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Male circumcision and risk of male-to-female HIV-1 transmission: a multinational prospective study in African HIV-1-serodiscordant couples
Objective: Male circumcision reduces female-to-male HIV-1 transmission risk by approximately 60%. Data assessing the effect of circumcision on…from AIDS - Current Issue on March 13, 2010
NIGERIA: Violence delays polio vaccinations
DAKAR Tuesday, March 09, 2010 (IRIN) - A polio vaccination campaign in the violence-wracked central Nigerian city of Jos has been delayed until 13…from IRIN - Health & Nutrition on March 10, 2010
British Government, HIV/AIDS Advocates Warn Decreased Aid Budgets Could Lead To Reversals In HIV/AIDS Treatment Progress
Recent gains in the global fight against HIV/AIDS could be reversed as the "global economic downturn pinches poor countries' budgets and donors show…from Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report on March 10, 2010
WHO's Updated Malaria Guidelines Include Rapid Diagnosis, New ACT
The WHO on Tuesday released new guidelines for the treatment of malaria, which recommend "parasitological testing before treatment begins" and add "a…from Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report on March 10, 2010
Haiti: Risk and Treatment Amid the Rubble
In the aftermath of Haiti's 7.0 magnitude quake, one of the Caribbean's largest antiretroviral (ARV) programmes is struggling to resurrect itself from…from Global Health Council - World Health News on March 10, 2010
Uganda: Officials Held Over Drugs Shortage
Three senior health ministry officials were yesterday arrested for allegedly causing loss of drugs worth sh2b.from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine on March 10, 2010
Economic Evaluations of Adult Male Circumcision for Prevention of Heterosexual Acquisition of HIV in Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Background There is conclusive evidence from observational data and three randomized controlled trials that circumcised men have a significantly lower…from PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles on March 10, 2010
Task Shifting Routine Inpatient Pediatric HIV Testing Improves Program Outcomes in Urban Malawi: A Retrospective Observational Study
Background This study evaluated two models of routine HIV testing of hospitalized children in a high HIV-prevalence resource-constrained African…from PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles on March 10, 2010
Rwanda: SA Medical Team Performs 240 Free Surgeries
A team of 67 medical experts from the South African foundation; Operation Smile, is in the country to perform free cliff lip and cliff palate…from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine on March 10, 2010
Uganda: Coartem Stocks Run Out, 300 Die Daily
Rachael Nalubega, 10, sits on her mother's lap near the entrance into one of the children's wards at Uganda's top medical facility, Mulago National…from AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine on March 9, 2010