Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 31
RIGHTS: Disfiguring Disease Linked to Right to Food
- Inter Press Service
Noma, an ulcerous disease whose name comes from a Greek word that means 'to devour' because it literally eats away at malnourished children's faces in just a few months, is found in the developing world, mainly in Africa.
CULTURE: Young Women in Chat Rooms Beware
- Inter Press Service
Internet and mobile phones have spawned a new kind of marriage in the Gulf.
HEALTH-AFRICA: TB Vaccine In The Pipeline
- Inter Press Service
For the first time in eighty years, a new Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine has entered the efficacy stage of a clinical trial. While the developers are optimistic about the outcome, lung health and TB experts are warning against being overly excited.
HEALTH-AFRICA: HIV Laws Do More Harm Than Good
- Inter Press Service
In Sierra Leone, a mother who transmits HIV to her child can be fined, jailed for up to seven years, or both. Human Rights Watch reports that in 2008, several men were arrested in Egypt simply for being HIV positive. New legislation is currently being discussed in Angola that could lead to a three to ten year jail sentence for those who knowingly pass on HIV.
RIGHTS-SOUTH KOREA: Prostitution Thrives with U.S. Military Presence
- Inter Press Service
With the presence of U.S. soldiers, flesh trade is flourishing near the Camp Stanley Camptown close to Seoul.
HEALTH-AFRICA: Neglected Diseases Under the Microscope
- Inter Press Service
Neglected diseases, neglected people. Marcel Tanner uses the phrase to emphasise the attitude of drug developers towards tropical diseases that primarily affect the marginalised poor.
RIGHTS-INDIA: India's Historic Gay Ruling
- Inter Press Service
A day after the Delhi High Court's landmark judgment to overturn a colonial law that criminalised homosexuality, Indians expressed mixed reactions to the verdict.
HEALTH: Sri Lanka's Battle With Dengue
- Inter Press Service
Sri Lankan health authorities have had to combat an upsurge in cases of the lethal Dengue flu in the island nation this year. They have used mass man-power, public awareness campaigns and even threatened incarceration to stem the spread of the killer disease that has touched epidemic levels in the past six months. But it won’t be easy to stop the disease from spreading.
HEALTH: Sri Lanka's Battle With Dengue
- Inter Press Service
Sri Lankan health authorities have had to combat an upsurge in cases of the lethal Dengue flu in the island nation this year. They have used mass man-power, public awareness campaigns and even threatened incarceration to stem the spread of the killer disease that has touched epidemic levels in the past six months. But it won’t be easy to stop the disease from spreading.
DEVELOPMENT: ‘‘19th WEF on Africa Just About Elite Agendas’’
- Inter Press Service
The 19th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, which kicks off tomorrow, is a space ‘‘for the rich and powerful elites who control the global economy and who seek to further open Africa’s economy in collaboration with a tiny minority of corrupt elites in Africa.
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