Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 23
MALAWI: 'Commotion About Anti-Counterfeit Bill Is Unnecessary'
- Inter Press Service
The Malawian government intends to pass a new bill against counterfeit goods by October which will also cover medicines. This step is being taken despite fears that such a law may cause more stock-outs in a country that is already riddled with drug shortages in medical facilities.
Haitian Group Honoured for AIDS Work, Earthquake Aid
- Inter Press Service
A non-profit group founded in Haiti nearly three decades ago to fight what was then a mysterious killer disease later identified as AIDS has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Gates Award for Global Health.
African Grandmothers Support in Role as Caregivers
- Inter Press Service
'Africa cannot survive without us,' is the message from grandmothers representing all corners of the continent.
Chad Redoubles Efforts Against Polio
- Inter Press Service
The polio vaccination campaign under way in Chad has added significance in 2010. The country recorded zero polio cases in 2004, but 66 cases of wild polio were reported in 2009, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
SOUTH AFRICA: Teenagers’ Health at Tremendous Risk
- Inter Press Service
'I sometimes drink alcohol because it makes things funny,' said 15-year-old Senelo* giggles shyly. 'I go to unlicensed taverns. They sell alcohol without asking questions.'
Ramping up Malaria Prevention in Angola
- Inter Press Service
Crouched on an upturned plastic box, Eva Angelino bounces 11-month old Odelina on her knee, trying to stop her crying. Mother and daughter are waiting in line outside a public health centre not far from the city centre of Angola’s capital Luanda.
'Drug War' Policies Need a Stint in Rehab
- Inter Press Service
The war on drugs is a complete failure everywhere, according a comprehensive review of 20 years of scientific literature released at the Harm Reduction 2010 conference in Liverpool, England that wraps up Thursday.
CHINA: Stigma Stays Despite Lifting of Ban on HIV/AIDS Carriers
- Inter Press Service
China’s lifting of its longstanding ban on foreign visitors with HIV removes a restriction that many Chinese doctors and activists find discriminatory, but removing the stigma attached with the virus remains one of the biggest challenges ahead in facing the disease.
HEALTH: Injecting Drug Use Spreads HIV in Eastern Europe
- Inter Press Service
Poor intervention in Injecting drug use (IDU) is driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe and is also largely responsible for the tuberculosis epidemic in parts of Russia, says a new study.
EU-India Deal Could Kill a Health Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
Life-saving medicines could become too costly for the world's poor after a new trade agreement between the European Union and India comes into effect, public health activists have warned.
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