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JOHANNESBURG - As many African countries battle to bring down staggering rates of maternal and child mortality, maternal and child health made for a fitting theme at the African Union (AU) Summit this week in Kampala, Uganda. full report



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SOUTH AFRICA: Child deaths stubbornly high
JOHANNESBURG, 27 July 2010 (PlusNews) - The race to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 is more than halfway run, but new reports say South Africa is unlikely to reduce its burden of deaths in children under five in time to cross the finish line.
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KENYA: Government takes first steps to roll out less toxic ARVs
NAIROBI, 27 July 2010 (PlusNews) - HIV-positive people on treatment will be switched from regimens containing the antiretroviral Stavudine to less toxic combinations in line with UN World Health Organization guidelines, according to a senior official.
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GLOBAL: Survey reveals gaps in doctor-patient dialogue
JOHANNESBURG, 26 July 2010 (PlusNews) - A new, global survey has revealed the conversations healthcare providers aren’t having with their HIV-positive patients with potentially negative consequences for their treatment and health.
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HIV accounts for 7 percent of all under-five mortality in the Central African Republic
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GLOBAL: Key Issues in TB Drug Development, 18-19 August - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The forum will include sessions on TB drug development, drug registration and designing clinical drug trials in high burden countries.

AFRICA: OVC in Africa, 31 Oct - 3 Nov 2010 - Johannesburg, South Africa
This conference seeks to identify gaps in policies and programming, and provide recommendations that help to shape interventions better aimed at serving the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC).

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Workplace Research Symposium, University of the Witwatersrand, 9-11 Nov - Johannesburg
With a focus on prevention, the symposium provides a platform for the sharing of applied research on HIV/AIDS workplace policies.
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