Africa
Health | Technology
MDR-TB rapid tests available for poor countries
afrol News, 30 June - People with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) from poor income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, can now get a faster diagnosis according to a new initiatives unveiled today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Read more
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Tanzania
Economy - Development | Politics | Health | Society
Tanzania controls HIV/AIDS
afrol News, 9 June - A sharp drop of Tanzania's HIV/AIDS infection rate from 7.0% in 2003 to 5.8% in 2007 means the East African country's battle against the global pandemic is paying dividends.
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Africa
Politics | Society | Health | Gender - Women
UNICEF urges adequate health for African children
afrol News, 30 May - United Nations children agency, UNICEF, has launched its first State of Africa's Children 2008 report at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Japan, calling for large-scale, focused investments in improved health systems for sub-Saharan Africa in order to capitalize on recent achievements and help children with inadequate access to health care. Read more
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Africa
Politics | Society | Health
US boosts Africa's malaria war
afrol News, 19 February - US President George Bush has said in line with a broader campaign to combat malaria in sub-Saharan African, the American government will provide over five million mosquito nets to the region. Read more
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