Health

Washington, 19 May, 2004— The number of people receiving treatment for AIDS in Africa will double soon as a result of the first investments made under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), according […]

Addis Ababa, 27 April, 2004— The United States has granted Ethiopia US $18 million towards combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the US embassy in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, announced on Monday. The funding is part […]

Geneva/New York, 28 April, 2004— The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced a global reduction of 30% in deaths from measles between 1999 and 2002. At 35%, the […]

Nairobi, 26 April, 2004— The Kenyan government has announced a new anti-malaria policy which encourages the use of more effective combination drugs for treatment, alongside the promotion of insecticide-treated nets to prevent exposure to mosquitoes […]

Johannesburg, 23 April, 2004— The South African government expressed concern this week after a news report highlighted the story of a young woman who admitted she was thinking of contracting the HI virus to access […]

Johannesburg, 21 April, 2004— Former rebel group UNITA has called on Angolan authorities to speed up integration of its health workers into government services, noting an acute lack of medical professionals in the country’s ailing […]

Luanda, 21 April, 2004— Despite the fact that Angola has one of the world’s highest infant and maternal mortality rates, few pregnant women are accessing the available medical services. The maternal mortality rate in Angola […]

Abidjan, 15 April, 2004— The medical relief agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday it had launched an urgent vaccination campaign against a measles epidemic in Niger that has led to more than 20,000 […]