UNICEF: AIDS related adolescent deaths triple, sub-Saharan Africa tops
Since 2000, despite significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of those infected with HIV, the number of adolescent deaths from AIDS has tripled, a […]
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U.S. allocates additional $300 Mln to fight HIV in Africa
The Obama administration is allocating an additional $300m to the effort to reduce HIV infection among girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. […]
South Africa: Desmond Tutu Hospitalized
South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu has been hospitalized with an undisclosed but “persistent” infection, his foundation said Tuesday. In a statement released on […]
Mozambique: Anti-retrovirus drugs factory starts activity
An anti-retrovirus medication factory started activity in Mozambique over the weekend. The plant, the first of its kind to be built in Africa, will initially […]
Africa: OPEC Fund to finance socio-economic development projects
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) will extend 13 loans and grants totaling about US$66 million to 34 partner countries, many of them in […]