Uganda: Using mobile phones to fight HIV

Text to Change (TTC) , an NGO that uses a bulk short message service (SMS) platform for HIV/AIDS education, recently partnered with the AIDS Information Centre in Uganda (AIC) and Celtel, a local mobile phone network, to pilot a project in western Uganda aimed at communicating knowledge about the disease and encouraging subscribers to volunteer for HIV testing.

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African Health Ministers to introduce new vaccine to prevent deadly meningitis epidemics

Health Ministers from countries of the African Meningitis Belt today committed themselves to introduce a highly promising candidate meningitis vaccine. The vaccine is designed to prevent periodic epidemics of the deadly disease in these countries.

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The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – August 2008 Newsletter

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) released their August 2008 newsletter.

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Cameroon: Traditional Medicine to Be Institutionalised

The Prime Minister, Ephraim Inoni, has announced government's commitment in putting in place an institutional framework for the promotion and practice of traditional medicine in the country.

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Nigeria: Come Back Home, Jigawa Tells Doctors

Jigawa State government has appealed to medical personnel of Jigawa origin to come back home and fill the existing medical vacancies in the state in order to complement the state government's efforts of providing good health-care to the people, saying inadequate medical personnel is one of the factors affecting health care sector in the state.

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St. Lucia Developing HIV/AIDS Policy For Education System

Stakeholders involved in St. Lucia's education system met last week to commence work on an HIV/AIDS policy for the sector, the Caribbean Media Corporation/Antigua Sun reports.

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Safety in Numbers

AIDS can kill by stigma even when lifesaving medical treatment is available. Until recently, an HIV-infected woman in Sauri, Kenya, was discouraged by her husband, also HIV-infected, from seeking medical care because of his fear of stigma.

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Gates Foundation: Now Accepting Proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 2

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a five-year US$100 million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional research on new global health solutions.

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World Cancer Declaration sets ambitious targets for 2020

A summit of more than 60 high-level policymakers, leaders and health experts have adopted a global plan aimed at tackling the growing cancer crisis in developing countries.

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Long-term Partners in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Since the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic began more than three decades ago, it has killed more than 25 million people and is currently the fourth-biggest cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), today nearly 33.2 million people are living with HIV throughout the world; 2.1 million are children.

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