Goal 6: News
2nd August 2010, UK - The Government is set to put the fight against malaria at the forefront of aid efforts in Africa, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today.
SOUTH AFRICA: World Cup kicks off camps for kids
JOHANNESBURG, 1 July 2010 (PlusNews) - School's out, the FIFA World Cup is on, and HIV/AIDS groups are using the opportunity to bring HIV messages to South Africa's youngest and least privileged soccer supporters.
Rural Parents Prevent HIV Transmission to their Children
June 23rd, 2010 Nairobi and Kieni (IPS) - When Samuel Mwangi’s one-year-old HIV-positive son died five years ago, he thought the death of his child also meant the death of his family’s legacy. "I wept. And to the bottom of my heart, I knew that that was the end of my generation," said HIV-positive Mwangi.
CHAD: Rethinking HIV testing on the islands
9th June 2010, Lake Chad (IRIN) - Health authorities in Chad are considering how to re-launch HIV testing on the islands of Lake Chad after they were forced to cut short their first attempt in April. The testing was offered without counselling or health education – and ended with rumours and confusion.
Plan to Eradicate HIV, Syphilis in Newborns in Five Years
11th May 2010 Buenos Aires - With the right treatment, mother-to-child transmission of congenital syphilis and HIV, the AIDS virus, can be prevented. But every year, thousands of babies are still being born with these diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Malaria Funding Falls Short of Six-Billion-Dollar Target
19th April, 2010, United Nations - As African countries continue their relentless battle against the spread of malaria, a global fund to fight the deadly tropical disease has fallen short of expectations.
HEALTH-KENYA: Funding Threatens AIDS Prevention
1st April 2010, Nairobi (IPS) - Pregnant mothers who are HIV-positive could soon find it challenging to access life-saving HIV drugs because Kenya was denied 270 million dollars in funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria...
INTERVIEW-Economic crisis could worsen HIV/AIDS epidemic
28th March 2010, Bangkok - Economic crisis and climate change concerns could affect the fight against the AIDS virus and lead to a "universal nightmare", the head of the United Nations' agency for HIV/AIDS said on Sunday...
Elimination of HIV transmission from mother to child by 2015 within reach
8th March 2010, Geneva – Virtual elimination of mother to child HIV transmission by 2015 is now within reach if current rates of progress by Global Fund-supported programs and other efforts are maintained. Malaria may be eliminated as a public health problem within a decade in most countries where it is endemic. Tuberculosis prevalence in many countries is declining and the international target of halving TB prevalence could be met by 2015...
As Donors Focus on AIDS, Child Illnesses Languish
29th October 2009, Johannesburg — Diarrhea kills 1.5 million young children a year in developing countries — more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined — but only 4 in 10 of those who need the oral rehydration solution that can prevent death for pennies get it...
More Children Sleep Under Malaria Nets, but Millions Still Do Not
17th November 2008, - By last year, about 19 percent of African children who lived in areas where malaria was endemic were sleeping under insecticide-treated mosquito nets, according to a new study in The Lancet...
Malaria drugs urged for children
11th July 2008, - Children at risk from malaria should regularly take anti-malarial drugs, whether or not they are infected, according to a new study...
