Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 33
Q&A: Why Not Wages for 'Women's Work'?
- Inter Press Service
Caring for children, ailing relatives and neighbours, cooking and cleaning - all of it feels like 'work,' but without the regular paycheque.
HEALTH-NIGERIA: Polio - Making Up For Lost Time
- Inter Press Service
Six years ago, authorities in the northern Nigerian state of Kano suspended polio vaccination campaigns for thirteen months. It was a major setback for eradication of the disease, which has since regained a foothold in Africa's most populous nation and re-infected several other countries that were considered polio-free.
HEALTH-BRAZIL: Older Women at Higher Risk from AIDS
- Inter Press Service
The HIV infection rate in women over 50 in Brazil has more than tripled since 1996, making this population group the prime target of the government's HIV/AIDS prevention campaign during the carnival festivities.
Q&A: Zimbabwe - Fighting Cholera on a Shoestring
- Inter Press Service
Nearly 50,000 cases of cholera have been reported in Zimbabwe by the World Health Organisation; the death toll stood at 2,755 on Jan. 21. International and regional humanitarian organisations are working with Zimbabwean health care workers and volunteers to slow the spread of the epidemic, but human and financial resources are stretched to the breaking point.
ZIMBABWE: Cholera Drowns Christmas Spirit
- Inter Press Service
On Christmas Day, Robson Nzuza and his family usually drive to their village in Silobela, in the Midlands Province, to spend a week with members of the extended family and throw a big party.
POLITICS-US: Scientists Hail Return to Fact-Based Policies
- Inter Press Service
Key appointments announced by President-elect Barack Obama suggest that science will soon make a major comeback in the U.S. government.
POLITICS-US: Conservative Pastor's Star on the Rise
- Inter Press Service
For a president who had little to do but pardon turkeys on Thanksgiving and throw the switch on the national Christmas tree, little to look forward to but packing his bags and evacuating the White House, and less positive accomplishments to look back on than most presidents, this year's World AIDS Day was clearly a high point. And Pastor Rick Warren was there to share the spotlight with him.
HEALTH-ZIMBABWE: Shady Dealings With Antiretrovirals
- Inter Press Service
The current political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe is dealing a blow to the provision of free treatment and care to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs).
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