11/28/09 BAD
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will be hosting, 1-5 December 2009 in Tunis, the 4th Annual Meeting of the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative. What is exceptional about this year’s meeting is that it will convene a special two-day session involving Permanent Secretaries from Ministries in charge of Finance and Health from [...]
November 28, 2009 | Posted in
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Monique Ngo Mayag, à Limbé| 26 Nov 2009| Mutations
Une campagne de sensibilisation nationale a été lancée hier mercredi, en vue d’accroître son taux d’accès au Cameroun.
7 ans après son introduction au Cameroun, le préservatif féminin reste quelque peu boudée par la gent féminine. L’Association camerounaise pour le marketing social (Acms), parviendra-t-elle a sensibiliser et convaincre [...]
November 26, 2009 | Posted in
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cameroonwebnews.com| 21/11/09 | Allfrica.com
Johannesburg — THE Young Communist League (YCL) yesterday repeated its call that former president Thabo Mbeki be prosecuted for AIDS-related deaths, saying it sided with victims rather than critics of the proposed court action, including the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League.
The idea of prosecuting Mbeki for genocide was opposed on Monday [...]
November 21, 2009 | Posted in
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Par Nadege Christelle Bowa | Jeudi 12 novembre 2009 | Le Messager
L’annonce est disponible sur le site www.destinationsant e.com . Lequel affirme qu’après plusieurs années de recherches menées par l’Inserm, le Bilhvax, un vaccin thérapeutique contre la bilharziose, entre dans sa dernière phase d’essais. Selon destination santé, les traitements chimiques disponibles jusqu’à présent, sont coûteux [...]
November 12, 2009 | Posted in
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10/11/2009| VOA |
Près de quatre millions de femmes, de nouveau-nés et d’enfants d’Afrique subsaharienne pourraient être sauvés chaque année si 90% des familles avaient accès à des services de santé bien établis. C’est ce qui ressort d’une étude réalisée dans neuf pays.
Bien que l’Afrique ne compte que 11% de la population mondiale, elle enregistre 50% [...]
November 11, 2009 | Posted in
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H.E. Chantal Compaoré |10 November 2009 | The Monitor
Opinion
In countries all over the world today, women live with the threat, or consequences, of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In Africa alone an estimated three million girls and women are subjected to the practice each year, and some 92 million of the continent’s female population are estimated [...]
November 10, 2009 | Posted in
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10/21/09 | Huffpo |
First Lady Michelle Obama wowed Washington on Wednesday with her stunning acrobatic display during the Healthy Kids Fair.
From Associated Press
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama hooped it up for health — hula hooped, that is — managing to get in an impressive 142 swivels before her hula hoop hit the ground. Jumping [...]
October 22, 2009 | Posted in
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All Africa.com – 10/1/09
As part of the U.S.-Africa Business Summit being hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa this week, four African heads of state, participated in a Presidential Roundtable on regional integration. The presidents of Rwanda, Ghana, the Republic of Congo, and Sao Tome and Principe answered questions, along with Brian Herlihy, CEO of [...]
October 5, 2009 | Posted in
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This year’s Nobel prize for medicine goes to three US-based researchers who discovered how the body protects the chromosomes housing vital genetic code. Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak jointly share the award. Their work revealed how the chromosomes can be copied and has helped further our understanding on human ageing, cancer and stem cells.
October 5, 2009 | Posted in
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By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. – N.Y Times
September 24, 2009 -
A new AIDS vaccine tested on more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand has protected a significant minority against infection, the first time any vaccine against the disease has even partly succeeded in a clinical trial.
Scientists said they were delighted but puzzled by the result. The [...]
September 24, 2009 | Posted in
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