Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 17
ECONOMY: Growing Obesity in Africa Bad for Worker Productivity
- Inter Press Service
Obesity is no longer a problem confined to wealthy nations. In their developing counterparts in Africa, an increasing number of people can be categorised as obese. According to researchers this trend could be detrimental to countries’ already fragile economies.
Tighter Budgets Threaten HIV/AIDS Gains
- Inter Press Service
Although the world will miss the 2010 deadline for universal access to HIV treatment, some countries, notably in sub- Saharan Africa, have made real strides forward, three United Nations agencies reported Tuesday.
CUBA: Men's Group Champions 'Diverse Masculinities'
- Inter Press Service
Men representing an array of sexual identifications have organised in Cuba to defend sexual rights and promote respect for 'other masculinities,' with the belief that greater visibility is needed to achieve true social change and acceptance.
CHINA: Second Richest Plays Poor
- Inter Press Service
As China basks in international praise for its spectacular economic transformation over the last 30 years, some shadow sides of this story of triumph have begun to emerge.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Social Protection, a Human Right?
- Inter Press Service
Without contributions from well wishers and government grants of between 68 and 104 dollars per month per child, the House of Mother and Child in Ennerdale, south of Johannesburg, would barely be able to provide for the 18 vulnerable children who call the place home.
CARIBBEAN: Still Fighting HIV Stigma After 30 Years
- Inter Press Service
An inescapable fact of living in societies that are as small and highly personalised as those in the Caribbean is that information travels very quickly and not always very accurately.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Small Amounts of Cash Make a Big Difference
- Inter Press Service
After being diagnosed HIV-positive Margaret Bikyele could not even manage the simplest of household chores, let alone being able work to generate an income for her and her two sons. Since her diagnosis in 2005 and in the years that followed, the Bikyele family’s prospects in life had looked bleak. That is until Bikyele became the recipient of a social cash transfer scheme in 2007 and began receiving 10 dollars a month.
WHO - Maternal Deaths Fall
- Inter Press Service
The number of women dying from pregnancy related causes around the world is falling. Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the most dangerous place for pregnant women, despite recording a 26 percent reduction in maternal mortality rates.
SOUTH AFRICA: CSOs Urge Binding Commitment on Socio-Economic Rights
- Inter Press Service
A grouping of six civil society organisations (CSOs) has called on the South African government to ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Financing Public Health in Africa
- Inter Press Service
Campaigners for increased health financing welcome the commitment by African Union member states to direct more resources to health. But as the September MDG review of progress towards health and other development goals approaches, the needs of the continent seem to dwarf available budgets.
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