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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Focus on sex education - an antidote to HIV/AIDS
JOHANNESBURG, 29 June (PLUSNEWS) - What most parents would not wish to know is that the age of their children's first sexual encounter is getting younger, and with it the risk of HIV infection. Full report
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UGANDA: US to provide US $51 million for HIV/AIDS
KAMPALA, 29 June (PLUSNEWS) - The United States has granted Uganda another US $51 million towards its fight against HIV/AIDS and the provision of anti-retrovirals (ARVs) for 60,000 people under US President George Bush's emergency plan for AIDS relief. Full report
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SWAZILAND: Debate over male circumcision
MBABANE, 25 June (PLUSNEWS) - Male circumcision as a method to the reduce risk of HIV infection is being hotly debated this week after a prominent politician announced that his four sons had been circumcised, contrary to Swazi tradition. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: New database gives AIDS orphans quicker access to grants
KWAZULU-NATAL, 25 June (PLUSNEWS) - A new computerised database is giving a number of AIDS orphans in a rural town in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province quick access to government foster care grants. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: HIV caregivers struggle to make a living
KWAZULU NATAL, 25 June (PLUSNEWS) - As the number of HIV-positive children and AIDS orphans continues to rise in South Africa's east-coast KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, AIDS organisations have embarked on community-based projects aimed at generating income for the guardians of children affected by the virus. Full report
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MALAWI: Empowerment of girls key to tackling HIV
BLANTYRE, 24 June (PLUSNEWS) - Last year 19-year-old Mercy Msiskashe was forced to drop out of school because her family could not afford to pay the fees. Full report
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UGANDA: US pours in more aid to fight AIDS
JOHANNESBURG, 29 June (PLUSNEWS) - Uganda has received US $51 million from President George Bush's US $15 billion emergency plan for AIDS relief. Full report
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AFRICA: UNAIDS/UNHCR to combat AIDS among refugees
JOHANNESBURG, 29 June (PLUSNEWS) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has become the 10th co-sponsor of UNAIDS. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: "AIDS fatigue" a myth
JOHANNESBURG, 29 June (PLUSNEWS) - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has said that South African audiences are not bored with AIDS reporting, as is popularly believed by most journalists. Full report
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SOUTH AFRICA: Nevirapine continues to be dispensed
JOHANNESBURG, 29 June (PLUSNEWS) - South Africa's department of health will continue to dispense Nevirapine until further research into the reliability of the drug in preventing HIV transmission from mother to child is conducted. Full report
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KENYA: AIDS compromising ability to deliver education
JOHANNESBURG, 28 June (PLUSNEWS) - The education sector in Kenya is being threatened by the AIDS pandemic, according to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Full report
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NIGERIA: Belgian firm to manufacture condoms
JOHANNESBURG, 28 June (PLUSNEWS) - A new condom brand, Zazoo Essential, will hit Nigerian markets in September 2004. Full report
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