| ZAMBIA: Corruption scandal rocks ARV programme |
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JOHANNESBURG، 14/3/2011 (PlusNews) - When the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria suspended funding to Zambia in late 2010 it made international headlines and rocked donor confidence, but the stock-outs and drug rationing in the wake of the scandal have received little attention. full report |
| TANZANIA: New centres to boost paediatric HIV care |
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DAR ES SALAAM، 15/3/2011 (PlusNews) - Maria Pelula has looked after two HIV-positive orphans in the past and is now bringing up 12-year-old Adrian*, the orphaned son of a relative, in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. But she still does not know how to tackle the sensitive subject of testing Adrian for HIV. full report |
| UGANDA: ART reduces HIV transmission in discordant couples - study |
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NAIROBI، 17/3/2011 (PlusNews) - Antiretroviral treatment significantly reduces the risk of HIV transmission between married couples where one partner is infected and the other is not, according to a recent study in Uganda. full report |
| SOUTH AFRICA: Caring about palliative care |
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JOHANNESBURG، 18/3/2011 (PlusNews) - In the run-up to the UN High-Level meeting on HIV/AIDS in June 2011, HIV activists from around the world are meeting in a series of consultations organized by UNAIDS to help set the agenda. full report |
| UGANDA: IDPs hit by ARV shortages, poor HIV care in the north |
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PABBO/AMURU، 22/3/2011 (PlusNews) - Internally displaced people in northern Uganda face a difficult choice - whether to return to their ancestral villages or stay in camps hoping for better access to healthcare, as antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are in short supply. full report |
| ETHIOPIA: Reducing TB risk in Addis Ababa |
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ADDIS ABABA، 23/3/2011 (PlusNews) - Health officials in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, are concerned about the spread of tuberculosis in the city's crowded public transport networks and tightly packed "DSTV [satellite television] houses" where ardent fans come to watch English and Spanish football. full report |
| KENYA: Stepping up paediatric TB diagnosis |
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NAIROBI، 24/3/2011 (PlusNews) - Over the past few years the Kenyan government has significantly scaled up its diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis with positive results, but officials say diagnosis of children lags behind. full report |
| SOUTH AFRICA: Quick and easy TB diagnosis puts pressure on treatment |
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KHAYELITSHA، 24/3/2011 (PlusNews) - A promising new diagnostic test for detecting drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) quickly and reliably is finally available, said a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). full report |