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A woman and her child in the capital Conakry (file photo)
DAKAR, 28 July 2010 (IRIN) – More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a …
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Funding problems mean Stavudine will be phased out gradually
NAIROBI, 27 July 2010 (PlusNews) – HIV-positive people on treatment will be switched from regimens containing the antiretroviral Stavudine to less toxic combinations in …
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The new president, seen here in a campaign poster for the 2010 election, has to tackle the violence in the east, say analysts (file photo)
HARGEISA, 28 July 2010 (IRIN) – Negotiating a …
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Child deaths continue to mount as the clock ticks
JOHANNESBURG, 27 July 2010 (PlusNews) – The race to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 is more than halfway run, but new …
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Young man rinses his face from a pipe used to water onions in Bani, northern Burkina Faso (file photo). In many areas water shortages spoil home gardens
OUAGADOUGOU, 26 July 2010 (IRIN) – …
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Funding problems mean Stavudine will be phased out gradually
NAIROBI, 27 July 2010 (PlusNews) – HIV-positive people on treatment will be switched from regimens containing the antiretroviral Stavudine to less toxic combinations in …
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Better family planning services are essential to reducing abortion rates say health authorities (file photo)
DAKAR, 23 July 2010 (IRIN) – Unsafe abortions account for more than one in 10 women who die in …
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Animals gather near a pump in Dori, northern Burkina Faso (file photo). In many areas of the Sahel, needs are many while water is scarce
BAMAKO, 23 July 2010 (IRIN) – In Mali’s …
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Funding problems mean Stavudine will be phased out gradually
NAIROBI, 27 July 2010 (PlusNews) – HIV-positive people on treatment will be switched from regimens containing the antiretroviral Stavudine to less toxic combinations in …
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Africa’s record in dealing with malnutrition has been dismal
KAMPALA, 26 July 2010 (IRIN) – “Children don’t vote,” said Dr Robert Mwadime, of Uganda Action for Nutrition, at a session on the subject …
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Young man rinses his face from a pipe used to water onions in Bani, northern Burkina Faso (file photo). In many areas water shortages spoil home gardens
OUAGADOUGOU, 26 July 2010 (IRIN) – …
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Somali officials have urged Saudi Arabia to halt the deportations (file photo)
MOGADISHU, 26 July 2010 (IRIN) – Somali citizens among thousands recently deported from Saudi Arabia have failed to trace their families …
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Africa’s record in dealing with malnutrition has been dismal
KAMPALA, 26 July 2010 (IRIN) – “Children don’t vote,” said Dr Robert Mwadime, of Uganda Action for Nutrition, at a session on the subject …
Photo: IRIN
Better family planning services are essential to reducing abortion rates say health authorities (file photo)
DAKAR, 23 July 2010 (IRIN) – Unsafe abortions account for more than one in 10 women who die in …
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Better family planning services are essential to reducing abortion rates say health authorities (file photo)
DAKAR, 23 July 2010 (IRIN) – Unsafe abortions account for more than one in 10 women who die in …
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Clashes between Somaliland troops and a new rebel group in Sool region have displaced thousands of civilians (file photo)
WIDHWIDH, 23 July 2010 (IRIN) – Several thousand people in northern Somalia have been …
