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| REFLECTIONS ON THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV IN MALAWI |
| Malawi has been a leader in achieving remarkable successes in the fight against HIV. In Malawi, almost one in every four adult urban women are infected, child and maternal deaths remain elevated due to the epidemic, and almost every family in the country has a profound story to tell about how they have been personally affected by this disease. But Malawi is set to reach the milestone of 500,000 persons (one of every 30 Malawians) alive and on antiretroviral treatment, something that was simply inconceivable when the program started a decade ago…read blog |
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| Infographic of the Week |
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| Video of the Week |
| MALAWI: TOWARDS A GENERATION BORN HIV-FREE(from UNICEF) |
| Malawi is a country that has been severely affected by HIV, and women in their child-bearing years have been particularly vulnerable. Not so long ago, few women living with HIV in rural areas had access to the treatment they needed to protect their unborn babies from infection. Today, Malawi is taking a simplified approach towards protecting babies from being born with HIV…watch video |
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| Story of the Week |
| MEET HASSAN: HIV COUNSELOR REACHES THE HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA |
| Riding donkeys, motorcycles, and bicycles and walking along rugged roads for long distances are just a part of Hassan Mohammad’s daily routine. Hassan is a community health extension worker and team lead of the HIV Testing and Counseling Unit at Tsafe General Hospital. Tsafe is an area located in Zamfara state in northwest Nigeria. It has several remote communities with an estimated population of over 90,000 people who have little or no access to hospital care…read story |
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December 18: CDC Twitter chat about food safety (follow @CDCgov or hashtag #CDCchat) |
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