South Africa to end racial profiling of blood donors
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South Africa is to stop racially profiling blood donors after an outcry over the alleged rejection of blood from black donors because of the risk of HIV.
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An international conference on female genital mutilation in Africa ends with a fresh call to ban the practice.
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A South African doctor faces censure for citing Aids on a death certificate against family wishes.
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YORK, UK, Jun 29 (IPS) - African farmers could soon find themselves forced  out of the lucrative European market for agricultural products as  retailers and government move towards a zero tolerance policy on  chemical residues in food.
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By CLARE NULLIS  CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South Africa's government announced restrictions Tuesday on the hunting of lions born and raised in captivity, overriding protests by breeders who warn they could face financial ruin and be forced to euthanize their animals.
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ATLANTA Doctors have halted a study on children with sickle cell anemia because two of the young patients have suffered strokes. The study was designed to determine whether children with the disease could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy.
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Â· Black officer to reignite racism rowÂ· Killings prompt call for clampdown
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First it was racial profiling, now the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is facing criticism over its policy of identifying whether donors are engaging in homosexual sex.
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South Africa says it will sign up to the OECD convention to clamp down on the bribery of foreign officials.
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The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) will comment on the racial profiling of blood donors after they hold a meeting with the department of health on Saturday.
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Researchers from universities in the UK, the US and South Africa have successfully identified key genes in the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection.
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The Chinese Ministry of Health announced here Wednesday that China will conduct nationwide HIV testing among people with blood selling history in the 1990s in aneffort to detect AIDS patients on early stage.
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Johannesburg - Blood donations have dropped dramatically after it was revealed that the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) used racial classification to determine the risk factor of blood.
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ATLANTA: A study aimed at determining if some children with sickle cell anemia could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy has been halted because two young patients who stopped getting the procedure suffered strokes and others developed a high chance
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The UN&#39;s Children&#39;s Fund and the European Union on Tuesday called for an end to discrimination against HIV-positive and Gypsy children in Romanian schools.
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AIDS experts have called for a mass circumcision programme in South Africa, condemning a &quot;deafening silence&quot; from policy makers since studies revealed it sharply cut infection rates.
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Unlike the national blood bank, the Western Cape Blood Transfusion Service (WCBTS) says it does not reject donations on the basis of race.