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MYANMAR: “Urgent” need for HIV treatment

YANGON, 02 March 2012 (PlusNews) – Lack of access to anti-retroviral therapy (ARV) to treat HIV has left thousands of patients in Myanmar with deteriorating immunity and increased vulnerability to tuberculosis (TB), say health workers. “The situation is dire,” said … Continue reading

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KENYA: Workers Risk TB in Gold Mine

  NYATIKE, 6 April 2011 (PlusNews) – Timothy Omuya spends most days chipping away at stones in search of gold and inhaling fine particles of dust without protective gear in western Kenya’s mines. It was not a huge surprise, therefore, … Continue reading

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