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By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma Almost half the world’s population – an estimated three billion people – live in areas where malaria is transmitted. Endemic to 107 countries in the tropics and subtropics, it is responsible for around one million deaths … read more »
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Tagged Disease, HIV, HIV positive people, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Malaria, Mosquito net, sub-Saharan Africa, UNICEF
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By JONES MUNANG’ANDU, MALARIA is protozoa infection of the genus plasmodium. There are four (4) main species of parasites that infect humans; Plasmodium falciparum, plaslesmodium vivax, plasmodium malariae and plasmodium ovale. Of these the most common in Zambia and indeed … read more »
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Tagged Anopheles, Disease, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Pregnancy, Zambia
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Today I met a future doctor, accountant and engineer. They were all 13 year old girls. The aspirations of these Ethiopian girls is heartening. The engineer says she wants to train to help “build up her country”. I wouldn’t bet … read more »
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(PlusNews) – Major projected cuts in US government funding for Ethiopia’s health sector could greatly undermine the progress the country has made in the fight against HIV, authorities and experts say. “There’s an AIDS spending cliff in Ethiopia, and the … read more »
Posted in AIDS/HIV, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Health
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Tagged AIDS, Center for Global Development, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, PlusNews, Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, United States
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In Ethiopia, where more than 1.2 million people are infected with HIV, disclosure of infection by patients is important in the fight against the disease. A new study led by a Brown sociology researcher investigates HIV-positive status disclosure rates among … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged AIDS, Antiretroviral drug, Brown University, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian health, ethiopian news, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jimma University, Reda
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The African Union Commission (AUC) joins the global community in commemorating the World Aids Day today, 1st December 2012. Commemorative activities at the African Union headquarters was held for two days from 30th November to 1st December 2012, under the … read more »
by Shifa Mwesigye In 1982, Prof Nelson Ssewankambo was a young researcher studying a strange disease at Kasensero fishing village, Rakai. Together with Prof David Serwadda and other scientists, they later confirmed the cause of the ailment to be HIV, … read more »
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Tagged AIDS, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Makerere University School of Public Health, Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Yoweri Museveni
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Hazel Southam ,independent An Aids awareness scheme is teaching villagers HIV is an illness, and not caused by witchcraft. By Hazel Southam in Kasarika Sixty-nine year-old Enifa Ngulama has sold some honey. She runs to the back of her mud-brick … read more »
[This article was originally published in The Mantle] By Emily Cody On 23 November, Uganda’s infamous anti-gay “Kill the Gays” legislation was passed by a committee vote. It will now move to Parliament, where it will be debated on the floor. Speaker of the … read more »
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Tagged David Bahati, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gay, HIV, IndepthAfrica, Kadaga, LGBT, Rebecca Kadaga, ugadan news, Uganda
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Theme: “Getting To Zero, HIV Free Generation in Africa is Possible” INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA When: 1ST DECEMBER 2012 The event will comprise of the following activities to be organized from 30 November to 1st December 2012: 30st, … read more »
Uganda’s parliament will, before Christmas, pass a highly controversial bill which seeks more stringent punishments for people engaging in homosexual acts and those perceived to be “promoting” homosexuality, says the speaker of the house. Rebecca Kadaga told hundreds of petitioners … read more »
Jailed: Ruth Nabuguzi was the ringleader of a ‘family firm’ that carried out a £4million benefits scam A Ugandan woman who headed a ‘family firm’ which created identities for up to 100 fictitious children to carry out a £4million … read more »
By Seble Teweldebirhan, Ezega.com Child labor has always been a challenge for Ethiopian children. With an extreme poverty, illiteracy and wicked tradition and attitude towards children, the price one pays for growing up in Ethiopia is a lot unjust than … read more »
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Tagged Addis, Addis Ababa, Begging, Bilal, Ethiopia, HIV, IndepthAfrica, Street child, Youth
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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai used the MDC-Ts 13 anniversary celebrations in Bulawayo at the weekend to apologise for his love triangle that has blighted his otherwise outstanding role in the struggle for democracy. Tsvangirai was linked to a string of … read more »
Joyce J Wangui In the recent past, sex workers have borne the wrath of police and Nairobi City Council officials who harass them and interfere with their work. Ironically, only women are arrested whenever they are found plying the age-old … read more »
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Public health experts gained another weapon in their battle against AIDS on Monday, when the Food and Drug Administration approved an HIV drug for preventive use. This will help pave the way for its authorization in developing countries. Related Items … read more »
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Former U.S. President George W. Bush has wrapped up a weeklong tour of Africa aimed at promoting cervical cancer detection and empowering women to make “positive change in their lives.” Mr. Bush and his wife, Laura, announced a $3 million … read more »
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Nigerian politician, remember, you used to come to our houses, town meetings and sometimes hung out with us where we drank local palm wine and ate ‘Isi Ewu’ and ‘Amala’ before the election. But immediately after you had been elected … read more »
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Swaziland – Swaziland exiles called for a boycott of the 6th annual Bushfire festival this weekend to protest the kingdom’s government policies. But the boycott did not appear to slow the three-day musical and cultural event. Thousands of people happily … read more »
In 2007, 23-year-old Cheryl was working in a hospital in southern Nigeria. A patient’s brother told her that she could make more money in a European hospital if she went with him. Upon arriving in Italy, she quickly learned that … read more »
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UNAIDS commends the High Court of Kenya for a ruling today that will safeguard access to affordable and quality life-saving generic medicines. The decision by the High Court found that the definition of “anti-counterfeit” within the 2008 Anti-Counterfeit Act was … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Press Releases
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Antiretroviral drug, Executive director, Generic drug, High Court judge, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Kenya, Michel Sidibé
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The mention of HIV or AIDS is enough to send shivers down the spine of even the most courageous. How many like the biblical character Esther, can boldly say “if I die, I die” when diagnosed with the disease? Hitherto, … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, AIDS, Antiretroviral drug, cure, Ghana, God, Health, HIV, Hope, IndepthAfrica
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Mbabane – One in four households in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, were hit by the rising cost of food and even forced to skip meals, Unicef said in a report on Friday. “The report showed that households with family … read more »
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Tagged Absolute monarchy, africa african news, Friday, Government, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, indepthafrica africa news, South Africa, Swaziland, UNICEF
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Cape Town – An HIV-positive 17-year-old domestic worker from Masvingo in Zimbabwe was caught lacing the porridge of her employer’s 4-year-old child with her own menstrual blood, cruelty that earned her a 10-year prison term, NewsDay reported. According to the … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged africa african news, Blood, Cape Town, Employment, HIV, indepthafrica africa news, Masvingo, Menstruation, Porridge, Zimbabwe
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OUR government has opted for a short-cut diplomatic strategy in its attempt to appease Nigeria. This after 125 citizens from the West African country were refused entry into South Africa. They were deported soon after immigration officials at OR Tambo … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Deportation, HIV, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Nigeria, Nigerians, OR Tambo International Airport, Pik Botha, South Africa
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Harare – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe admitted Thursday that some of his political allies have died of Aids, as he launched a programme urging parliamentarians to lead by example in fighting the disease. “In my political family as well, comrades … read more »
Posted in AIDS/HIV, Daily News Wrap, Health, News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Agence France-Presse, AIDS, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, United Nations, Zimbabwe
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The HIV epidemic was driven by the colonisation of Africa a century ago, a new book claims. Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It, attempts to pinpoint the birth and early … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, AIDS, Cameroon, Craig Timberg, Daniel Halperin, HIV, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Washington Post, World Health Organization
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LIBREVILLE, Gabon, January 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Opinion piece by the Executive Director of UNAIDS for the Africa Cup of Nations 2012: Africa….winning against AIDS By Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS … read more »
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Tagged 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, AIDS, Equatorial Guinea, HIV, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Michel Sidibé, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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While the Kenyan political elite concentrate on shoring up their own personal fortunes, the masses of the Kenyan people are turned into ‘destitutes’. In November/December 2011, I travelled to Kenya as I have done for many years as a Kenyan … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged AIDS, Antiretroviral drug, Goldenberg Scandal, HIV, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyan, Malaria, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria
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Dr Ramya Ramaswami Maternal mortality among black African women in the UK is up to seven times higher than it is among white women. Doctors’ surgeries are misunderstanding their obligations to migrant patients, says Dr Ramya Ramaswami The Confidential Enquiry … read more »
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Tagged Health care, HIV, Home Office, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, National Health Service, NHS, Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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