Abuja — New findings have indicated that out of the 3.1 million Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS, a staggering number, nearly half of that number between 15 and 24 years old, have issues accessing care in facilities, experts have said. This revelation came as the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) said the agency has intensified efforts in creating awareness about the disease, specifically, among youths in the country. [Read More]
The World Health Organization or WHO says the deadly Ebola virus plaguing West Africa is expected to take from two to four months to contain.
A report Tuesday by Reuters said the virus is still spreading in three "hotspots" of Guinea Forestiere, a southeastern region some 900 km (560 miles) from Conakry, a city which has itself reported 20 cases to date, quoting the United Nations agency.[Read More] HIV treatment was introduced after a huge struggle, but this week South Africa celebrated a decade of free antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
South Africa introduced free ARVs in the public sector in April 2004 ... today South Africa has the biggest treatment programme in the world. [Read More] The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) unveiled today the results of their joint work to develop targets and indicators for a new global development paradigm for sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition. This is a critical piece in the three agencies’ contribution to the ongoing intergovernmental discussions on the post-2015 development agenda, the successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). [Read More]
The First Lady of the Republic has reaffirmed that the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) remains committed to the global vision of getting to zero discrimination, zero new HIV infection and AIDS related diseases. She noted that their campaign to prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies is at a particularly crucial moment. [Read More]
This study examines whether discussion of family planning with a health worker is a critical determinant of modern contraceptive use by sexually active men, and men’s reporting of partner contraceptive use. [Read More]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) through its capacity development department, the African Development Institute (EADI), and in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) envisages, plan to host a high level conference on "Transforming Capacity for African Development" in the fourth quarter of 2014.
The aim of this conference is to take stock of issues, frameworks, methods, and lessons for transforming capacity as a key input to achieving sustainable African development. [Read More] As African and European leaders meet in Brussels this week under the theme of “Investing in People, Prosperity and Peace”, it is clear Africa’s greatest natural resource, its children, must be centre stage. [Read More]
European and African leaders have opened a major summit seeking deeper political, economic and investment ties. [Read more]
After 4 years in the works, multiple name changes, and numerous launch delays, the U.S. Agency for International Development is finally unveiling the Global Development Lab, which it hopes will bring greater innovation to meeting the goal of ending extreme poverty and “take game-changing solutions to more than 200 million people.” [Read More]
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