Health

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 […]

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 […]

Washington, 24 November, 2003— One of the most prominent figures in the international campaign against HIV/AIDS is calling for a heightened effort to advance economic development in order to eradicate the conditions that foster the […]

New York, 21 November, 2003— Improving the diets of West Africans facing nutritional deficiencies will be the focus of a workshop next week in Burkina Faso sponsored by the United Nations and research institutions. ”Food-based […]

Bethesda, Maryland, 18 November, 2003— A trial of the first experimental vaccine to prevent infection from the deadly Ebola virus began November 18 at the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, […]

New York, 17 November, 2003— Polio, which is being transported to previously polio-free countries, could be eradicated globally within a year, if governments showed the political will, experts from two United Nations agencies said today. […]

Washington, 14 November, 2003— Randy Tobias, the businessman President Bush has chosen to administer all U.S. HIV/AIDS programs worldwide, plans to use an integrated approach based on public/private partnerships that he hopes will break bureaucratic […]