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D.R. Congo: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Kinshasa's population needs an estimated 700,000 cubic metres of water per day. The Régie de distribution des eaux (REGIDESO) produces only 425,000 cubic metres - vast neighbourhoods like Kitokimosi and Mpasa receive almost none of this water.

Health-Africa: On ART Since Birth

Monday, November 16, 2009

Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV positive child has contracted multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB.

Swaziland: Help Sex Workers - Senator

Thursday, November 12, 2009

It is one of the world’s oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane stirred a hornet’s nest when she publicly challenged a new strict bill opposing prostitution.

Rights-Uganda: 'You Cannot Tell Me You Will Kill Me Because I’m Gay'

Monday, November 09, 2009

The Ugandan government will put to death gay citizens repeatedly caught having sex and throw into jail those who touch each other in a 'gay' way, if a new proposed Bill becomes law.

Lesotho: AIDS Orphans get Helping Hand

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Fifteeen-year-old Ntsebeng Tlokotsi* sighs with relief as she is given 140 dollars. Along with it she receives a bag of maize meal and cooking oil. It is a government handout, and she qualifies for this only because both her parents are dead.

Africa: Drug Subsidy Key to Anti-Malaria Effort

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Just three percent of malaria-infected children in Africa get World Health Organisation-recommended drugs. One expert has equated this to a death sentence for sick children.

Africa: Malaria Vaccine Draws Closer

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

After 20 years of trials, scientists have announced they are on the threshold of discovering a malaria vaccine. Researchers warn that Africa may not be ready to make use of the vaccine should it be approved as expected within five years.

Rights-Malawi: Blame Game While Children Suffer

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Every morning 12-year-old Thomson Genti and his seven-year-old brother, Chifundo, emerge dirty and wretched from the squalor of their hideout behind the crowded shops in the commercial town of Limbe. It is the start of a day of begging, beatings from the older street boys and insults from passers-by.

Mozambique: Quiet Progress Against HIV/AIDS

Saturday, October 31, 2009

When Dorothy Kakongwe smiles, her creases tell stories no history book can recount. Now, as an elderly and humble nurse, she can reflect on the changes in the landscape and people around her.

Rights-US: NGOs Praise End to HIV Travel Ban

Friday, October 30, 2009

Global health and U.S. AIDS activists are hailing President Barack Obama's announcement Friday that the government will end a 22-year-old ban on the entry into the United States of HIV-positive visitors.

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