Topic: Zambia

US gives funds to Zambia to fight AIDS

Zambia is to receive 276 million dollars (206 euros) from the US government to help battle HIV and AIDS, officials said Tuesday.US ambassador to Zambia Mark Storella said that over the past six years, Washington has contributed approximately one billion dollars to ...
To the tragedy of the 17 million people who have lost their lives to AIDS in Africa, add the 12 million orphaned children left behind. Of these an estimated 930,000 have lost at least one parent to AIDS. Housing, feeding, educating and ...
The Lutanda Soccer Academy was first established in August 2009 in Lusaka Zambia. The purpose of the Academy was to create an outlet for the under privileged children from various compounds around Lusaka and the nation of Zambia at large. Due to ...
Top Charity Organizations in ZambiaIn a third-world country such as Zambia that is still faced with harsh challenges due to poverty and AIDS, the existence of charitable organizations which help fight their cause are much welcomed. These problems are made worse as ...

Prisons emerge as hotspots for AIDS pandemic

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 million ...
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 on ...
Chicagoan F.K. Day (pictured riding with a Zambian student) is co-founder of high-end bicycle component maker Sram. His wife, Leah, is a documentary filmmaker and photographer. The following photos, by Leah, document World Bicycle's work..

Warrior Princess

In life, there are people who can look at anything and see the beauty or good while other people see the deficiencies and shortcomings. With a lineage that can be traced to tribe royalty, though nowhere near close enough to rule, her ...

Subject Viruses

In Southeast Asia, forensic investigators using cutting-edge tools are helping stanch the deadly trade in fake anti-malaria drugs October 2009 | By Andrew Marshall . In Zambia, an NYC photographer teaches kids orphaned by AIDS how to take pictures. But researchers' speedy ...
Epidemiological evidence so far suggests that multiple sexual partnerships are an important factor driving the HIV epidemic. Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia is facing a severe HIV epidemic and young people are heavily affected. The study draws on four focus ...
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