santa Ana and sets over the town of Sao Tome, the girls appear in twos or...

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ZIMBABWE: Cheaper, more accessible ARVs might be on the cards

africa » zimbabwe » harare

PlusNews

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) medication is in perilously short supply in Zimbabwe, and exorbitant prices have kept the scarce drugs out of...

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UGANDA: HIV/AIDS triggers rise in TB infections

africa » uganda » kampala

IRIN

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Tuberculosis infection rates in Uganda have increased due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the country, but the scarcity of health centres and...

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Linda Mbiko: "Johannesburg is a place of gold, but it's not easy to get that gold, even if you dig"

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews

Monday, February 04, 2008

Linda Mbiko*, a 36-year-old widow, crossed the border from Zimbabwe into South Africa, hidden in the back of a truck. She was fleeing poverty and a...

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SUDAN: HIV rate is mostly guesswork

africa » sudan » port sudan

PlusNews

Monday, February 04, 2008

No sign advertises the availability of voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) at the Family Planning Centre in Port Sudan, a busy transportation...

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