Mr. Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister has noted that some Civil Society Organisations involved in the campaign against HIV/AIDS and funded by the Aids Commission were not using the funds for the intended purposes.

It should not be taken for granted that all sports persons are HIV free.

The Director General (DG), National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Professor John Udoko, has said about 3million Nigerians are living with the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwambwa has advised parliamentarians to enact legislation that will provide for stiffer sanctions against practices that exacerbate HIV/AIDS infection.

COMPANIES have been called upon to come up with HIV policies for the workplace which will define their position and practices for preventing the transmission of the virus and for handling cases of HIV infection or Aids among employees.

The African National Congress and Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal have released a press release condemning doctors for their "unprofessional" strike action in the province.

STRIKING health workers have been given an ultimatum to report for work by Monday, failure to which they should consider themselves fired for staying away without authority for more than 10 days.

The Medical Stores Department (MSD) is rarely off newspaper headlines. This is understandable because as the essential drugs procurement arm of the Government, it holds millions of lives across the country.

A suspected case of swine flu in Nairobi has been ruled out by tests at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) laboratories.

Health officials were on Friday evening investigating a suspected case of H1N1 flu that was referred to Kenyatta National Hospital.

The following is the prepared testimony of Ted Dagne of Congressional Research Service before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health on June 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing was entitled, "Somalia: Prospects for

A background briefing by a senior official of the United States Department of State in Washington, DC on June 26, 2009:

Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has ruled out military intervention in resolving the Somalia conflict.

The United States has shipped about 40 tons of small arms and munitions to Somalia in the last two months to help the country's transitional government fight off a challenge from Islamist militants, a senior American official has revealed.

The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its grave concern over the escalating violence and worsening displacement crisis in the Somali capital, where local hospitals report that over 250 civilians have been killed and nearly 1,000 others wounded since fighting

A communiqué released on Friday by the Ministry of communications and relations with the Chamber of Deputies announced new appointments in the sector of communication.

AFRICAN countries should share experiences and help solve problems faced by member states, if the continent is to progress and claim its rightful position on the globe, Algerian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Ali Mokrani has said.

During a ceremony organized at the Carthage International Airport on Thursday, a Tunisair subsidiary in charge of passenger assistance, baggage handling, and maintenance of aircrafts , Tunisair Handling (TH) was officially attributed the ISO 9001-2000 certification for its activities in

The second international cryptology conference is currently taking place at Gammarth north of Tunis. The conference which is placed under the patronage of the Ministry of Communication Technologies was opened on Monday and will continue till June 25.

A consortium composed of France Telecom and Divona/Orange has been awarded the third mobile license in Tunisia. The license covers the regular GSM services and 3G, as well as landline services.