SWAZILAND: Chief challenges HIV/AIDS stigma
7 April 2003 (PlusNews ), A Swazi chief shrugged off the stigma associated with AIDS in this conservative country and admitted at the weekend he was HIV-positive, surprising and pleasing activists battling the silence that often surrounds the disease.
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SWAZILAND: Police take action on child abuse
25 March 2003 (PlusNews ), In a bid to better combat child abuse, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has provided the Swazi police with closed-circuit television systems to record witness testimonies to help in abuse cases.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33349
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SWAZILAND: King's polygamy remarks condemned
19 March 2003 (PlusNews ), King Mswati III has once more become embroiled in controversy, this time over statements he made that the custom of polygamy did not contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS, contradicting studies that have established a connection.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33337
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SWAZILAND: Tackle AIDS war head on - government
10 March 2003 (PlusNews ), The Swazi government has allocated US $1.9 million to the country's National Emergency Response Committee on HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=33303
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SWAZILAND: Homage paid to Women's Relief Committees
7 March 2003 (PlusNews ), International Women's Day was celebrated in the dusty hamlet of Siphofaneni in the heart of Swaziland's drought belt when over 2,000 women, who have saved countless lives by managing food relief distributions, were paid homage for their efforts.
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SWAZILAND: Women at forefront of food aid distribution
28 February 2003 (PlusNews ), A silver lining has emerged in Swaziland's current food crisis through the efforts of thousands of Swazi women who have been put in charge of food aid distribution.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=32794
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SWAZILAND: Traditional healers, new partners against HIV/AIDS
25 February 2003 (PlusNews ), Swaziland's health ministry has begun enlisting traditional healers in efforts to contain HIV and assist patients with AIDS-related illnesses. The cooperation between modern and traditional medicine reverses decades of separation, and highlights the extent of the AIDS emergency in Swaziland.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=32780
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SWAZILAND: Expectant mothers to get free HIV/AIDS drugs
24 February 2003 (PlusNews ), HIV-positive pregnant women in Swaziland are set to benefit from a consignment of nevirapine, the drug that helps to reduce mother-to-child transmission of the virus, an official said on Monday.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=32777
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SWAZILAND: The impact of HIV/AIDS on agriculture
19 February 2003 (PlusNews ), A new study has established the link between AIDS and Swaziland's current food crisis, demonstrating that the epidemic is as damaging to agricultural production as drought and outmoded land policies.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=32593
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SWAZILAND: Uphill struggle for safe sex campaign
4 February 2003 (PlusNews ), The first survey of Swazis' sexual behavior and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS has found that high awareness of the pandemic has not translated into less risk-taking behaviour, and that HIV-positive people remain unwilling to admit their status.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=32340
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SWAZILAND: US must reconsider HIV/AIDS relief fund
4 February 2003 (PlusNews ), A Mbabane-based NGO on Tuesday said it was disappointed by Swaziland's exclusion from the recently announced US emergency relief fund targeting countries most affected by HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=32345
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SWAZILAND: Government not doing enough - Catholic Church
15 January 2003 (PlusNews ), The HIV/AIDS Office of the South African Catholic Bishop's Conference on Tuesday called on the Swazi government to do more in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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SWAZILAND: SWAZILAND: Government not doing enough - Catholic Church
14 January 2003 (PlusNews ), The HIV/AIDS Office of the South African Catholic Bishop's Conference on Tuesday called on the Swazi government to do more in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=32110
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SWAZILAND: One of the world's worst HIV infection rates
31 December 2002 (PlusNews ), The small southern African kingdom of Swaziland has one of the worst HIV infection rates in the world, according to a new ministry of health report, and the government is turning to NGOs and international health organisations to help handle the crisis.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=31675
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SWAZILAND: SWAZILAND: Private sector avoids cost of AIDS
12 December 2002 (PlusNews ), The HIV/AIDS pandemic has not yet affected the profitability and productivity of Swazi businesses, as the burden has been passed onto households and the community, a new report found.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=31642
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SWAZILAND: Private sector avoids cost of AIDS
9 December 2002 (PlusNews ), The HIV/AIDS pandemic has not yet affected the profitability and productivity of Swazi businesses, as the burden has been passed onto households and the community, a new report has found.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=31628
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SWAZILAND: SWAZILAND: Free antiretroviral drugs next year
3 December 2002 (PlusNews ), AIDS activists on Tuesday called on the government to speed up the delivery of antiretrovirals to people living with the virus.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=31610
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SWAZILAND: A long way to go
29 November 2002 (PlusNews ), Swaziland is a harsh place to be for anyone touched by the AIDS epidemic.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=31603
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SWAZILAND: Cultural practices may spread HIV/AIDS
4 October 2002 (PlusNews ), A new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found that cultural practices intended to safeguard young Swazi women from unwanted pregnancies and HIV infections may actually be contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=31462
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SWAZILAND: Reed Dance new opportunity for activism
9 September 2002 (PlusNews ), The presence of 30,000 Swazi "maidens" demonstrating their allegiance to the queen mother this year at the annual Reed Dance, was an opportunity not to be missed for NGOs trying to promote messages of safe sex, HIV/AIDS and gender rights.
http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=31428
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