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/ 17 October 2002
The head of Africa Helps Africa, a humanitarian organisation in Senegal, was dismissed this week after committing ”extremely serious errors”.
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/ 10 October 2002
A new rapid HIV-testing kit has been launched in Kenya. The Rapid HIV Infection Diagnosis System test provides results in 30 seconds.
Aids drugs supplied to Africa at cut rates have been illegally resold in Europe, threatening to undermine a system of preferential medicine pricing.
This week De Beers announced it would start making antiretroviral treatment for HIV and Aids available to its employees.
A Kenyan study has found that HIV-positive men with low CD4 counts are at a higher risk of reinfection with bilharzia.
Chinese scientists claim to have developed an Aids test that gives results in just three hours, a Hong Kong news report said.
Former president Nelson Mandela on Thursday praised Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa for his stance on the provision of an anti-Aids drug.
Former president Nelson Mandela on Sunday proposed a radical challenge to South Africa’s Aids policy.
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/ 17 February 2002
Nelson Mandela has called for an end to the debate on HIV/Aids, saying South Africans should focus on fighting the syndrome.