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  • The comparative moral advantage 28 Nov 2009 09:51 GMT
    ... political dispute, phone the UN or the African Union. For integrated governance, it's hard to ... is stinging; it has expelled or suspended Nigeria, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Fiji for turning their ... Thabo Mbeki to task for denying the HIV-AIDS link, the disease continues to devastate member ...

  • Negative Images Of The African Continent 28 Nov 2009 05:10 GMT
    ... only see and read about war, famine, HIV/AIDS, depleted economies, and all sorts of awful ... fire. Where is the fire?” (James Michira) Africa is a continent with 53 individual countries. ... is one of annoyance. Being born in Ghana, I do not recollect ever coming in ...

  • A Catholic Answer to AIDS in Africa 27 Nov 2009 21:42 GMT
    ... — one that’s all too common in Africa — the Catholic couple was in grave ... was in grave risk of catching the AIDS virus and leaving their children orphans. But ... and Ethiopia to Catholic dioceses in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan and Zimbabwe. Even an Ethiopian ...

  • Africa Watch 27 Nov 2009 14:17 GMT
    ... GROUP OF 20: Africa gets seat at policy table In a ... the first Africa-South America summit in Abuja, Nigeria. The gatherings reflect a dramatic growth in ... the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. It is the first time that scientists ...

  • Big Brother Africa 4 - the 'Caring Revolution' 26 Nov 2009 15:01 GMT
    ... the previous season finales of Big Brother Africa. Although this week's eviction is between three ... in the final, two are obviously from Nigeria, Nkenna and Kevin - although he is ... The housemates must help raise awareness around HIV-AIDS. As part of the task the housemates ...

  • Are you tired of Africa? (Don't be) 26 Nov 2009 12:11 GMT
    ... Are you tired of Africa? (Don't be) I was explaining to the woman ... arrived in 2005. The crises in Sudan, Somalia and Congo haven't gotten any better, there ... Guinea, and the rigged elections in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe dashed hopes and cost ...

  • Eight-Year Trend Shows New HIV Infections Down By 17% - Most Progress Seen In Sub-Saharan Africa 26 Nov 2009 11:11 GMT
    ... the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS was signed, the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 15% lower, which is about ... national HIV prevalence rate of 26%. In Ghana, the prevention budget was cut in 2007 ...

  • Global HIV Infections Down 17 Per Cent 26 Nov 2009 11:11 GMT
    ... difference beyond the natural course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. was released on Tuesday by the ... by 10 per cent, and in sub-Saharan Africa it has dropped by about 15 per ... is spent on prevention. For instance in Ghana the prevention budget was 43 per cent ...

  • The top Ghanaian-Born US Scientist who almost made it to Space 26 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
    ... of Thursday, 26 November 2009 The top Ghanaian-Born US Scientist who almost made it to ... finding cure for dangerous viruses like the AIDS virus or Ebola virus. Apart from their ... achieving the feat of the first Black African born outside the US to go to ...

  • First lady calls for intensive education on family planning 25 Nov 2009 23:50 GMT
    ... planning methods to reduce maternal mortality in Ghana. Family planning had been identified to reduce ... said in keeping with the call of African Union (AU), the launching was part of ... for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) on HIV/AIDS to further reduce child mortality through the ...

  • New HIV infections reduced by 17% over the past eight years 25 Nov 2009 17:41 GMT
    ... prevention, treatment, care and support are bringing AIDS out of isolation GENEVA | SHANGHAI -- ... the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 15% lower, which is about ... national HIV prevalence rate of 26%. In Ghana, the prevention budget was cut in 2007 ...

  • Anti-gay bill must go - Lewis 25 Nov 2009 17:35 GMT
    ... speech given by Stephen Lewis, Co-Director of AIDS-Free World delivered at the Commonwealth People's Forum ... of the law a veritable charter of malice. What is truly staggering about all of ... current approaches, particularly in Commonwealth countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, place an impediment in ...

  • Science, pseudoscience and professional responsibility 25 Nov 2009 17:35 GMT
    ... such groups actions have been felt in Africa. A small group of misguided and, in some cases malicious, individuals have long promoted the view that ... eradication campaign has been harmed, notably in Nigeria, by rumors that the vaccine is contaminated ...

  • Remarks by Stephen Lewis Delivered at the Commonwealth People's Forum [document] 25 Nov 2009 10:40 GMT
    ... of the law a veritable charter of malice. What is truly staggering about all of ... homosexuals --- is the entire apparatus of AIDS treatment, prevention and care. It's profoundly ironic ... current approaches, particularly in Commonwealth countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, place an impediment in ...

  • WHO - New HIV Infections Down By 17 Percent 25 Nov 2009 10:40 GMT
    ... and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said new HIV infections had been ... eight years. Also, latest data on the Nigerian situation showed that there are 380,000 new ... the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 15% lower, which is about ...


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