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Namibia: Killer TB in Country
EIGHT cases of the deadly extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have been confirmed in Namibia by international experts. |
Namibian | |
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Namibia: Drug Resistant TB Strain Confirmed
After months of suspicions, the Ministry of Health and Social Services on Thursday confirmed the country's first eight cases of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), which is resistant to four TB drugs. |
New Era | |
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Rwanda: Number of Aids Patients Goes Down - UN Report
The number of people living with HIV/AIDS has reduced from 191,437 in 2006 to184,859 in 2007, a United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) country progress report has said. |
New Times | |
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South Africa: Where is Our HIV Prevention Campaign?
While science battles to find an HIV vaccine, there have been real advances in the field of HIV prevention. So why isn't South Africa taking advantage of these? |
Health-e | |
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Angola: Deaths By Malaria Reduce Countrywide - Health Authorities
The number of deaths caused by malaria reduced by 3 million in the past two years, nationwide, due to the increase of prevention measures and the introduction of the new therapy about three years ago. |
ANGOP | |
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Nigeria: Senate Passes Health Bill in Iyabo's Absence
THE National Health bill seeking to enact a comprehensive health policy for the nation was passed by the Senate yesterday. The bill reportedly facilitated by part of the unspent N300 million Federal Ministry of Health budget was passed in the absence of the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. |
Vanguard | |
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Rwanda: New Aids Drug Expected in September
The Ministry of Health has finally confirmed the imminent arrival of a new AIDS drug from a Canadian company, Apotex. Health officials said Thursday that the first batch of such low-cost drug will be in the country late September this year. |
New Times | |
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Nigeria: Decision in Obasanjo Daughter Corruption Case Monday
Chairperson Senate committee on health, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello will by next Monday know her fate wither to still be on the run or to come out of hiding, as an Abuja High Court will rull on her preliminary objection seeking to quash the charges. |
Leadership | |
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Cameroon: Traditional Healers As Best Messengers in HIV/Aids Fight
Traditional healers have been identified as the best messengers in the prevention, care and reduction of stigmatisation in HIV/AIDS patients. |
Post (Buea) | |
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Ghana: Disabled Women Call for Better Medical Care [opinion]
Article 25.1 of the Universal Declaration, to which Ghana is signatory states, "Everyone has a right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability " |
Public Agenda | |
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Ghana: Western Medicine VS. Traditional Afrikan Medicine [opinion]
Based on previous news reports that have warned Ghanaians to be very circumspect about some of the western drugs they are taking, we thought it appropriate to examine the issue of western medicine and traditional medicine. |
Public Agenda | |
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Zimbabwe: Union Calls for Formation of ARV Drug Dispensation Board
THE Zimbabwe HIV and Aids Activist Union is proposing the formation of an anti-retroviral drug committee responsible for monitoring the distribution and dispensation of drugs to HIV and Aids patients. |
The Herald | |
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Zimbabwe: New Medical Fees Set for Council Hospitals
THE Association of Health Care Funders of Zimbabwe has approved new medical fees for all council administered health institutions to a maximum of $4,5 billion with effect from May 1. |
The Herald | |
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Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report
Politics and Policy |
Kaisernetwork.org | |
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Cameroon: Journalists Schooled on Malaria Treatment
The two-day workshop was organised by the Centre Provincial Unit for Roll Back Malaria. |
Cameroon Tribune | |
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Cameroon: Reinforcing Strategies to Cater for AIDS Patients
An evaluation meeting of members of ESTHER Cameroon took place in Yaounde yesterday. |
Cameroon Tribune | |
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Angola: Health And Civil Service Trade Union Prepares Congress
The National Independent Trade Union of Health and Civil Service Workers (SNITSFP) will organise its second congress in January 2009, aimed at analysing its statutes and renew the mandate. |
ANGOP | |
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East Africa: An official mission to avoid the HIV infections. [interview]
The UNAids regional director for Southern and Eastern Africa is back after two years on an official mission to assess the local situation. He will also see how he can give more support to improve the health situation. |
L'Express | |
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Uganda: Foot And Mouth Disease Hits Kibaale
Foot and Mouth cattle disease has broken out in Kibaale District. |
New Vision | |
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South Africa: Doctors' Body to Probe Legal Unit After Arrest
THE Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) is investigating all cases being handled by its legal department after its legal adviser was arrested for alleged corruption. |
Business Day | |
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Sierra Leone: Nigeria Specialists to Boost Health Sector
The South-South Health Care Delivery programme last week provided the ministry of health and sanitation with 10 medical practitioners that would be working in various fields of Sierra Leone's medical sector. |
Concord | |
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Nigeria: Senate Passes National Health Bill
Regardless of the absence of the Chairman of the Senate Committee on health, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the Senate yesterday passed the National Health Bill into law. |
This Day | |
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Nigeria: 'No Exemption From Anti-Smoking Law'
With Abuja, the Nigerian capital set to join New York, London, Nairobi and several capital cities which have prohibited public smoking , the Federal Capital Territory Administration has said that no resident of the territory, be it government official or other highly placed individual would be exempted from the Tobacco Control Act of 1990, which would take effect from June 1, 2008. |
This Day | |
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Namibia: Book On Aids, Violence Launched
A book on Aids and violence against Namibian women and children was launched at the Katutura Community Arts Centre on Tuesday evening. |
New Era | |
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Namibia: Suicide Statistics Worrisome
Most people would not want to die voluntary, yet more and more people especially young people are committing suicide in Namibia. |
New Era | |
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