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BREAKING NEWS Swaziland now tops the world in HIV/AIDS infection rates: UN official LOZITHA, Swaziland (AFP) Mar 19, 2004 Swaziland now has the world's highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate affecting about 40 percent of its people, an envoy of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan was quoted as saying by the state-run Radio Swaziland on Friday. WFP delivers food to Myanmar AIDS sufferers YANGON (AFP) Mar 19, 2004 The UN World Food Programme on Friday began delivering food supplies for the first time to HIV/AIDS patients in Myanmar, which has one of Asia's highest infection rates, the WFP said. |
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African bushmeat could trigger another AIDS-style epidemic PARIS (AFP) Mar 19, 2004 Many Africans who hunt, butcher or sell apes and monkeys for food may have been infected with a little-known retrovirus, a scenario that chillingly recalls how AIDS leapt to humans from other primates. Nigerian capital has highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country: official LAGOS (AFP) Mar 18, 2004 Abuja, the Nigerian capital, has the highest incidence of cases of HIV/AIDS in the country, authorities in the city said, according to an official statement released Thursday. Italy begins human testing of AIDS vaccine ROME (AFP) Mar 17, 2004 Clinical testing on humans has begun in Italy of a possible vaccine against AIDS, the Italian National Institute of Healthsaid Wednesday. Tanzania is running out of condoms: official DAR ES SALAAM (AFP) Mar 17, 2004 Tanzania's National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) has called for increased donor assistance to replenish stocks of condoms, saying a looming shortage could adversely affect campaigns against HIV/AIDS. UN calls on Laos to act now to avert HIV/AIDS crisis HANOI (AFP) Mar 16, 2004 Women in Laos are at an unacceptably high risk of contracting HIV and AIDS but a crisis can be averted if action is taken immediately, according to United Nations experts. Norway invests millions in anti-virus medication in case of flu epidemic OSLO (AFP) Mar 15, 2004 The deadly bird flu epidemic in Asia and North America has prompted Norway to budget more than four million dollars for anti-virus medication and vaccines to ward off a dangerous flu outbreak at home, the Norwegian People's Health Institute said on Monday. |
Norway invests millions in anti-virus medication in case of flu epidemic OSLO (AFP) Mar 15, 2004 The deadly bird flu epidemic in Asia and North America has prompted Norway to budget nearly five million dollars for anti-virus medication and vaccines to ward off any dangerous flu epidemic at home, the Norwegian People's Health Institute said on Monday. Zambia bans distribution of condoms in schools to prevent 'immorality' LUSAKA (AFP) Mar 15, 2004 Zambia on Monday banned the distribution of condoms in schools, started as part of a drive to combat the country's alarming HIV/AIDS problem, saying it was promoting immorality and pre-marital sex. Bono's pressure group says Canada must live up to AIDS commitments TORONTO (AFP) Mar 12, 2004 An Africa action group founded by U2 frontman Bono has warned Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin that a draft parliamentary bill designed to get cheap generic drugs to poor countries is flawed. WHO to hold talks on risks of world flu epidemic GENEVA (AFP) Mar 12, 2004 About 100 experts from 40 countries are to gather in Geneva next week to discuss the risk of a world flu epidemic, amid fears triggered by an outbreak of bird flu in Asia. Nigeria starts local production of anti-retroviral AIDS drugs LAGOS (AFP) Mar 12, 2004 Nigeria has begun local production of anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, a growing menace in Africa's most populous country, health officials said Friday. China province Hubei admits extent of AIDS cases from tainted blood BEIJING (AFP) Mar 10, 2004 The central Chinese province of Hubei revealed Wednesday the extent of its HIV/AIDS cases from tainted blood, as it prepares to send government employees to live in affected areas to tackle the problem. |
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