Topic: West Africa
Prisons are excellent breeding grounds for HIV, enabling the AIDS virus to propagate swiftly and stealthily, yet many options exist for tackling the problem, the world AIDS conference heard. Incidence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) runs far higher among the 30 ...
In the sandy streets of Namuskekende village in remote western Zambia, hundreds of people gathered Saturday around a giant projection screen to see television for the first time. The three-metre (10-foot) screen, powered by a generator and receiving broadcasts by satellite, flickered ...
The United States on Monday donated a multi-million dollar facility for the detection and treatment of tuberculosis to Nigeria, where around 400,000 people suffer from the disease. Located on the outskirts of the northern city of Zaria, the facility includes a state-of-the-art ...
Japan pledged Monday 1.3 million dollars (948,000 euros) for the UN's children's agency to improve health conditions for mothers and children in Guinea, the Japanese embassy said. The funds handed to UNICEF will be used to buy thousands of birthing kits for ...
FDA approves Abbott Laboratories' test that screens for HIV types 1 and 2The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test from Abbott Laboratories that detects both types of the virus that causes AIDS. The FDA says the company's Abbott Prism ...
When 32-year-old Talatu Umar tested positive two years ago after the death of her husband, she ruled out the possibility of ever marrying again. But today Umar is the happily married mother of a three-month-old baby through a so-called "positive pair" dating ...
Love in a time of AIDS: Nigerian patients encouraged to marry each otherWith her golden dress shimmering in the sun and ornate henna tattoos covering her hands, Hauwa Idris is the picture of a radiant Nigerian bride. But her betrothal has hardly ...
In Dealing With AIDS, Bovine Colostrum is a Potent Weapon For Better Health By Jason Stuart "In the time it takes for you to read what research has to say, you will discover a gift almost too good to be true for ...
UNAIDS on Thursday criticised Senegal for jailing nine gay men, saying that homophobic acts would not help efforts to prevent HIV infection in the west African country. "There is no place for homophobia. Universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support ...
Human rights groups are calling for the release of nine Senegalese men imprisoned for being gay Human Rights Watch, a leading advocate of human rights worldwide, on Friday called for the immediate release of nine Senegalese men found guilty of being gay ...
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