Month: December 2003

Kampala, 1 December, 2003— Uganda’s ministry of health on Monday committed itself to offering free antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to HIV/AIDS sufferers who urgently need it but cannot afford it, starting January 2004. The announcement was […]

Nairobi, 1 December, 2003— The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday officially approved and recommended the use of three generic versions of an antiretroviral (ARV) drug for people living with HIV/AIDS. The move will immediately […]

Bujumbura, 1 December, 2003— Two members of Burundi’s largest former rebel movement, the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces pour la defense de la democratie (CNDD-FDD), who were recently appointed ministers, arrived on […]

Abidjan, 30 November, 2003— French peacekeepers in Cote d’Ivoire clashed with a unit of about 100 Ivorian government troops that entered the demilitarised zone between government and rebel-held areas of the country on Sunday, damaging […]

Houston, Texas, 26 November, 2003— Privatizing an economy that has many state-owned enterprises is no easy task, according to the minister of economic and commercial affairs at Nigeria’s embassy in Washington. But Nigerian President Olusegun […]

Washington, 28 November, 2003— U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell predicts that U.S. and international efforts to deal with HIV/AIDS will bring ”a turning point” in the campaign to stop the spread of the deadly […]