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SOUTH AFRICA: 'Children are Dying Needlessly'
- Inter Press Service
By the time Thandi Khumalo* brought her seven-month-old daughter to the Red Cross Children’s hospital in Cape Town, help came too late. The infant had developed acute diarrhoea and Kwashiokor, a condition caused by severe protein and calorie deficiency, and died a few days after being admitted.
UKRAINE: Punished for Fighting AIDS
- Inter Press Service
Drug users and doctors legally prescribing substitution drugs to addicts -- a key tool in the battle with the country's growing HIV epidemic -- are facing illegal police intimidation and imprisonment, HIV/AIDS activists in the Ukraine say. Fears are rising that the country's approach to the disease could be changing for the worse.
HIV-positive Kenyans Need Tribunal to Address Rights Violations
- Inter Press Service
Nancy Njeri’s life changed when she contracted HIV through a gang rape. Not only did the infection traumatise her, she was ostracised by close friends and neighbours whom she had known for almost a decade. She was fired from her job and when she attempted to sell vegetables, people boycotted her stand because of her status.
ZIMBABWE: Rural Children with HIV a ‘Lost Cause’
- Inter Press Service
Eleven-year-old Irene Thembo* lies curled like a foetus on a white wooden bench for outpatients at a clinic in rural Zimbabwe. The orphan, whose parents died of HIV-related illnesses, is terribly sick.
Lack of Funds Hampers Global Fight Against AIDS
- Inter Press Service
The global conference on AIDS in Vienna last week will be remembered for 'Broken Promises Kill', a slogan echoed by a coalition of activists who had gathered from around the world.
Worse Than HIV, the Stigma
- Inter Press Service
Kiren Kaur, 37, has come to terms with HIV she contracted from her husband in 1997. The HIV positive status, per se, is not difficult to deal with. But dealing with the stigma that comes with it is an excruciating experience.
ZIMBABWE: Pregnant Teens Shun HIV Treatment for Fear of Stigmatisation
- Inter Press Service
At a local maternity clinic in one of Bulawayo’s high density suburbs, midwives are at pains to explain to a pregnant 15-year-old girl why she must be tested for HIV before she gives birth.
LATIN AMERICA: Prevention Is Weakest Link in AIDS Fight
- Inter Press Service
Many Latin American countries have made strides in legislation and policies that promote sex education and health services for young people, which are essential for fighting AIDS. But implementation has been slow and often faces opposition, warn experts.
HEALTH: Kenyans’ Right to Affordable Drugs in Hands of Court
- Inter Press Service
Kenya’s Constitutional Court is due to set a date on Jul 22 for a hearing on the application against the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008, of which clauses pertaining to medicines have been suspended pending the court’s decision on whether the law violates the right to health and life.
AFRICA: Antiretroviral Gel Lowers HIV Infection and Offers Hope to Women
- Inter Press Service
When women from the predominantly rural Vulindela district in KwaZulu-Natal first began participating in an HIV-prevention trail many were unable to negotiate the use of condoms or even discuss safe sex with their partners.
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