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Zambia
Zambia AIDS treatment reaches 90% of sick

afrol News, 1 December - As HIV/AIDS prevalence is finally being reduced in Africa, also Zambia can celebrate successes in the fight against the pandemic. Almost all Zambians suffering from AIDS now receive treatment.
Africa
Africa receives least health aid

afrol News, 30 November - New research reveals that the part of development aid directed towards health issues has increased strongly during the last two decades. But Africa receives far less health aid than less challenged developing countries, compared to needs.
Namibia
Namibia lifts travel ban for HIV infected

afrol News, 8 July - The Namibian parliament has passed new legislation lifting restrictions for people living with HIV/AIDS and other contagious diseases, including an entry ban.
Swaziland
Swazi police disrupts activist's funeral

afrol News, 17 May - The Sipho Jele saga went on on Sunday, as relatives and friends tried to bury the trade unionist that had died in police detention. Around 500 armed police officers disrupted the funeral and arrested more Swazi civil society leaders.
Africa | World
World Bank funding targets Africa’s malaria fight

afrol News, 23 April - African states still not covered with malaria treated nets will be given priority in the new funding committed and aimed at meeting the 2010 target of eradicating the killer disease.
Africa | World
"Invest in a woman, save a child, save the world"

afrol News, 16 April - A global movement for maternal and child health could be an answer to fast-tracking the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Africa | World
UNAIDS partner with rock icon to fight AIDS

afrol News, 3 March - The lead United Nations agency tackling the AIDS epidemic, along with rock and roll icon Annie Lennox, have launched an action plan to empower women and girls to protect themselves against HIV.
Africa | World
Africa more vulnerable to non-communicable diseases’ deaths

afrol News, 25 February - With often preventable, non-communicable diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory illness accounting for 60 percent of all global deaths, experts from around the world gathered at a United Nations forum to draw up plans to reverse the trend.
Swaziland
UNAIDS chief urges greater AIDS response in Swaziland

afrol News, 18 February - The head of the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has called for a greater national response to the disease in Swaziland, which has the highest rate of HIV prevalence in the world, with more than one in every four people infected.
Kenya
New TV series target Kenyan youth

afrol News, 10 February - A new three-part television series exploring the lives and love of a group of friends in Nairobi will be screened in a partnership between the United Nations and MTV to reach out to young Kenyans to highlight that HIV is not a death sentence.
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» 02.02.2010 - African leaders tackle malaria
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» 27.01.2010 - UN health official refutes accusations of inflating risk of H1N1
» 22.01.2010 - Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS
» 22.01.2010 - Scientific database to help fight Malaria
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» 07.12.2009 - SA urged to improve health care for migrants
» 04.12.2009 - WHO eyes tobacco control in Africa
» 04.12.2009 - Inaugural 'Health Worker Leadership Award' honours Kenyan midwife
» 30.11.2009 - FAO declares victory over rinderpest
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» 24.11.2009 - Global HIV infections down by 17 percent
» 17.11.2009 - 12 million targeted for west African Yellow Fever vaccination
» 16.11.2009 - Minister urges Ugandans to control population growth
» 16.11.2009 - UN chief calls for support to fight diabetes
» 11.11.2009 - 50 million H1N1 vaccines donation for developing countries
» 10.11.2009 - Uganda partners with media to fight HIV/AIDS
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» 06.11.2009 - "Uganda AIDS prevention threatened"
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» 21.10.2009 - $1 billion required annualy to reach children with life-saving vaccines
» 20.10.2009 - Africa to accelerate efforts to achieve development goals
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» 13.10.2009 - UN marks 15th anniversary of the Cairo development conference
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» 07.10.2009 - USAID awards $387,000 for indigenous health in Ethiopia
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» 28.09.2009 - Stakeholders discuss post-crisis reproductive health needs of populations
» 24.09.2009 - Diageo commits more funding to West Africa's access to clean water
» 23.09.2009 - Report calls for HIV-sensitive laws and policing to combat AIDS
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» 17.09.2009 - Project to fight Malaria builds thriving African Mosquito net industry
» 15.09.2009 - Second US-Egypt clinical study blocked
» 11.09.2009 - Global child mortality figures dropping
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» 04.09.2009 - Forum promises new action on women’s health and rights
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» 01.09.2009 - UK funded malaria campaign launched in Nigeria
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» 19.08.2009 - More Somali refugees moved from overcrowded Kenyan camp
» 18.08.2009 - New report offers solutions to water and sanitation service delivery
» 17.08.2009 - Côte d’Ivoire wraps up polio immunisation campaign
» 17.08.2009 - New consortium to develop drugs for neglected tropical diseases
» 12.08.2009 - World population data sheet shows more growth in Africa and Asia
» 12.08.2009 - $1.5 million life-saving support needed in CAR
» 10.08.2009 - Indigenous community must be celebrated with honour, Ban
» 03.08.2009 - WHO stresses breatfeeding in emergencies
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» 30.07.2009 - Forum discusses role of infrastructure to health care
» 30.07.2009 - Angola gets UN support to boost access to water
» 21.07.2009 - Activists urge health professionals to halt FGM
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» 19.05.2009 - Global health advocates call for African voices against Obama's budget cut
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» 13.05.2009 - Egypt continues slaughtering pigs despite protests
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