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Journalists Must Fight Stigma

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Once again the vital role of journalists in the lives of the people of The Gambia is once again being highlighted at the moment. A three-day training...

UNHCR: Against Stigma and Discrimination

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

UNHCR, responsible for refugees and asylum-seekers have gathered several refugees and many citizens on a three-day stigma and discrimination...

GAMBIA: President’s herbal HIV/AIDS 'cure' boosts ARV use

Monday, November 03, 2008

President Yahya Jammeh’s traditional herbal treatment for HIV has had an unanticipated side-effect, say HIV experts in the country – rather than...

Act With Great Haste to Combat Illness and Stigma

Monday, October 20, 2008

It is very encouraging to see that the Department of State for Health and particularly the Secretary of State Dr. Malick Njie are taking such a...

UGANDA: The cost of keeping children from knowing their HIV status

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Friday, April 18, 2008

Throughout his childhood, Gordon Turibamwe, 20, was sickly, suffering from frequent bouts of malaria and chest infections, but his father only told...

GLOBAL: Looking in the mirror at HIV

PlusNews http://www.plusnews.org

Monday, April 07, 2008

It’s house music. It’s dinner, drinks and a movie. It’s first dates, first loves and first heart breaks. It’s being young - and it’s also about HIV,...

MALAWI: Faith can give comfort, but cannot cure AIDS

PlusNews

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A billboard showing traditional and religious leaders holding hands in the fight against AIDS is a common feature in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial...

SUDAN: Fadia Awad: "Three years ago, this house was full of women...they don't come anymore"

PlusNews

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Fadia Awad lives with her son, Hamid, 8, in a small settlement outside Kassala in eastern Sudan. She belongs to the Rashaida tribe, a traditionally...

ANGOLA: To tell or not to tell, that is the tricky question

PlusNews

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Maria Antónia* began to wonder about her husband's frequent trips to neighbouring South Africa, especially when he was away for 15 days without...

LIBERIA: Leprosy losing its stigma

IRIN

Thursday, October 25, 2007

In Liberia leprosy has long been seen as a disease caused by mystical powers and one that cannot be cured by modern medicine. Health workers and...