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GLOBAL: ARVs in microbicide re...

GLOBAL: ARVs in microbicide research - keeping hope alive?

africa
PlusNews
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
After a string of depressing trial results, the fourth international microbicides conference in New Delhi, India, kicked off this week with a ray of...
editors choice, microbicides, hiv, aids, prevention, scientists, infection
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BURKINA FASO-COTE D'IVOIRE: Jo...

BURKINA FASO-COTE D'IVOIRE: Joint takes on cross-border meningitis

africa » ivory coast » bouna
IRIN
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Health officials from Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso have agreed on a cross-border strategy to combat the spread of the meningitis infection. “From...
meningitis, infection, outbreak, health, border
(10 views)
GLOBAL: Another setback for mi...

GLOBAL: Another setback for microbicide research

africa
PlusNews
Monday, March 03, 2008
The first microbicide candidate to reach the final phase of testing has failed to prevent HIV transmission, researchers announced on Monday. Testing...
microbicide, research, hiv, infection, study, tests, laboratory
(11 views)
BURKINA FASO: Meningitis infec...

BURKINA FASO: Meningitis infections spreading

africa » burkina faso
IRIN
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Epidemic levels of the bacterial infection meningitis have now reached two districts in Burkina Faso, Gaoua in the southwest, 30 km from the Ghana...
epidemic, who, infection, risk, vaccines, meningitis, people
(18 views)
SOUTH AFRICA: New improved PMT...

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...
arv, hiv, pregnancy, virus, infection, baby
(25 views)
UGANDA: HIV/AIDS triggers rise...

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...
tuberculosis, hiv, aids, infection, camps, health, who, nutrition
(16 views)
SUDAN: PMTCT programmes still ...

SUDAN: PMTCT programmes still in their infancy

africa » sudan » kassala
PlusNews
Monday, January 21, 2008
Since the introduction of a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme in August 2007 at Port Sudan Hospital in Sudan's...
hiv, aids, PMTCT, children, risk, ARV's, infection, pregnant women, tests
(19 views)
SWAZILAND: Risky business: rep...

SWAZILAND: Risky business: report sheds new light on sex trade

africa » swaziland
PlusNews
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Not much has been known about sex workers in Swaziland, but a recent report has begun to shed some light on the sex industry in a country with the...
business, report, sex trade, hiv, aids, infection, women, income
(22 views)
BURKINA FASO: Cancer and respi...

BURKINA FASO: Cancer and respiratory diseases worsening

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
A World Bank funded study shows that increased air pollution caused by motorbikes and dust is causing some 200 new cancer cases in the Burkina Faso...
cancer, air pollution, disease, respiratory, infection, patients
(28 views)
Global HIV prevalence has leve...

Global HIV prevalence has levelled off; AIDS is among the leading causes of death globally and remains the primary cause of death in Africa

europe » switzerland » geneva
UNAIDS
Monday, December 17, 2007
Improvements in surveillance increase understanding of the epidemic, resulting in substantial revisions to estimates New data show global HIV...
aids, death, hiv, epidemic, people, infection, disease, estimates
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