“When you are a woman and you want to get into the business of selling fish, you must be ready to lose your pride and use your body for bargaining,” “Being ready to give sex as and when it is needed by the fishermen… it guarantees your survival here on the beach.”
Tag: Hiv
Depression Often Overlooked in Treating HIV Patients
HIV patients in Africa frequently suffer shame and depression but the continent’s health systems are ill-equipped to handle the issue, which not only affects their quality of life, but can lead to poor adherence to HIV treatment regimens.
Report Recommends Alternatives to Top-Down 100 Percent Condom Use Programmes for Sex Workers
Although 100% condom programmes can be effective in increasing condom use in commercial sex transactions, they should be implemented in ways that do not violate the human rights of sex workers or their clients.
Bill Gates Speech to the Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly
Thirty years ago, when I founded Microsoft my colleagues and I envisioned a computer for everyone. Now, I join you in seeking good health care for every human being.
Breakthrough in the Fight Against HIV
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Health Experts Warn Against Drug Resistance Super-Bugs
Global health experts said on Thursday that the world’s most powerful drugs are losing the battle against drug-resistant strains of malaria, HIV, gonorrhea and tuberculosis According to Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antimicrobial resistance is robbing us of the certainty that antibiotics will always be there to fight… Continue reading Health Experts Warn Against Drug Resistance Super-Bugs
Kelly Clarkson Visits an Orphanage in South African
Celebrity Singer Kelly Clarkson boosted the spirits of a group of underprivileged children by visiting an orphanage during a charity trip to Cape Town, South Africa. The singer met the residents of the House of Hope, an organization which looks after abused and forsaken children most of whom are infected with HIV. The hit actress… Continue reading Kelly Clarkson Visits an Orphanage in South African
Practical Steps to Reduce The Risk and Vulnerability of The African Woman to HIV
K. Amponsah-Manager Among the estimated 22.5 million people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls continue to be disproportionately represented. In South Africa, for instance, it is estimated that one-in-three women aged 25-29 are living with HIV (Human Sciences Research Council (2009). Another estimate puts the proportion of maternal orphans – those who… Continue reading Practical Steps to Reduce The Risk and Vulnerability of The African Woman to HIV