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Kenya: Danger As Nation Drowns in Alcohol

16.04.2008 23:23    allafrica.com
They literally live like fish. But whereas water is the natural abode for fish, theirs is dangerous indulgence in alcohol.


Africa: Developed Countries Can Help Cut Mothers' Deaths

16.04.2008 19:57    allafrica.com
Countries in Africa have among the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report

16.04.2008 18:23    allafrica.com (2)
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Ghana: Health And Medical Checks

16.04.2008 18:23    allafrica.com
Despite the fact that good health is great wealth, not everyone has the opportunity and resources to undergo the processes of obtaining good health. No one wishes to be struck down by a disease, he or she would have been


South Africa: Mpuma Health Suspends Corrupt Employees

16.04.2008 18:23    allafrica.com
Seven officials implicated on syndicated acts of fraud and corruption in Mpumalanga's Departments of Health and Social Services have been suspended on Wednesday.

Namibia: Keetmans HIV Cases Lower

16.04.2008 18:23    allafrica.com (2)
The number of new HIV-AIDS cases reported in the Keetmanshoop Health District has dropped from 606 in 2006 to 442 last year.

Ethiopia: Media Urged to Mind Language in Reporting On PLWHA

16.04.2008 18:23    allafrica.com (2)
Improper language used by some media outlets in reporting on and about people living with HIV/AIDS is harming the psychology of the people who have AIDS, an activist said on Monday, calling on the media to be more sensitive.

Nigeria: Experts Seek Reduction in Maternal Mortality

16.04.2008 13:58    allafrica.com
Concerned stakeholders and experts drawn from all over Nigeria have stressed the need for community participation through self help and village development communities in reduction of maternal mortality.

Namibia: Newborn Discarded

16.04.2008 13:58    allafrica.com
Staff from the Namibian Police Mortuary were called to the Gammams Water Care Works in Windhoek after the body of a newborn child was discovered among human waste being treated there.

Africa: Critical Health Care Fails to Reach Most Women and Children

16.04.2008 13:58    allafrica.com (2)
Leading global health experts, policy-makers and parliamentarians are convening in Cape Town today to address the urgent need for accelerated progress to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths, if internationally-agreed targets are to be met.

Uganda: Help HIV-Positive School Children

16.04.2008 12:14    allafrica.com
HIV-POSITIVE students need special attention. Research shows that 12,000 children in Gulu and Amuru districts are HIV-positive, a very worrying trend. One, they face high chances of infection from older people who offer them trivial gifts.

Nigeria: Doctors Battle to Save Accident Victims

16.04.2008 12:14    allafrica.com
A TEAM of medical doctors at the General Hospital, Okigwe, Imo State, are now battling to save the lives of three under-aged children who were involved in a road crash involving an Imo Transport Company (ITC) bus.

Africa: Open Civil Society Letter

16.04.2008 12:14    allafrica.com
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Uganda: Battling HIV Stigma in Gulu Schools

16.04.2008 12:14    allafrica.com
THE War-torn Gulu and Amuru districts have about 27,000 people living with HIV/AIDS and a prevalence rate of 8.2%. Of these, 12,000 are children, writes Raymond Baguma

Uganda: MPs Okay Sh8b for Aids Firm

16.04.2008 12:14    allafrica.com
MEMBERS of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has endorsed the Government's guarantee of $4.8m (sh8b) for the anti-retroviral (ARV) drug factory based in Luzira.

Nigeria: Paths Provides N300m Drugs for FCT Hospitals

16.04.2008 12:14    allafrica.com
The Drug Revolving Fund (DRF) Programme of the Federal Capital Territory has received a donation of N300 million worth of drugs and other related consumables from the Partnership for Transforming Health Systems (PATHS).

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