Category Archives: Global Health

NIGERIA: Gay Rights Bill Threatens Imprisonment

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

LAGOS, 15 November 2011 (IRIN) – Rights groups in Nigeria fear an anti same-sex marriage bill being discussed in parliament could boost already prevalent discrimination against homosexuals. The bill goes much further than banning same-sex marriage; it threatens to ban … Continue reading →

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HIV/AIDS: Clinton sets out new US focus

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement that the American government now prioritizes creating an AIDS-free generation could be more than just political lip-service: it may also shape the next several years of US global health programming and funding, analysts … Continue reading →

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Global initiative to combat hunger among school children

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Brazilian Government today launched a new initiative to help countries run their own national school meal programmes to advance the nutrition and education of children. The Centre of Excellence Against Hunger, … Continue reading →

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HIV/AIDS: Delayed Global Fund money a sign of economic times

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

LILLE, 8 November 2011 (PlusNews) – The Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria has more than halved the estimated amount of money available in its next round of funding, the disbursement of which has been delayed until 2013, … Continue reading →

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A Real Sophie’s choice: Famine forces mothers to decide which child lives and which dies

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Wardo Mohamud Yusuf walked for two weeks with her one-year-old daughter on her back and her four-year-old son at her side to flee Somalia’s drought and famine. When the boy collapsed near the end of the journey, she poured some … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Myths:- Liberia

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Lucy Dollokieh, a mother of four from Liberia’s Nimba County, developed severe pains when urinating and thought she had been cursed by a witch, but when a volunteer came to her village describing diabetes symptoms she recognized them, went to … Continue reading →

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Cholera, Measles Kill Hundreds:DRC

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Outbreaks of measles and cholera in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed hundreds of people, with thousands more infected, says an official of the UN World Health Organization (WHO). “Since September 2010, 115,484 measles cases and 1,145 … Continue reading →

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Rwanda: Hiv/Aids Maternal Health Campaign

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

The Rwandan Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Imbuto Foundation, has stepped up a campaign to eliminate Mother-to -Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS. Addressing the media, the Health Minister, Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, said that Rwanda is committed to reduce the transmission … Continue reading →

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KENYA: Infant AIDS Vaccine Progress

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Infants enrolled in October 2010 in an HIV vaccine trial are doing well, say researchers in Kenya. “We have already vaccinated 28 infants with the vaccine and up to now we haven’t seen any adverse reaction in any of the … Continue reading →

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GLOBAL Health: Stillbirths could be Halved

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

DAKAR, 27 April 2011 (IRIN) – Preventing stillbirths can cost just US$2.32 per mother if governments, the private sector and international institutions adopt a package of 10 health interventions, rather than allowing stillbirths to be an almost invisible problem. If … Continue reading →

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