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  • HIV Infections Decline Slowly in Sub-Saharan Region 25 Nov 2009 20:41 GMT
    ... The rate of new HIV infections has slowly declined in sub-Saharan Africa, ... Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO). HIV prevalence among those between 15 ... Southern Africa are HIV positive, it says. Swaziland has the world's worst HIV rate - ...

  • New HIV infections reduced by 17% over the past eight years 25 Nov 2009 17:41 GMT
    ... New HIV infections reduced by 17% over the past ... Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights that beyond the peak and ... in many sub-Saharan countries. For example in Swaziland people over the age of 25 accounted ...

  • HIV infections down in sub-Saharan Africa 25 Nov 2009 07:37 GMT
    ... AFRICA: HIV infections down in sub-Saharan Africa Written By:CISA ... Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), highlights that beyond the peak and ... in many sub-Saharan countries. For example in Swaziland people over the age of 25 accounted ...

  • HIV infections slowing but prevention gap persists 25 Nov 2009 15:31 GMT
    ... 2009 (PlusNews) - The rate of new HIV infections worldwide has declined by 17 percent ... countries were occurring in this group. In Swaziland, people older than 25 years experienced two-thirds ... Teguest Guerma, acting director of the World Health Organization's HIV/AIDS department, also speaking from Geneva, emphasized ...

  • UN: African women vulnerable to HIV 25 Nov 2009 00:46 GMT
    ... still has the world's highest number of HIV cases, accounting for 67 percent of global infections, ... years ago. But South African's impoverished neighbour, Swaziland, still has one of the most severe ... of the 1.1 million afflicted by the disease. Swaziland's HIV treatment is not easily available ...

  • Africa leads global HIV infections 25 Nov 2009 08:46 GMT
    ... still has the world's highest number of HIV cases, accounting for 67% of global infections, a ... years ago. But South African's impoverished neighbour, Swaziland, still has one of the most severe ... of the 1.1 million afflicted by the disease. Swaziland's HIV treatment is not easily available ...

  • CNN - U.N.: HIV Infections Down 17 Percent 25 Nov 2009 07:10 GMT
    ... -- New HIV infections have fallen worldwide by 17 percent over ... declined by 10 percent, thanks to antiretroviral drug therapy and access to lifesaving treatments, said ... new infections, the report said. And in Swaziland in southern Africa, more than two-thirds of ...

  • AHF Launches Ambitious Global 'Testing Millions' World AIDS Day Campaign Hundreds of Organizations in 52 Countries Hope to Test Three Million People for HIV November 26th -- December 6th 25 Nov 2009 03:10 GMT
    ... Hope to Test Three Million People for HIV November 26th -- December 6th LOS ANGELES, Nov ... Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone ,South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Europe (Western & Eastern) & ...

  • AIDS deaths top 25 million but infections slow 25 Nov 2009 05:33 GMT
    ... but infections slow Sub-Saharan Africa leads global HIV infections: UNAIDS Sub-Saharan Africa still has the ... years ago. But South African's impoverished neighbour, Swaziland, still has one of the most severe ... Margaret Chan, head of the UN's World Health Organisation (WHO). Sidibe pointed to problems in combatting ...

  • DDT Benefits Outweigh Risks - Ntebela 25 Nov 2009 17:30 GMT
    ... Human health is constantly under threat which is why ... none was sprayed. Another study showed that Swaziland and Madagascar had malaria epidemics killing more ... DDT as an agent that can cause cancer and nerve damage. Researchers conducted a two-year ...

  • Media Women Get Recognition [opinion] 25 Nov 2009 08:11 GMT
    ... being Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. Hove has served on ... discussion on "The Role of Media in HIV and Aids Management: Perspectives from the Federation of ...

  • While Overall HIV/AIDS Infections Stabilizing, Expert Warns Serious Problems Remain 24 Nov 2009 18:06 GMT
    ... approximately 33.4 million people were living with HIV in 2008. It’s also estimated there were ... Africa. Professor Alan Whiteside is director of health economics and HIV/AIDS research at the University of ... is in southern Africa. For example, in Swaziland, approximately one in two women of child ...

  • Swazi FM Thanks Cuba for Support in the Medical Sector 24 Nov 2009 15:26 GMT
    ... In a meeting with the Cuban Health Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer, the Swazi FM said he felt honored with the ... of Swazi youngsters at the Latin American Medical School (ELAM), which started in 2005. He ...

  • U.N.: New HIV infections drop by 17 percent 24 Nov 2009 21:20 GMT
    ... -- New HIV infections have fallen worldwide by 17 percent over ... declined by 10 percent, thanks to antiretroviral drug therapy and access to lifesaving treatments, said ... new infections, the report said. And in Swaziland in southern Africa, more than two-thirds of ...

  • UN Says HIV/AIDS Cases Falling 24 Nov 2009 16:39 GMT
    ... AIDS update says the number of new HIV infections has been reduced by 17 percent ... which co-published the report with the World Health Organization. She says although the number of new ... the HIV budgets of many countries. In Swaziland, where an estimated 25 percent of the ...


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