Health
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South African sex work activist Duduzile Dlamini wins Prudence Mabele Prize at AIDS 2018
Duduzile (Dudu) Dlamini leading a protest against abuse of sex workers in South Africa (The daily Vox) By Olabisi Adesina@AIDS 2018, Amsterdam Amsterdam, ... -
Three Africans win $450,000 IAS CIPHER Grants for innovative research in HIV epidemic
By Olabisi Adesina@AIDS 2018, Amsterdam Amsterdam, July 22, 2018 (Altafrica)-The International AIDS Society’s (IAS’s) Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) ... -
The Elizabeth Taylor Human Rights Award honours Kenyan lawyer Allan Achesa Maleche
Olabisi Adesina@AIDS 2018, Amsterdam Amsterdam, July 22, 2018 (AltAfrica) – The International AIDS Society (IAS), amfAR and The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation have announced the ... -
Cholera Threatens Cameroon
Yaounde, July 22, 2018,(AltAfrica) — A cholera outbreak in Cameroon has claimed at least a dozen lives. Hundreds of people have been rushed to several hospitals ... -
UNAID: Eastern, Southern Africa Most Affected by HIV Epidemic
Nairobi, July 22, 2018,(AltAfrica) — A report by UNAIDS, “Miles to go—closing gaps, breaking barriers, righting injustices”, warns that the global response to HIV is at ... -
AIDS 2018: Alternativeafrica.com gets first international accreditation
Multiple award winning Journalist on HIV/AIDS, Olabisi Adesina of Alternativeafrica.com already in Amsterdam for AIDS 2018 London, July 21, 2018 (AltAfrica)-AlternativeAfrica.com, a London based ... -
Congo Ebola Outbreak Expected to End Next Week – WHO
Geneva, July 17, 2018,(AltAfrica) — The World Health Organization says it expects the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be over on July ... -
A Rwandan genocide survivor helping refugees in Germany deal with trauma
Esther Mujawayo-Keiner knows what trauma feels like. She lost most of her family in the 1994 genocide. Now she works in Germany as a ... -
Sex addiction sign of mental illness-WHO
London, July 15, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organisation has recognised sex addiction or “compulsive sexual behaviour” as a mental disorder, but said Saturday it ... -
Spending hours sitting in meetings? Consult WHO’s new guide to planning healthy and sustainable meetings
London, July 15, 2018 (AltAfrica)-“We somehow consider meetings to be an exception to the general healthy lifestyle we try to follow,” says Dr João ...
