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 IRIN  30/07/2010HIV-positive people on treatment will be switched from regimens containing the antiretroviral Stavudine to less toxic combinations in line with UN World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, according to a senior official. Continue reading Government takes first steps to roll out less toxic ARVs IRIN 28/06/2010DAKAR – 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 links this increase to the poor 2008-2009 harvests. Free Internet Press 05/06/2010Lead poisoning caused by illegal gold mining has killed 163 Nigerians, including 111 children, since March in several remote villages in northern Zamfara state, a senior government official said on Friday. IRIN 28/05/2010Developing countries like Malawi are calculating the cost of adhering to new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines that recommend starting HIV-positive people on antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) sooner. IRIN 26/04/2010DAKAR – Sixteen countries in West and Central Africa are short of around US$16 million to reach the $39 million needed to run measles prevention campaigns in all of them this year, say the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Continue reading Funding shortfall threatens measles campaign IRIN 21/10/2009DAKAR, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) – Yellow fever is a ticking time bomb, while measles has been eliminated three years ahead of schedule in parts of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. These are among the highlights of the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) report, State of the World’s Vaccines and Immunization: |
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