world news / Africa - Namibia
NAMIBIA: Emma Tuahepa, ''I didn't want her to appear in the newspapers ... the day she was born''WINDHOEK Monday, January 26, 2009 (IRIN) - Emma Tuahepa was the first Namibian woman to state publicly that she was HIV-positive. In 2003 she was planning to marry her long-time boyfriend, who was HIV-negative, and they wanted to have a baby by means of artificial insemination, which was available in South Africa.
IRIN Sunday, May 17, 2009AFRICA: Soil scientists join efforts to boost food securityNAIROBI Tuesday, January 13, 2009 (IRIN) - A digital soil-health surveillance system, launched on 13 January in Nairobi, will enable soil scientists to map areas at risk of soil degradation and facilitate appropriate interventions that could help to curb food insecurity across the continent.
IRIN Sunday, May 17, 2009AFRICA: New hope for malaria vaccineDAKAR Monday, December 22, 2008 (IRIN) - The world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine trials have given new hope in the fight against the disease, which in sub-Saharan Africa kills a child every 30 seconds.
IRIN Sunday, May 17, 2009AFRICA: Tell us more - Children call for sex educationDAKAR Thursday, December 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Children in sub-Saharan Africa want to know more about sex and how to protect themselves from HIV, but taboos surrounding children's sexuality can mean life-saving information is kept from them, according to an international NGO.
IRIN Sunday, May 17, 2009SOUTHERN AFRICA: The long road to male circumcisionDAKAR Monday, December 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Looking to get circumcised to reduce your risk of HIV infection? If you're living in Southern Africa, you might have a long wait until services become more widely available.
IRIN Sunday, May 17, 2009SOUTHERN AFRICA: HIV laws put women in the line of fireJOHANNESBURG Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - A woman in Malawi left her husband after years of abuse. He found her and raped her, an act not criminalised in Malawi when it occurs within marriage. The woman later tested positive for HIV and discovered that her husband had known his HIV-positive status for some time.
IRIN Sunday, May 17, 2009NAMIBIA: New report reveals hidden povertyJOHANNESBURG Friday, November 28, 2008 (IRIN) - A Namibian government
report has revealed that three times as many people as previously thought are living in severe poverty.
IRIN Sunday, May 17, 2009
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