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Botswana faces imported TB calamity

afrol News - Fears are abound in Botswana that the country may be facing major public health crisis due to decision to exclude foreigners from free medical services, following a High Court landmark case in which a Zimbabwean multiple drug resistant tuberculosis patient is contesting his deportation from Botswana.

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Botswana private sector to shape foreign policy

afrol News - Botswana's private sector will be invited to help in shaping the country's foreign policy, the minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation revealed.

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Is the African AIDS pandemic a bluff?

afrol News - A growing number of researchers question the "official" inflated numbers of HIV/AIDS prevalence in African countries such as Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho. Poor testing, a special diagnosis of AIDS in Africa and erroneous computer-generated estimates by the UN had led to "misleading" numbers, they hold. The history of AIDS in Uganda serves as proof.

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Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa

afrol News - Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. Sexual oppression combined with a high biological receptiveness of viral transmission, put women at risk. As a consequence, the violence against women threatens to destroy whole communities.

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