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An Inspirational Woman - Living With AIDS
02 February 2012 (Health-e) - Walking away from being a successful business person in her community to start a non-governmental AIDS programme, Lorna Fisher gave away the opportunity to get very rich. But her work in the HIV field has now gained her recognition as one of the most inspirational women in South Africa. At over 70 years of age, Lorna Fisher, affectionately called Mam' Lorna by members of her…
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Global Fund Shake-Up Signals New Direction
02 February 2012 (PlusNews) — The appointment of a new general manager, Gabriel Jaramillo, at the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis could be a "turning point" for the troubled organization, which has suffered from a funding crisis and allegations of corruption. Jaramillo, a former CEO of Spain's Sovereign Bank and special adviser to the Office of the Special Envoy for Malaria of the UN Secretary-General, was a…
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Country, Sub-Saharan Africa Urged to Reduce HIV Cases
Luanda, 02 February 2012 (ANGOP) — The Angolan Health Vice-minister, Evelize Frestas, defended on Wednesday in Luanda the need for Angola and sub-Saharan to continue making efforts to reduce the cases of HIV/AIDS infections, and thus slow down the death rate caused by this pandemic disease. Evelize Frestas said so during a workshop on the initiative to eliminate the new HIV infections in children. According to her, the vision by…
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South Africa Recalls Millions Of Condoms
31 January 2012 (MNT) - Health authorities in South Africa have recalled more than a million condoms that were handed out in the lead up to the African National Congress centenary celebrations. The action was taken after South Africa's HIV group Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) issued a warning, having received complaints from the public, that large numbers of faulty condoms appeared to be in circulation in the Bloemfontein area. 8,700…
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Global Fund - Challenges Ahead
Cape Town, 31 January 2012 (allAfrica) — In its short 10-year history, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has saved millions of lives, but as it marks its anniversary it finds itself the subject of questions and concern, rather than celebration. Two recent announcements shocked and alarmed health workers, governments and activists in the developing world who rely on support from the Fund to provide treatment for…
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Curbing STIs for HIV Prevention
Thursday, 02 February 2012 12:05
Written by
Meklit G.Michael
According to the National Guidelines for the Management of STIs jointly prepared by the Federal Ministry of Health and Federal HAPCO, sexually transmitted infections are caused by more than 30 pathogens that can be transmitted through unprotected sex. STIs may be broadly classified into ulcerative and non-ulcerative (discharge) or curable and non-curable (MoH, 2006). While it’s easy to prevent the transmission of non-ulcerative or discharge STIs through the correct and consistent use of condoms, it’s rather difficult to prevent the transmission of ulcerative STIs, as open sores and infected parts may be found in areas where condoms cannot cover. Thus, in such cases the best prevention method is abstinence. STIs are especially more severe on women as the consequence of some STIs may result in cervical cancer, death during child birth and child infection during pregnancy or childbirth. Although the Ethiopian government has come up with a National guideline to treat and care for STIs by using syndromic approach – an approach that uses a set of symptoms to treat possible cases of STIs by giving medications believed to be the appropriate treatment, STIs that…
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