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The Fiscal Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda

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The report says that an increasingly volatile global economy is causing anxiety about maintaining and expanding AIDS treatment programs in low-income countries such as Uganda, where HIV ...

Last updated on March 19 2012 at 13:54

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Julia Greenberg

In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 90% of care for people living with HIV and AIDS is done in the home by family or community-based caregivers. Caregivers are a vital workforce in the r ...

Last updated on March 15 2012 at 19:29

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UNICEF Television, 2012 UNICEF correspondent Suzanne Beukes reports on Lesotho's efforts to build a national safety net for the poorest, most vulnerable children. For more information, ...

Last updated on February 14 2012 at 20:38


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Significantly Better HIV Prevention in Africa Vital to Managing Long-Term Financial Impact of HIV/AIDS – World Bank Report

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Analysis Shows Future Treatment Costs May Be Heaviest in Southern Africa and Uganda WASHINGTON – With much of the global economy facing slowing growth and uncertain prospects, especial ...

Last updated on March 19 2012 at 13:57

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JOHANNESBURG - Even though the world's largest study of preventative tuberculosis therapy indicated that community-wide isoniazid preventative TB therapy (IPT) failed to lower community ...

Last updated on March 16 2012 at 10:20

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An HIV/ AIDS activist on Tuesday questioned the commitment to funding HIV prevention research targeted at women but encouraged young female scientists to complete ongoing initiatives. “ ...

Last updated on March 15 2012 at 11:57


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David Kato Vision & Voice Award

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David Kato Vision & Voice Award David Kato - human rights activist, friend, and colleague - was murdered in his home in Kampala, Uganda on 26 January 2011. In recognition of his life a ...

Last updated on September 19 2011 at 12:32


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