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Timeline on Lubanga’s ICC trial

IRIN — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:12:54 +0000

KINSHASA – The trial of Thomas Lubanga on war crimes charges that include the conscription of children, the first ever to be heard by the International Criminal Court, has been viewed as an important test of the international court’s credibility and effectiveness. Although the trial began in January 2009, Lubanga [...]

Addressing the role of religion in HIV response

IRIN — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:12:11 +0000

At a church compound in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, women and their children line up for food rations. Among them is Zipporah Mueni, an HIV-positive mother of five.

Full report: http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=90010

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Mapping health budgets and child deaths

IRIN — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:09:51 +0000

As many African countries battle to bring down staggering rates of maternal and child mortality, maternal and child health made for a fitting theme at the African Union (AU) Summit this week in Kampala, Uganda.

Full report: http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89992

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Child deaths stubbornly high

IRIN — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:07:38 +0000

The race to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 is more than halfway run, but new reports say South Africa is unlikely to reduce its burden of deaths in children under five in time to cross the finish line.

Full report: http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89985

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Child witchcraft allegations on the rise

IRIN — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:51:38 +0000

DAKAR – Accusations of child witchcraft are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa – spurred on by urbanization, poverty, conflict and fragmenting communities, creating a “multi-crisis” for already vulnerable children – says the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

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A third of children chronically malnourished

IRIN — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:31:53 +0000

HARARE – Tinashe, a single mother of three living in Mbare township in Harare, the Zimbabwean capital, regularly misses a meal so as to stretch her US$90 a month income, and occasionally gives her children food left over from her employers’ meals at the middle-class household where she is a [...]

DR Congo oil tanker blaze – kills 220

AfricaVision Online — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:56:57 +0000

An oil tanker exploded in Democratic Republic of Congo, close to the border with Burundi, least 220 people are feared dead. Parts of Sange village are burning. A truck, travelling from Tanzania, overturned in the village. The fuel oil spread through the village before exploding. The village is about 70km south of the town [...]

Acute child malnutrition increases by 5%

IRIN — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:56:26 +0000

DAKAR – Nearly 17 percent of Niger’s children younger than five suffer acute malnutrition, a 5 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a national survey released by the government. More than 15 percent acute malnutrition is classified as a critical emergency by the UN World Health Organization (WHO). The report [...]

Poor health services hamper PMTCT progress

IRIN — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:50:53 +0000

MBABANE – Swaziland has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission from infected mothers to their babies, but health activists worry that this may be stalled or even reversed if lapses in basic health services are not addressed.

Since prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services became available in 2003, HIV transmission [...]

Measles back with a vengeance

IRIN — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:45:59 +0000

JOHANNESBURG – “Out of sight, out of mind” explains why Southern Africa has been grappling with one of the biggest outbreaks of measles, a highly contagious viral disease, since 2009.

The outbreak has so far claimed 758 lives, mostly in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa. Ahmadu Yakubu, Regional [...]