HIV-AIDS-treatment
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First Rwandan National Palliative Care Training Workshop
For the last three weeks, a multidisciplinary team of Rwandan health providers has been participating in the first-ever, national palliative care training workshop for trainers. It’s one example of the concrete steps the country is taking to realize the national palliative care policy it...
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IntraHealth Commemorates World AIDS Day 2011
IntraHealth offices around the world are organizing and participating in World AIDS Day 2011 activities. This year’s theme is Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS-Related Deaths. Below is a sample of IntraHealth’s World AIDS Day activities. ...
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Which Countries Might Determine the Future of HIV/AIDS in 2011?
iRIN News Service highlights five countries they consider key to the future of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in HIV/AIDS: Five countries to watch in 2011 : Things are generally more positive on the global HIV front: the number of new infections is down, treatment figures are up and...
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Snapshots from Southern Sudan
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Zambian Campaign Offers 400 People HIV Testing, 1,200 Condoms Distributed
Earlier this month, IntraHealth staff in Zambia organized mobile HIV counseling and testing services for 400 people. Staff also distributed 1,200 condoms and held small group discussions on HIV and HIV prevention. Centered around World AIDS Day, this campaign also included a parade, speeches...
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HIV Prevention: Male Circumcision Program Will Reach 25,000 Tanzanian Men
In the past week, 100 men were circumcised at the Bariadi District Hospital in northern Tanzania’s Shinyanga region, through a new male circumcision program launched on November 23. The program, part of an IntraHealth International-led HIV prevention effort, aims to reach 25,000...
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IntraHealth Innovations in HIV/AIDS
“Just as the HIV epidemic has changed the world, organizations like IntraHealth have adapted and evolved to meet the changing needs of health workers and the people they serve.” -Pape Gaye, president and CEO In Zambia and Ethiopia, counselors go door-to-door,...
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First Adult Palliative Care Ward Opened in Rwanda
The Kibagabaga Hospital in Rwanda’s Gasabo District recently opened an adult palliative care ward, the first of its kind in the country. In the ward’s first month of operation, hospital staff provided palliative care to dozens of patients suffering from chronic illnesses, including...
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Rwanda Launches 2010 Campaign against HIV on World AIDS Day
Tomorrow, Rwanda will launch its annual national campaign against HIV/AIDS in Rubavu with the slogan “Protecting oneself and others against HIV is everyone’s responsibility. I choose to use condoms.” Starting on World AIDS Day, the campaign will run through February 2011....
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IntraHealth Participates in Conference on Social Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prosper Msuya, program manager for the Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project , will discuss Filling the Social Welfare Gap in Services: Recruiting a Cadre of Volunteer Parasocial Workers and Potential for Inclusion in Local Government as part of this year’s Social Welfare Workforce...
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