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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UN agency distributes food to 2,530 returnees
FDA Approves Vertex Protease Inhibitor 908; Drug To Be Sold Under the Name Lexiva
CHAD: Oil boom raises expectations, but fails to meet them
AFRICA: Youth to quiz MPs on global AIDS
SOUTH AFRICA: Voluntary licenses granted on cheap AIDS drugs
UGANDA: Defences strengthened in AIDS battle
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Bangui, French agency sign US $10.3 million project agreements
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Donor response still slow
Maternal Deaths Disproportionately High in Developing Countries
SARS, Bioterrorism Fears Spur WHO Regulations Revision
No Evidence That SARS Is Airborne, WHO Says
WHO, UNICEF Call For Increased Effort To Fight Measles
South Africa's AIDS Epidemic Peaked in 2002; Number of New Infections Expected to Level Off, Study Says
Botswana To Implement Routine HIV Testing in Government Clinics
U.S. Blocking of Canadian Generic Drug Plan Would Be 'Staggering Display of Bad Faith,' Nation Columnist Says
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Features
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View highlights of the ICASA 2003 Conference held in Nairobi
Kenya from 21st-26th Sept. 2003
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Training
& Capacity Development
The
Africa-America Institute 's will celebrate its 50th Anniversary
by hosting its 19th Annual Awards Dinner to be held at the
United Nations in New York City. On September 23rd, 2003.
AAI will present the African National Achievement Awards to
President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and President Yoweri Museveni
of Uganda on behalf of the People of Kenya and the People
of Uganda, respectively.
Since
1953, the AAI has been the primary strategic partner of government
agencies and private donors in education and professional
training programs that prepare Africans to build healthy societies.
AAI has accelerated the ability of African nations to mold
their own futures by helping 20,000 Africans complete college,
graduate level and professional training.
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| Research
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Reproductive health struggles in Nigeria,
The Lancet Medical Journal, 8/20/2003
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Knowledge into action for child survival,
The Lancet Medical Journal, 8/20/2003
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| Outbreak
News |
| October 10, 2003 |
Cholera in Liberia - update |
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| October 10, 2003 |
Yellow fever in Sierra Leone - update |
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| September 2, 2003 |
Rift Valley fever in Egypt |
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| September 2, 2003 |
Cholera in Liberia - Update 4 |
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| August 20, 2003 |
Yellow fever in Sierra Leone |
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| August 20, 2003 |
Cholera in Liberia - Update 3 |
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| August 16, 2003 |
Cholera in Liberia - Update 2 |
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| August 16, 2003 |
Cholera in Liberia - Update |
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| August 16, 2003 |
Plague in Algeria - Update 2 |
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| June 25, 2003 |
Plague in Algeria |
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| Events |
Sponsored
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Postexposure HIV Prophylaxis Effective for Newborns
Postexposure HIV prophylaxis is effective for new- borns, according to the results of a study published in the Oct. 11 issue of The Lancet. The investigators suggest that nevirapine and zidovudine may protect newborns whose mothers missed opportu- nities for prenatal prophylaxis.
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Africa's visionary editor
Professor James Tumwine launched an African medical journal two
years ago that is already indexed on Medline
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Speech by Stephen Lewis at the Official Opening of 13th ICASA
Address by Stephen Lewis UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa at the Official Opening of the XIIIth International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa Nairobi, 21 Septem- ber 2003 5:00 p.m.
Afronets
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WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE ENDS, ADOPTS SIX RESOLUTIONS
The 53rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa ended Friday in Johannesburg with the adoption of six resolutions, including one endorsing a strategy on women's health which focuses on the health conditions that are exclusive to, or more prevalent in, women.
WHO Africa Region
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FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS CONSTITUTES MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE
Food-borne illness presents a major and continuing challenge to Africa as it adversely affects health, lowers economic productivity, and in several cases results in death and disability.
WHO Africa Region
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ROAD ACCIDENTS SOAR IN AFRICA, COST THE REGION $7.3 BILLION
Mortality rate from road traffic accident injuries in Africa is the highest in the world, costing the Region $7.3 billion or 1% of its Gross Domestic Product annually, the World Health Organization says in a report released Monday in Johannesburg.
WHO Africa Region
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