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Archive for February, 2008
SAfrica to spend more on AIDS, crime and poverty (Reuters)
Reuters - South African Finance Minister Trevor
Manuel on Wednesday promised billions of rand to help curb a
rampant HIV/AIDS pandemic, reduce poverty and fight crime as
the country prepares to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Indonesia president urges fair bird flu virus sharing (Reuters)
Reuters - Indonesia is willing to resume sharing
of bird flu virus samples only if nations agree on a fair and
equitable framework, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on
Wednesday.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Measles kills 10 in western China (AP)
AP - Ten people in China’s western Xinjiang province died of measles last month and more than 4,000 were sickened, the local health bureau said Wednesday, in a dramatic rise in the number of cases.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Bush sees results of his AIDS plan in Africa (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - In 2006, when Kau Makgosa was diagnosed with HIV, a new US-funded program provided him with free antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. Now he’s healthy enough to plan an ascent of Africa’s tallest mountain, Mt. Kilamanjaro, to raise awareness about HIV and give hope to others living with the disease.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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U.S. cancer death rate down but 565,650 seen in 2008 (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. death rate from cancer has
continued a steady decline that began in the early 1990s but it
will still kill a projected 565,650 Americans this year, the
American Cancer Society said on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 19th, 2008 under NEWS.
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