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Global Fund shake-up signals new direction
NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, 2 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.
UN wants Africa to manufacture its own ARVs
ADDIS ABABA, 2 February 2012 (StandardMedia) - The UN has warned against the high dependency by African countries on external sources for HIV and AIDS funding.
Namibia: Legalize sex work to combat AIDS: ‘Mama Africa’
WINDHOEK, 2 February 2012 - The Director of Namibia’s largest sex-workers’ organization, Rights not Rescue, has called upon the government to decriminalize sex work as an important step in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
South Africa recalls 1.35 million condoms
JOHANNESBURG, 2 February 2012 – South Africa is recalling 1.35 million condoms given away at the African National Congress party's centenary celebrations amid charges some broke during intercourse and others were porous, an official said Tuesday.
Zimbabwe: Prevention Better Than Cure - Madzorera
HARARE, 2 February 2012 - Zimbabwe is still experiencing a huge burden of communicable diseases with acute respiratory infections, intestinal infections, pulmonary tuberculosis, with HIV being among the top 10 causes of morbidity and mortality, a Cabinet minister has revealed.
AFRICA: Continent At 'Make-It or Break-It Moment' Over AIDS
ADDIS ABABA, 30 January 2012 (allAfrica) — Africa is now at "a make-it or break-it moment" in the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, according to Michael Sidibe, the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
