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- A report we cannot afford to disregard 2 Dec 2008 08:51 GMT
... of the Addis Ababa-based independent advocacy agency African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), it ranks Tanzania ... Algeria, Kenya, Malawi, Cape Verde, Rwanda and Burkina Faso. The report evaluates 52 countries using ... intervention by governments has been evaluated include health, education and the reviewing of national laws ...
- In Support of World AIDS Day, FHSSA Announces New Partnerships That Include the First In-Country Partnerships in Namibia 2 Dec 2008 08:31 GMT
... First In-Country Partnerships in Namibia and The Gambia ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, ... HIV. The Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa's (FHSSA) partnering initiative links African hospices and ... in Ohio with Ripples Health Care in Ghana -- VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Miami/Dade ...
- The Quest To Cure Disfiguring Parasitic Disease May Lead To Targeted, Less Toxic Treatment For Dreaded Leishmania Parasite 2 Dec 2008 08:30 GMT
... eatery in Ouagadougou, the capital of the African nation of Burkina Faso, had profound implications for her life and ... organelle we're targeting is not found in mammalian cells, we believe that development of drug ...
- » Leaders tackle HIV stigma 2 Dec 2008 08:30 GMT
... to battle the deadly disease, particularly in Africa. He announced that his President's Emergency Plan for Aids ... out its Aids strategy under a new health minister as part of a sea-change in ... the event by announcing the appointment of Mali's Michel Sidibe of Mali as the head ...
- African leaders urged to scale up resources against HIV/AIDS 2 Dec 2008 08:15 GMT
... Lagos, Nigeria - Stakeholders and political leaders have been ... disease in 2007, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The call was made by ... those who need them, most especially in Africa," a health communication and population expert, Jimi ...
- Global Needlestick Prevention Group Honors Award Recipients as It Marks 7th Annual International Sharps Injury Preventio 2 Dec 2008 07:50 GMT
... personnel. Recently retired from the U.S. Public Health Service after 20 years of service at ... Making Medical Injection Safer (MMIS) project in Nigeria. The project has brought greater awareness of ... promoting IS education of healthcare workers in African's most populous country with a very weak ...
- Calendar, Dec. 2-3 2 Dec 2008 06:53 GMT
... and "Yesterday," films deal with AIDS in Africa, 7 p.m., Weston Hall, room 10, Williamstown, (413) 597-2120 ... Road, Lee, (413) 243-6074. Sponsored by Berkshire Health Systems, provides health screenings and insurance enrollment ... St., Williamstown, (413) 458-2303 or Afro-Caribbean and West African drumming, learn hand and instrument techniques, ...
- » World tackles HIV stigma 2 Dec 2008 06:51 GMT
... to battle the deadly disease, particularly in Africa. He announced that his President's Emergency Plan for Aids ... out its Aids strategy under a new health minister as part of a sea-change in ... the event by announcing the appointment of Mali's Michel Sidibe of Mali as the head ...
- World tackles HIV stigma 2 Dec 2008 06:50 GMT
... to battle the deadly disease, particularly in Africa. He announced that his President's Emergency Plan for Aids ... out its Aids strategy under a new health minister as part of a sea-change in ... the event by announcing the appointment of Mali's Michel Sidibe of Mali as the head ...
- Kennedy awarded honorary Harvard degree 2 Dec 2008 06:19 GMT
... senator recovered from surgery to treat a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy devoted nearly a third ... Obama, describing the election of the first African-American head of state as a giant step ... the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their ...
- Early HIV Testing and Treatment Can Save Newborns [press release] 2 Dec 2008 05:30 GMT
... was jointly prepared by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme ... such as Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia, is being scaled up. ... the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, there are programmes that focus on reducing ...
- HIV Laws Put Women in the Line of Fire 2 Dec 2008 05:30 GMT
... and AIDS and gender activists in Southern Africa have been grappling with in recent months ... men who transmit [HIV] recklessly and even maliciously. So there has to be a level ... has generally been slower than East or West Africa to adopt laws that would punish people for ...
- Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard 2 Dec 2008 04:13 GMT
... senator recovered from surgery to treat a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy devoted nearly a third ... Obama, describing the election of the first African-American head of state as a giant step ... the welfare of the people - their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their ...
- Kennedy awarded honorary Harvard degree 2 Dec 2008 04:13 GMT
... senator recovered from surgery to treat a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy devoted nearly a third ... Obama, describing the election of the first African-American head of state as a giant step ... the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their ...
- Memorial grove draws AIDS mourners close 2 Dec 2008 03:50 GMT
... relief and joy at his family's good health, thanks to their drug regime. "We watched ... sufferers helpless to fight infectious diseases or malignant cancers. After the talks and songs from ... to have died from AIDS in California. African-Americans represent 7 percent of the state's population, ...
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