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Angola: Head of State in Huíla Province
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:44:02 GMT
The Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, travelled this Friday morning to Lubango City, in the southern Huíla Province, to inaugurate the local central hospital and socio-economic infrastructures.
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Africa: Fighting Children's Silent Killer
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:48:10 GMT
An important conference which culminates in Gabon today could help save the lives of millions of children by bridging the gap which often separates efforts to improve health and save the environment.
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Cameroon: Country to Host WHO Regional Committee for Africa
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:36:56 GMT
The fifty-eighth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is scheduled to take place from 1 to 5 September in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Namibia: Transport Hampers Aids Treatment
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:43:57 GMT
Lack of transport to health services for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) has resulted in some not adhering to anti-retroviral treatment.
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Nigeria: Gastro Enteritis Claims 3 Lives in Sokoto
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:53:35 GMT
AN outbreak of gastro-enteritis has so far claimed three lives in Gidan-Danrabi in the Kware Local Government Council Area Sokoto State.
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Nigeria: Govt Lifts Embargo On Admission
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:40:33 GMT
Rivers State government has lifted the embargo it placed on admission at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Port Harcourt.
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Botswana: Woman Sues Govt Over False HIV Result
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:38:31 GMT
According to the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) who is representing Sekgabetlela, the wrong test results nearly wrecked their client's marriage, as her husband had perceived the positive HIV diagnosis to mean that she had been having extra-marital relations.
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Botswana: Scientist Wins Public Health Prize
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:38:29 GMT
A Motswana scientist has won the International Public Health Award from the United States' Office of Global Health (OGH), an organ of the Central Disease Control (CDC) office.
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Nigeria: 'Three Million Nigerians Benefit From NHIS'
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:30:53 GMT
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has stated that over three million Nigerians have registered and were benefiting from it.
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Nigeria: Medical Schools May Be Sanctioned Over Admission
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:30:26 GMT
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCAN) has warned that it will soon impose severe sanctions on Medical Colleges in Nigerian universities, over gross violations of admission quota rules and non-adherence to objectives of quality medical education.
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