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Getting the Key Data on Hunger, Malnutrition
The Institute of Development Studies has published the first installment in a new series presenting key data on government commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition in developing countries. (file photo)
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UN Hails Drop in Aids-Related Deaths
The United Nations Aids agency is hailing what officials describe as significant progress in the fight against the epidemic in eastern and southern Africa. (file photo)
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Tanzania: Long Battle With HIV/Aids
Some 1.6 million people in Tanzania are HIV positive - almost six percent of the population. But the country is containing the disease with the help of drug therapy and investment in health services. (file photo)
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