ZAMBIA: Poor conditions mean double jeopardy for inmates
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| Fri 30 Apr, 2010. |
Doing time in Zambia's prisons may be a death sentence, regardless of the crime or conviction, as conditions behind bars drive high rates of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) says a new report. Read more...
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ETHIOPIA: Racing to contain MDR-TB
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| Thu 29 Apr, 2010. |
At St Peter TB Specialized Hospital, high in the mountains of Entoto, north of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, a masked Johannes* is suffering from multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and has spent the last month at the hospital. Read more...
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SOUTH AFRICA: Less sex, more violence for teens
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| Mon 26 Apr, 2010. |
Schoolchildren in South Africa are having less sex, and those that are, are doing it more safely, the second National Youth Risk Behaviour Survey by the Medical Research Council (MRC) has found. Read more...
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ETHIOPIA: Feeding family unity
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| Fri 23 Apr, 2010. |
Grandmother Anchilalo Ejigu was distraught when her daughter died two years ago, leaving behind two children under five; the family’s other relatives refused to take in the children, so at the age of 50, Anchilalo became a parent all over again. Read more...
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COTE D'IVOIRE: A dollar or less per trick
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| Fri 23 Apr, 2010. |
A small group of nervous looking girls hang about in the bustling bus station in Adjamé, a working-class neighbourhood of Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire's commercial hub, carefully watched by their 'vieux pères' – their protectors or pimps – who hold machetes or knives. A trick is often negotiated for barely a dollar, and generally without a condom. Read more...
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KENYA: Bisexual male sex workers run big risks
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| Wed 21 Apr, 2010. |
At a nightclub in Mombasa, on the Kenyan coast, Tito Bakari* a local man, and Leonard Smithberger, a tourist, make out in a dark corner before the bouncer asks them to leave. Hand in hand they walk to another bar nearby, where they party through the night. Read more...
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GLOBAL: Are fewer mothers dying?
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| Mon 19 Apr, 2010. |
Almost 200,000 fewer women die each year from pregnancy-related complications than previously thought, because new survey methodology and better maternal mortality data mean more accurate mortality estimates, says a global study by the US-based University of Washington. Read more...
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SOMALIA: HIV education goes to school
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| Thu 15 Apr, 2010. |
A new programme is targeting about 800 primary and junior high school students in northwestern Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland with HIV/AIDS messages for the first time. Read more...
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