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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday joined the global effort in the use of a cutting-edge technology to fight counterfeiting in Nigeria. (AllAfrica)

Transcript of remarks by President Barack Obama of the United States and President Ian Khama of Botswana after a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday November 5, 2009: (AllAfrica)

Limya Eltayeb, the UNDP deputy representative in The Gambia has said that HIV/AIDS is not only a health issue, but also influenced by social and economic factors and as such, it requires multi-sectoral response. (AllAfrica)

Officials from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are at work in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago of Cape Verde to help local authorities battle the country's first reported epidemic of dengue fever. (AllAfrica)

The United Nations refugee agency is appealing for $2.8 million to provide essential supplies and respond to possible disease outbreaks among more than 300,000 refugees in two camps in Kenya threatened by flooding. (AllAfrica)

Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country's ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines. Activists fear that the bill, once enacted, will deny Ugandans access to safe, effective, quality and affordable generic medication which currently forms the bulk of Uganda's medicine imports. (AllAfrica)

Just three percent of malaria-infected children in Africa get World Health Organisation-recommended drugs. One expert has equated this to a death sentence for sick children. (AllAfrica)

Wavering international support for HIV/AIDS efforts is resulting in funding shortfalls that could wipe out a decade of progress in rolling out AIDS treatment, the international medical and humanitarian organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has warned. (AllAfrica)

The official tasked with spearheading United Nations efforts against malaria has welcomed the decision of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to allocate more than $8 million in new funds to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa. (AllAfrica)

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has urged people living with HIV and AIDS to work with government to intensify the fight against the disease. (AllAfrica)

Following the confirmation of the first case of Swine Flu (HINI) in Nigeria in which a nine-year-old female student in Lagos was said to have tested positive on Wednesday, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday said it had commenced talks with key stakeholders in the health sector on the implementation of mitigation measures against possible spread of the epidemic in the country. (AllAfrica)

People living with HIV in Mauritania are voicing their concerns about the suspension of HIV/AIDS funding by the World Bank and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. They feel powerless in the face of the decisions, of which they are suffering the consequences. (AllAfrica)

A proposed Ugandan law on HIV/AIDS promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the AIDS epidemic and would violate human rights, a group of more than 50 Ugandan and international organizations and individuals said in a report released today. The HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Bill could be taken up by Uganda's parliament shortly. (AllAfrica)

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it has transferred USD 336 million to Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria to pay for the provision of more than 50 million long-lasting insecticidal nets in the next few months. Together, this will amount to a 2/3 increase of the number of bed nets in Africa through Global Fund supported programmes. (AllAfrica)

A proposed Ugandan law on HIV/AIDS promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the AIDS epidemic and would violate human rights, a group of more than 50 Ugandan and international organizations and individuals said in a report released today. The HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Bill could be taken up by Uganda's parliament shortly. (AllAfrica)

Mozambican Health Minister Ivo Garrido said in Maputo on Thursday that his Ministry's target is to have every child, up to two years of age, vaccinated against the main killer diseases during the next vaccination campaign. (AllAfrica)

Dr. Andrew Ofori, Director of Health at the Human Health Development Center in Accra has appealed to the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) and the Ghana Standards Board (GSB) to check the sale of fake drugs on the Ghanaian market. (AllAfrica)

Uganda has long received praise for its successful handling of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the 1990s, when it engaged civil society in its prevention efforts and worked to reduce the stigma of the disease.[1] Prevalence rates declined as a result of government policies that promoted the empowerment of civil society, frank discussions of HIV transmission, pragmatic emphasis on comprehensive HIV prevention strategies, and improved access to treatment. However, after sharp declines, recent evidence suggests that HIV incidence and prevalence have increased in Uganda. (AllAfrica)

Campaigners on HIV and AIDS have welcomed a decision by U.S. President Barack Obama to remove entry restrictions to the United States based on HIV status and have called on other nations with similar policies to follow his example. (AllAfrica)

For detection of fake drugs at the point of entry, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has employed the use of a cutting-edge technology a handle device called Truscan to fight counterfeiting in Nigeria. (AllAfrica)

When the doctor announces that a patient is to be kept in the acute healthcare unit, relatives and friends begin panicking and fearing for the worst. (AllAfrica)

Obesity rates in Uganda are rising, especially among the well-to-do. Obese means big. To be obese is to be above one's normal body weight. According to K. Kiyimba David, a doctor at Ntinda Medical Centre, on average an adult female should be between 50 to 80 kilograms, and an adult male between 60 to 90 kilograms. (AllAfrica)

Traditional healers have once again come into the spotlight for allegedly being responsible for the declining usage of modern health services in the country. (AllAfrica)

About six communities, which Newmont and some chiefs claimed were non-existent, and dotted around the stream leading to the Subri River into which Newmont spilled cyanide recently, have called on the government and other stakeholders to relocate them. (AllAfrica)

Human Sciences Research Council CEO Olive Shisana will chair the government's new advisory committee on national health insurance (NHI), Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced yesterday. She will head a 25-member body charged with advising the minister on policy, legislation and implementation of NHI. (AllAfrica)

In what looks like a step ahead of her usual terrain, the nation's queen of body enhancement, Modupe Ozolua, has begun what may be termed as an excursion into another market. She recently unveiled the 'Indulge Spot,' an unusual beauty spa in Lekki, which she said was an extension of her foundation. (AllAfrica)

As World Mental Health Day was marked around the world recently, individuals and organisations in Nigeria were also advocating for support for the mentally ill. A woman who is passionately on the move to rid the Nigerian society of mentally ill persons was as usual acknowledged for her efforts as she was crowned the Queen of the Downtrodden." (AllAfrica)

Busesa Health Centre IV in Iganga District is losing its theatre to an army of termites that has invaded the facility. (AllAfrica)

About 300 people, including people living with HIV and AIDS, and health experts are expected to gather at the Gallagher Estate on Friday for the inaugural Positive Convention on Living with HIV and AIDS. (AllAfrica)

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has appointed a committee that will advise him on the development of policy, legislation and the implementation of the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI). (AllAfrica)

Electromagnetic emissions from telephone masts and mobile phones pose no health risks, experts have said. (AllAfrica)

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