South Africa: Zulu Ritual Used As Aids Prevention Tool
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The monarch of South Africa&#39;s KwaZulu-Natal province is in the process of having all the prospective husbands of maidens in the royal reed dance tested for HIV.
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Inside the corps of doctors trying to stem the tide of HIV among the continent's youngest patients
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JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 10 -- South Africa's government has scaled back the influence of its minister for AIDS policy, pilloried for questioning the effectiveness of antiretroviral drug treatments and promoting beetroot, garlic and African potatoes as ways to fight AIDS.
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Johannesburg - The Medical University of South Africa (Medunsa) is to make an announcement at end of the year on the effectiveness of a local tradional herbal mixture in the fight against HIV-Aids, SAFM news reported on Saturday.
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African television and radio  stations are planning an on-air campaign to build hope in the  face of the AIDS pandemic, in a bid to raise spirits on the  worst-hit continent where millions have died from the disease.
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NDORI, Kenya -- Giving antiretroviral drugs to pregnant women has long been celebrated as one of the few successful tactics in the war against AIDS in Africa. A single pill for a woman in labor, followed by a sip of syrup for her newborn baby, cuts HIV transmission rates by more than half,...
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Scientists in South Africa unveiled the country's most powerful weapon yet in their fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis when they switched on a new supercomputer dedicated to scientific research this week.
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Poor immigration control on South Africa&#39;s borders is believed to have contributed to the rapid spread of HIV/Aids in the country.
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela, surrounded by rock stars, launched a book of photographs of a major anti-AIDS concert on Thursday with a call to ordinary people to take a lead in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Cameroon has experienced one of the most rapid spreads of HIV infection among adults in the whole of West and Central Africa. The government of Cameroon says it has a broad strategy to fight AIDS.
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Two medical studies released yesterday confirm that widespread circumcision of adult men is a powerful weapon against HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, a finding that appears destined to reshape AIDS prevention strategies.
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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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South Africa has unveiled plans to halve the number of people being infected with the AIDS virus within five years by persuading youngsters to delay the start of their sex lives.
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Johannesburg - The Aids pandemic in South Africa, which has affected 28% of the population, is stabilising, according to the latest statistics.
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[LUSAKA] Africa&#39;s scientific community should develop standards to guide research on microbicides - substances that kill or block the HIV virus â-aid participants at a meeting on vaginal microbicides held last week (17-19 November) by the Southern
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Prospects for a malaria vaccine have been boosted by âtantalisingâ results from a trial in 2000 children in Mozambique. Although the vaccine reduced the risk of infection by only 30% compared with a control
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1145CET--As the World Aids Day is being celebrated around the world, females are being encouraged to be knowledgeable and self-confident to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.