Swaziland: Escalating Violence Against Women Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:41:16 GMT
Still wearing a campaign t-shirt with the slogan "FED UP: with violence against women", Dlamini-Shongwe, the public relations officer for the Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) is fresh from the Nov. 25 launch of the16 days activism against gender-based violence at Jubilee Park in Manzini. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050493.html
Namibia: In Discussion With Unicef's Ian Mcleod Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:55:51 GMT
UNICEF's new country representative, Ian Mcleod, came to Namibia about six months ago after seven years in South Asia, and a stint in Africa's Mozambique, South Africa, as well as Rwanda and Somalia. And the development issues around the globe remain the same, more or less. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050425.html
Zimbabwe: More Than 300,000 Citizens Threatened By Cholera Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:17:20 GMT
More than 300,000 people already seriously weakened by lack of food are in grave danger from the cholera epidemic currently sweeping Zimbabwe, said international aid agency Oxfam today. The Zimbabwean government has declared a national health emergency. Oxfam welcomed the declaration, saying that it should spur international donors to respond more urgently to the humanitarian needs. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050411.html
Africa: 20 Years of World Aids Day is Time for Faiths to 'Take Stock' Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:02:12 GMT
Ndungane was speaking in an interview for the Amsterdam- and Cape Town-based World Aids Campaign, founded by UNAIDS, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the marking of 1 December as World AIDS Day. The campaign says World AIDS Day is a time of "global solidarity for a pandemic that has led to over 25 million deaths, with an estimated 33 million people currently living with HIV worldwide". Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050410.html
Cameroon: Anti-Retrovirals Are Effective! - Prof. Muffih Tih Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:28:49 GMT
In this exclusive interview, Professor Pius Muffih Tih, Director of Health Services Cameroon Baptist Convention, CBC, harps on the efficacy of the anti-retroviral drug which is now free of charge, in restoring hopeless cases of AIDs infection back to normalcy. He says they are currently handling over 5,500 HIV/AIDS patients in the Northwest Region and they have gone further to introduce "Contact Tracing" to track the spread of HIV/AIDS and possibly break the chain of its transmission, besides trying to get prostitutes (high-risk) group to go back to school, regroup other sex workers in gainful activities with the view of employing them very soon. Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050355.html
Nigeria: Died Fixing Healthcare System Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:19:19 GMT
Patrick Okigbo writes on the life and times of Dr. Enyi Okereke, a medical practitioner in diaspora who died trying to provide free medical services to the poor in Enugu State. Unfortunately, he died in a tertiary health institution that lacked equipment and drugs to save his life Permalink: http://allafrica.com/stories/200812050319.html