Namibia: Doctor Rules Out Future Pregnancy
WINDHOEK, 6 September 2010 (allAfrica.com) - A gynacologist testified in the High Court in Windhoek on Friday that two of the women suing Government after being sterilised in State hospitals face a very poor prognosis for having their ability to have children restored.
Swaziland: Task-Shifting Could Improve HIV Treatment and Prevention
MANZINI, 6 September 2010 (allAfrica.com) — Swaziland has yet to act on a 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to alleviate health worker shortages through task-shifting and according to the Ministry of Health, the failure to do so is compromising scale-up of the antiretroviral (ARV) programme.
GLOBAL: New two-hour TB test
JOHANNESBURG, 3 September 2010 (PlusNews) - A new, accurate, easy-to-use test can diagnose tuberculosis (TB) - including drug-resistant strains of the disease - in less than two hours. It has the potential to save thousands of lives in developing countries, where current tests are often unreliable, take weeks to process, or are simply unavailable.
SOUTH AFRICA: Survivor's guide for non-striking health workers
JOHANNESBURG, 3 September 2010 (PlusNews) - Public sector strikes in South Africa have become so common in recent years that people are asking if plans should not be put in place to prevent the disruption of HIV and tuberculosis [TB] treatment, and prepare health workers.
South Africa: Punitive Laws Do Little to Stem the HIV Tide
JOHANNESBURG, 2 September 2010, (allAfrica.com) — Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll with a reality show thrown in: sounds like the perfect cocktail for a media extravaganza. Well it was, just not in the way you may imagine. All of these elements came together in the trial and conviction of Nadja Benaissa, a 28-year-old German pop star, discovered on reality show German Pop Stars.
BOTSWANA: HIV-Positive Mothers Not Convinced to Exclusively Breastfeed
GABORONE, 2 September 2010, (allAfrica.com) — "An HIV-positive woman must never be encouraged to breastfeed because regardless of what the doctors or researchers say - it is too dangerous for the baby," says Koziba Kelatlhe an HIV-positive mother who was advised by health workers not to breastfeed her child.
