Hhohho District

SENATOR QUESTIONS DRIVE TO ARREST SEX WORKERS

MBABANE, (Nov. 12, 2009) IPS/GIN - It is one of the world's oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane...

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SWAZILAND: Help Sex Workers - Senator

MBABANE, Nov 12 (IPS) - It is one of the world’s oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane stirred a...

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Zambia: Let Us Reduce Maternal Mortality - Thandiwe

FIRST Lady, Thandiwe Banda has called for the redoubling of efforts to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries. Mrs Banda has also said it is high time motherhood became a right for every woman regardless of their...

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SWAZILAND: TB-HIV services needed to lower world's highest rates

MBABANE, 4 November 2009 (IRIN) - Swaziland not only has the world's highest HIV prevalence rate, it now also has the highest tuberculosis (TB) rate, but health officials warn that not enough is being done to integrate TB and...

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Southern Africa: More Boreholes, No Water

Mbabane — In the drought-stricken area of Siteki, Tibuyile Maziya has been trying to fill up her four 20-litre buckets with water at a community for the last four hours. According to the director of the Department of Water...

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Child Care in Cape Town with All Out Africa

All Out Africa - Volunteer to help care for underprivileged children in Cape Town. Based at one of the project's child care centers you may help with hands-on teaching, organising activities, caring for the children, arranging...

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SWAZILAND: Thandi Xaba, "If you feel good about life it helps you stay healthy"

MBABANE, 27 October 2009 (IRIN) - Thandi Xaba, 23, an aspiring actress living with HIV, belongs to an itinerant theatrical group in Swaziland who perform plays dealing with HIV/AIDS, often spiced with humour to engage the rural...

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SWAZILAND: Controversy over calls to legalise sex work

MBABANE, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) - A search for ways to curb the spread of HIV in Swaziland has led to a public debate on legalizing sex work, which would have been unheard of 10 years ago in this poor, food-insecure country.

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MEN TO HELP REDUCE MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY

MBABANE, (Aug. 28, 2009) IPS/GIN - "Getting men involved in maternal and child health care is a serious challenge because of cultural dynamics and practices," said Rejoice Nkambule, the health department's deputy director of...

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SWAZILAND: Archie Simelane, "With HIV, you can't see the danger"

Source: IRIN Archie Muntu Simelane, a construction worker in Mbabane, Swaziland's capital, talked to IRIN/PlusNews about how his HIV-positive status led him to becoming a health motivator at his place of work.

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