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Capital lacks clean water; cholera kills hundreds 1 Dec 2008 22:20 GMT
... season brings steamy downpours to much of Zimbabwe, especially the eastern mountain forests. The International ... "the dos and don'ts to combat the disease." One such "don't," according to the paper, ... bad record, so our suppliers in South Africa demand payment first." Unemployment in Zimbabwe is ...
In Support of World AIDS Day, FHSSA Announces New Partnerships That Include the First In-Country Partnerships in Namibia and The Gambia 1 Dec 2008 22:18 GMT
... of bringing people together to talk about HIV as well as helping dispel the myths ... HIV. The Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa's (FHSSA) partnering initiative links African hospices and ...
Obama promises to 'recommit' US anti-AIDS strategy 1 Dec 2008 22:17 GMT
... crafting a plan for AIDS relief in Africa" and providing funding to prevent the spread ... in nations such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, , the IFRC said in a ...
Amanzi Tea offers free, natural 'Flu Shots' to New Yorkers 1 Dec 2008 22:17 GMT
... Amanzi Tea offers free, natural 'Flu Shots' to New Yorkers Amanzi Tea offers ... founded in 2004 by a family from Zimbabwe who fled the oppressive regime for a ... opportunity to introduce teas from their native Africa including Rooibos, only found in South Africa, ...
South Africa Marks Moment of Silence for AIDS Day 1 Dec 2008 22:17 GMT
... World AIDS day, 01 Dec 2008 South Africa has held a moment of silence to ... for its nonchalant attitude toward the deadly disease. Former President Thabo Mbeki openly questioned whether ... mark World AIDS Day in Nigeria and Zambia. Some information for this report was provided ...

Nearly Half of All Somalis in Need of Humanitarian Aid 1 Dec 2008 22:16 GMT
... where nearly half of the Horn of Africa nation's population requires assistance, a senior United ... launch, the Regional Director for East and Southern Africa of the UN Children's Fund ( ... children who are not immunized against preventable diseases, and to provide safe schools, he added. ...
Zimbabwe police skirmish with angry soldiers 1 Dec 2008 22:16 GMT
... 2000 and triggered a food crisis. The Southern African Development Community's tribunal ruled Friday that Zimbabwe should ... which had been targeted for expropriation. The Namibia-based court also said Zimbabwe should pay compensation ...
Govt cuts Harare water supplies 1 Dec 2008 21:54 GMT
... at a plant in Harare yesterday HARARE: Zimbabwe has cut water supplies to the capital ... disease has already spread into neighbouring South Africa and Botswana, raising fears of a regional crisis. Seven ...
Myths worsen AIDS pandemic, workers say 1 Dec 2008 21:54 GMT
... Press reports relating to spread of the disease around the globe and how people of ... have responded may be viewed . NHLANGANO, Swaziland (BP)--Some myths about HIV/AIDS put people at ... people living with HIV are in Sub-Saharan Africa and over three-quarters of all AIDS deaths globally ...
HIV baby helped 'from death to life' 1 Dec 2008 21:54 GMT
... Press reports relating to spread of the disease around the globe and how people of ... at the following links: . PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (BP)--At 18 months, Sammy weighed only nine ... were delivered to the Baptist Fellowship of Zambia's human needs program and to Tabitha Ministries. ...
World AIDS Day observed across the globe 1 Dec 2008 21:54 GMT
... the 33 million people living with the disease are remembered around the globe. President Bush ... President Bush has made treating AIDS in Africa a centerpiece of his foreign policy, and ... HIV testing has become more common. In Zimbabwe, the population of those infected with HIV ...
UN AIDS director appointed to fight global disease 1 Dec 2008 21:54 GMT
... early HIV testing of infants in some African countries hardest hit by AIDS like Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia. ... Swaziland and Zambia. In some countries like Botswana and South Africa, six-weeks-old infants have been ...
Testing newborns for HIV can save lives 1 Dec 2008 21:53 GMT
... is being increased in some countries hardest hit by HIV and AIDS, including Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia. only 18 percent of pregnant women in low-income and middle-income countries ...
World AIDS Day: Madonna's Documentary on Malawi Airs Tonight 1 Dec 2008 21:51 GMT
... announcements; auctioning off her costumes to raise money for AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa; and producing and narrating the documentary on HIV in Malawi, I Am Because We Are which airs tonight at 9pm EST on the Sundance ...
Testing newborns for HIV can save lives 1 Dec 2008 21:51 GMT
... is being increased in some countries hardest hit by HIV and AIDS, including Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia. In 2007, only 18 percent of pregnant women in low-income and ...

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