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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's newly sworn-in Health Minister, Barbara Hogan, came head-to-head with her first real crisis when antiretroviral (ARV) treatment was withheld from hundreds of people in Free State Province. Some may give her an "A" for effort, but others say the health department's response is way off mark. full report
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| ZIMBABWE: Surviving as an HIV-positive teacher |  HARARE, 17 November 2008 (PlusNews) - Memory Motsi* rents a room in Chitungwiza, about 20km from the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. She wakes up at five in the morning to get to work on time at the school where she teaches Grade 5 in Hatfield, a suburb in the city, because the poor salaries in education sector, totally outpaced by hyperinflation, mean she can no longer afford the bus fare to and from work.
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| | MOZAMBIQUE: Widows risk HIV in purification rites |  BEIRA, 17 November 2008 (PlusNews) - When Mariana Uchandidhora's husband was killed in a traffic accident in South Africa a year ago, tradition required that she have sex with her deceased husband's brother in order to be purified.
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| | UGANDA: New hope for HIV-discordant couples |  KAMPALA, 14 November 2008 (PlusNews) - A new clinical trial to test the effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis in stable sexual relationships has started in Uganda, with 3,900 discordant couples enrolled in a five-year study.
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"The US administration has certainly succeeded in demonizing condoms rather than showing that they can be part of the prevention of both unplanned pregnancy and STIs," Gill Greer,
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The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and partners are requesting funding proposals from women’s rights and HIV/AIDS coalitions in southern and eastern Africa with the aim of developing submissions to the Global Fund that address the vulnerabilities of women and girls.
ICASA is designed to encourage the sharing of recent findings on HIV/AIDS and STIs in Africa. The meeting will act as a framework to facilitate cooperation and exchange and encourage a greater synergy for future activities.
The conference, hosted by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, will discuss new research on tuberculosis, HIV and respiratory diseases and act as a platform for those in the region to share their experiences as programme implementators.
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