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UGANDA: The cost of keeping ch...

UGANDA: The cost of keeping children from knowing their HIV status

africa » uganda » kampala
PlusNews http://www.plusnews.org
Friday, April 18, 2008
Throughout his childhood, GordonTuribamwe, 20, was sickly, suffering from frequent bouts of malaria and chestinfections, but his father only told him...
infection, hiv, aids, medication, test, infections, children, stigma, research
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Webster Katope:

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...
pastor, cough, infection, hiv, aids, drugs, instruction, test, medication, arvs
(7 views)
UGANDA: Home-based HIV treatme...

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...
hiv, aids, treatment, medication, arv, health workers, drugs
(8 views)
MALAWI: Faith can give comfort...

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...
editors choice, hiv, aids, faith, arv, medication, prayers, disease, stigma, patients
(11 views)
UGANDA: New ARV factory off to...

UGANDA: New ARV factory off to a slow start

africa » uganda » kampala
PlusNews
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Much excitement greeted the opening of Quality Chemicals in 2007, the first manufacturer of antiretroviral (ARV) medication in East Africa, but six...
arv, medication, chemicals, health, organisation, drugs, cost, who, production
(12 views)
KENYA: Drug resistance risk as...

KENYA: Drug resistance risk as displaced HIV patients skip ARV doses

africa » kenya
PlusNews
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
After a fortnight of political violence during which an estimated 250,000 Kenyans were displaced, health workers are scrambling to ensure that...
drugs, arv's, hiv, aids, patients, risk, workers, medication
(18 views)
ANGOLA: To tell or not to tell...

ANGOLA: To tell or not to tell, that is the tricky question

africa » angola » luanda
PlusNews
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Maria Antónia* began to wonder about her husband's frequent trips to neighbouring South Africa, especially when he was away for 15 days without...
ARV, medication, hiv, aids, discrimination, fear, stigma, partners
(36 views)
TOGO: Haphazard supply of AIDS...

TOGO: Haphazard supply of AIDS drugs endangers lives

africa » togo » lome
IRIN
Friday, December 07, 2007
A critical shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Togo has temporarily eased with the arrival of a two-month supply of the life-prolonging...
ARV, drugs, activists, danger, hiv, aids, people, medication
(27 views)
BURUNDI: Assessment to determi...

BURUNDI: Assessment to determine whether FNL "dissidents" are genuine

africa » burundi » bujumbura
IRIN
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Mediators in Burundi's peace process are investigating whether members of the country's last active rebel group, who have fallen out with their...
regional, assessment, whether, FNL, security, peace, medication, rebel
(31 views)
UGANDA: Factory to boost ARV r...

UGANDA: Factory to boost ARV rollout

africa » uganda » kampala
PlusNews
Monday, October 15, 2007
A new Ugandan pharmaceutical factory has begun producing antiretroviral medication drugs locally, something the government says will significantly...
regional, arv, production, hiv, medication
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