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Children warned about strangers

Children warned about strangers

Little Isaac Ramugondo disappeared without a trace... He was only four years old when he went missing in 2010. This happens everywhere in Mzansi and many of the kids are never found again.
Continue reading | 23 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, hiv awareness, human trafficking
IN THE NEWS: ‘Humanised’ mouse fights HIV

IN THE NEWS: ‘Humanised’ mouse fights HIV

A groundbreaking study by Scott Kitchen at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been released in which stem cells were created to track down and destroy the HIV virus in a mouse.
Continue reading | 19 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: clinical trials, hiv prevention, the new age
IN THE NEWS: UN body reveals horror statistics on SA’s children

IN THE NEWS: UN body reveals horror statistics on SA’s children

The UNICEF State of the World's Children 2012 report (SOWC) estimates that in 2008 more than 50%of South Africa's children lived below the international dollar-a-day poverty line. Two-thirds of South Africa's 19 million children live in poverty, many in homes with unemployed, single, chronically sick or elderly parents and caregivers.
Continue reading | 10 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, poverty, the new age, unesco sowc 2012
IN THE NEWS: Buzzword is ‘ageing’ as WHO celebrates 64 years of promoting health

IN THE NEWS: Buzzword is ‘ageing’ as WHO celebrates 64 years of promoting health

On Saturday, the World Health Organisation (WHO), founded in 1948, will have been at the forefront of health policies, standards and intervention for 64 years. Which is why April 7 is celebrated as World Health Day.
Continue reading | 5 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, the new age, who, world health day
IN THE NEWS: Parents’ anguish after surgery left boy with HIV

IN THE NEWS: Parents’ anguish after surgery left boy with HIV

They have undergone several HIV tests, And every time, the test results came back negative. However, their nine-year-old son is on antiretroviral treatment, having tested positive when he was just seven months old.
Continue reading | 2 April 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: arvs, healthcare, hiv prevention, hiv testing, the star
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