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South Africa: Serious shortage in antirevtroviral funding
June 21, 2009A one-billion rand (US$123 million) shortfall in South Africa's public sector antiretroviral (ARV) programme could jeopardise treatment programmes as soon as September, a health expert has warned.
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Mau Mau veterans to sue Britain for torture
June 20, 2009Original source: Kenyan independence veterans have announced that they will file a lawsuit against the British government next week for the torture that they claim they suffered at the hands of their former British colonial rulers....
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China issues sex change guidelines for public discussion
June 19, 2009China is set to issue its first clinical guideline on sex-change surgery, according to a notice put on the website of the Ministry of Health Tuesday. The ministry is now soliciting public and professional opinions on...
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Sexual violence hauled out of the shadows
June 19, 2009WASHINGTON, Jun 16 (IPS) - On Jun. 19, 2008, the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 1820, expressly addressing the problems of sexual violence in conflict situations. One year later, three experts in the field gathered to...
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World leaders, ILO call for urgent reforms
June 19, 2009GENEVA, Jun 17 (IPS) - A crisis summit organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to halt millions of job losses across the world due to the global economic slowdown ended Wednesday with a ringing call...
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