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Disease Outbreaks- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – updateThe Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - updateThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Yellow fever in CameroonIn December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon notified WHO of a yellow fever outbreak in the North Region of the country. […]
- Yellow fever in GhanaOn 20 December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Ghana notified WHO of a yellow fever (YF) outbreak occurring in 3 districts; Builsa and Kassena-Nankana-West in the Upper East Region and Kitampo-South in the Brong Ahafo Region located in the mid-western part of the country. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
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Performance evaluation of the point-of-care CD4 analyser Pima using capillary blood sampling in field tests in South Africa
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: Point-of-care CD4 testing can provide immediate CD4 reporting at HIV-testing sites. This study evaluated performance of the point-of-care Pima CD4 device using capillary blood sampling in representative primary health... -
The ARV roll-out and the disability grant: A South African dilemma?
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: Prior to the antiretroviral (ARV) drug roll out in 2004, people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa received disability grants when they were defined as “AIDS-sick”. In the... -
The epidemiology and clinical correlates of HIV-1 co-receptor tropism in non-subtype B infections from India, Uganda and South Africa
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: The introduction of C-C chemokine receptor type-5 (CCR5) antagonists as antiretroviral therapy has led to the need to study HIV co-receptor tropism in different HIV-1 subtypes and geographical locations.... -
Short-term risk of anemia following initiation of combination antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected patients in countries from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Central and South America
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: The objective was to examine the short-term risk and predictors of anaemia following initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in HIV-infected patients from the Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern... -
HIV-free survival among nine- to 24-month-old children born to HIV-positive mothers in the Rwandan national PMTCT programme: a community-based household survey
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: Operational effectiveness of large-scale national programmes for the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remains limited. We report on HIV-free survival among nine-... -
Evolution of lipid levels in HIV-infected children treated or not with HAART in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsObjective: To describe lipid levels in antiretroviral (ARV)-naïve HIV-infected Ivorian children and assess their evolution after ARV-treatment initiation. Methods: Lipid concentrations were assessed at baseline and at least 6 months... -
"Othering" the Health Worker: Self-Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS Care among Health Workers in Swaziland
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: HIV is an important factor affecting healthcare workforce capacity in high-prevalence countries, such as Swaziland. It contributes to loss of valuable healthcare providers directly through death and absenteeism and... -
How to calculate the annual costs of NGO-implemented programs to support orphans and vulnerable children: A six-step approach
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: Information on the costs of implementing programmes designed to provide support of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere is increasingly being requested by donors for... -
Uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission interventions in Kenya: health systems are more influential than stigma
Posted on January 7, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: We set out to determine the relative roles of stigma versus health systems in non-uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV-1 interventions: we conducted a cross-sectional... -
Guidelines stress caution when combining anti-epileptic, HIV drugs
Posted on January 5, 2012 | No CommentsDrug interactions weaken HIV drugs, could mutate virus EAST LANSING, Mich. —New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology will help physicians better choose seizure drugs for people on HIV/AIDS...
