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Month: April 2006

Fear of HIV/AIDS Explosion in War Affected Southern Sudan

April 17, 2006

(IRIN News) Health experts are concerned that southern Sudan, emerging from more than two decades of civil war, may experience a major HIV epidemic due to high numbers of refugees…

Thousands of HIV-positive Babies Born Daily

April 12, 2006

The World Health Organization issued a report saying about 2,000 children of HIV-positive mothers in the developing world are born with the disease on a daily basis because the mothers…

Sudan vice president not opposed to U.N. in Darfur

April 12, 2006

KHARTOUM, March 27 (Reuters) – U.N. forces can enter Darfur if their mandate is clearly defined, to relieve underfunded African troops monitoring a shaky truce in the western region, Sudan’s…