HIV TREATMENT FOR AFRICAN PREGNANT MOMS SAVES LIVES – STUDY

HIV TREATMENT FOR AFRICAN PREGNANT MOMS SAVES LIVES – STUDY

Oliver Meth A new research study has found that at least 90 percent of African pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment (ART) had an undetectable viral load with reported maternal health having improved over time. The PEPFAR PROMOTE study was a follow-up study to the IMPAACT PROMISE (Promoting Maternal and Infant Survival Everywhere) clinical trial. During […]

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 SOUTH AFRICA JET FUEL CRISIS PERSISTS

SOUTH AFRICA JET FUEL CRISIS PERSISTS

Oliver Meth In recent weeks, South Africa has experienced severe fuel shortages in light of significant flooding and infrastructure damage to the region’s Johannesburg and Durban provinces. Despite reassurances from authorities that the crisis is under control, many airlines serving O.R. Tambo International Airport have been forced into refuelling detours.  Last week, South Africa said […]

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 AFRICA’S ONLY VACCINE PLANT IS STRUGGLING

AFRICA’S ONLY VACCINE PLANT IS STRUGGLING

Oliver Meth Africa’s only vaccine plant, Aspen Pharmacare, is warning that they may have to stop production because of low demand. Fewer than one in six Africans have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, with many reluctant to get jabbed. The global organisations that buy Covid vaccines for poorer countries “need to step up” […]

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 MULTINATIONAL FORCES “DISRUPT” JIHADIST REBELS IN MOZAMBIQUE

MULTINATIONAL FORCES “DISRUPT” JIHADIST REBELS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Oliver Meth Multinational forces have been able to “disrupt” jihadist rebels in northern Mozambique since their deployment there last year, according to South Africa’s military chief. More than 3,100 troops from several African countries moved into troubled Cabo Delgado province last July after Islamist insurgents seized territory. Southern African “forces met strong resistance from the […]

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