Shiselweni District

HEALTH-SWAZILAND: On ART Since Birth

NHLANGANO, Swaziland, Nov 16 (IPS) - Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV-positive child has contracted multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

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US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama

Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2009 - The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said Friday.

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Swaziland battles twin plagues of HIV, TB (AFP)

AFP/File – A patient waits for his pills as he meets with a nurse at Nhlangano health centre on October 28, 2009. … by Tabelo Timse Tabelo Timse – 20 mins ago SHISELWENI, Swaziland (AFP) – Zodwa Mahlabane meticulously takes out...

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Swazi products popular in Taiwan

I am yet to see an ambassador, who leaves the ambience of his office not only to visit all media houses to familiarise himself with what they do but to further make a meaningful contribution to their trade in a form of material...

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Charity gets children into school

The £5 rucksacks enable children in Swaziland to attend school A charity set up by the family of a Somerset man who died in the Asian tsunami in 2004 is helping African children get an education. Piers Simon from Chilthorne...

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BADEA extends laons worth $ 38.5 mn to five African countries

Dakar, 13th May 2009 (WAM) -- The loans extended by virtue of those agreements are based on easy terms and aim at contributing to financing development projects in the afore-mentioned African countries. US$ 10 million to the...

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Cultural Beliefs Spread HIV/Aids

Mbabane — Anecdotal evidence that entrenched cultural beliefs among Swazis actively encourage the spread of HIV/AIDS has been confirmed by a joint government and UN report. The State of the Swaziland Population - echoes...

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'Role Models in the Community'

She is popularly known as sitjifiri (beautiful and well-kempt woman in SiSwati). Sylvia Khuzwayo travels across the Shiselweni region, in the southern part of the Kingdom of Swaziland, giving testimonials to communities on her...

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