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Busia Medical Officer Calls for Joint War against HIV The Star, Pg. 14
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

Busia medical officer of health while addressing stakeholders during the launch of counseling and testing programmes targeting hearing impaired persons, say the response against HIV and AIDS is a collective responsibility and stakeholders should work closely with the government to address the iss

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Bid to Finance AIDS Treatment May Raise Air Ticket Prices Business Daily, Pg. 7
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

The National AIDS Control Council (NACC) is pushing for the introduction of taxes on air transport and airtime to supplement the HIV treatment budget in a memorandum set to be tabled before the cabinet. 

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The Global HIV/AIDS Picture Business Daily, Pg. 28
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) release a report on the latest global HIV and AIDS status report, with Sub-Saharan Africa remaining the hardest hit region with about 22.9 million people representing a  68 per cent of the global total living with HIV.

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Irregular Drugs Access Hurts AIDS Fight Daily Nation, Pg. 9
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

Medical experts at the seventh annual HIV care and treatment consultative forum voice their worries that a significant number of patients who have been on treatments for several years no longer respond to treatment, with the medical services minister saying interruptions and counterfeit ARVs coul

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Vague Policies Blamed For Flop in Malaria War Daily Nation, Pg. 11
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

Malaria, considered to be a major cause of unintended abortion or miscarriage, infant deaths and anemia in expectant mothers could be due to a confusing malaria prevention policy, health experts are now saying. This is because a malaria drug called SP recommended to pregnant women is not being in

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More HIV Patients Resistant to Drugs The Standard, Pg. 4
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

Medical experts at the seventh annual HIV care and treatment consultative forum voice their worries that a significant number of patients who have been on treatments for several years no longer respond to treatment, with the medical services minister saying interruptions and counterfeit ARVs coul

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Giving Women Fishmongers’ Power to Say “NO’ The People, Pg. 3
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

HIV prevalence among the fishing community in the Lake Victoria region stands at between 25 and 30 per cent , two time higher than the average rate in the province, which has been attributed to a practice known as ‘jaboya’ which involves women and young girls exchanging sex for fish.

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State to Scale up AIDS War with Use of Early ART The People, Pg. 7
Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

Medical services minister during the launch of the fourth edition of Guidelines for ART in Kenya and the Kenya Drug Resistance Country Report 2010-12 calls for the scaling up of quality improvement programs, strengthening procurement and supply management systems to enhance early anti retroviral

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