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Advocacy is Key in TB Preventi...

Advocacy is Key in TB Prevention and Control – DPS Taal

africa » gambia
The Point
Friday, February 22, 2008
The National Tuberculosis Control Programme, in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV), recently concluded a...
tuberculosis, treatment, workshop, health, hiv, aids, advocacy

Stakeholders discuss tuberculosis control

africa » gambia » kololi
Thursday, February 14, 2008
A three day training forum on Advocacy ,Communication and Social Mobilization Strategy (ACSM) for Stakeholders in the control of tuberculosis...
acsm, mdgs, tuberculosis, health, stakeholders, ceremony, treatment, control programmes, workshop, supporting
KENYA: Healthcare threatened b...

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...
health, crisis, drugs, hiv, aids, patients, tuberculosis, who, government
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
GUINEA-BISSAU: Testing without...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Testing without treatment: an island's dilemma

africa » guinea bissau
PlusNews
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Saico Djau is a very frustrated laboratory technician and HIV counsellor. After testing people for HIV and informing them of their status there is...
hiv, aids, women, testing, treatment, ARV's, tuberculosis
Check harmful use of alcohol.....

Check harmful use of alcohol... WHO urges African countries

africa » gambia » banjul
The Daily Observer Newspaper
Thursday, September 06, 2007
“The harmful use of alcohol in the African region is rising and the situation will worsen, if appropriate action is not taken to address the...
regional, who, alcohol, harmful, problem, consumption, death, beverages, fruits, honey, sugarcane, disorder, mental, infection, diseases, sexual, hiv, aids, tuberculosis, treatment, drug
KENYA: Slow response to high H...

KENYA: Slow response to high HIV rates in prisons

africa » kenya » nairobi
PlusNews
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
The problem of HIV in Kenya's prisons - where prevalence is about twice the national average - will remain unsolved as long as homosexuality is...
editors, choice, health, hiv, aids, prisons, homosexuality, illigal, sex, condom, government, jail, court, transmission, disease, tuberculosis, policy, prevention, treatment
Wuli East NAM Challenges Colle...

Wuli East NAM Challenges Colleagues

africa » gambia
The Point
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
As Fight Against TB Rages On The National Assembly member for Wuli East, Hon. Bekai Camara, has challenged his colleagues to ensure that enough...
headlines, national, assembly, colleagues, health, tuberculosis, treatment, diseases, workshop, sensitize, record, control
NIGERIA: Tens of thousands lan...

NIGERIA: Tens of thousands languishing in prison awaiting trial

africa » nigeria
IRIN
Friday, August 24, 2007
About 60 percent of inmates in Nigerian prisons await trial, often for years, in unsanitary, overcrowded conditions, human rights groups and UN...
editors, choice, prison, trial, human rights, people, unsanitary, groups, crime, court, inmates, death row, researcher, delegation, toilets, cells, disease, tuberculosis, malaria, rabies, health
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