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South Africa: The Fight Against HIV/Aids

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The African National Congress congratulates the Government and people of South Africa on the successes recorded in the fight again HIV/AIDS as contained in the United Nations (UN) report presented by its Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, yesterday, 10 June 2013.
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Scientific breakthroughs in HIV help shape the future of AIDS research in Africa

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When doctors from the University of Mississippi medical centre announced on 2 March 2013 that a baby had been ‘functionally cured’ of HIV, the world hailed the news as a historical medical breakthrough. 
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Malawi: Reproductive Health Needs Special Allocation - MP

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There is need to allocate a special allocation of money to reproductive health to intensify the fight against maternal health, the Member of Parliament for Nkhatabay West said Tuesday.
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Investing in women's reproductive health is smart economics: Report by Bobby Ramakant

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A new World Bank report released at Women Deliver 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, demonstrates that investing in women’s reproductive health is smart economics. This report, formally called "Investing in women’s reproductive health: Closing the deadly gap between what we know and what we do", Jeni Klugman from World Bank said that women are important contributors to the global economy: about 40% of the global labour force and more than 60% of workers in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa are women. Poor health reduces labour supply and contributes to lost wages, so improved reproductive health outcomes can increase female labour supply and productivity and therefore should be of great concern to policy makers.
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Malawi's Rapid Population Growth Blamed On Retrogressive Cultures, Beliefs

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Chiefs in Chitipa District say efforts to control Malawi's rapid population growth will not bear fruits unless cultural beliefs and practices that encourage families to have many children are refined or scraped off.
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