Kenya's HIV progress report: good progress, but also big gaps: Antiretroviral treatment prevents the virus from multiplying and prolongs the lives of HIV positive people. Thomas Mukoya/ReutersThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has clear markers on the road to controlling the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. By 2020, about nine out of every ten people should know their HIV status. … [Read more...] about Kenya’s HIV progress report: good progress, but also big gaps | The Conversation
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Steinhoff scandal points to major gaps in stopping unethical corporate behaviour | The Conversation
Steinhoff scandal points to major gaps in stopping unethical corporate behaviour: ShutterstockA corporate scandal unfolding around one of the largest businesses coming out of South Africa, Steinhoff, has become a major cause for concern. It threatens to wipe out hundreds of billions of rand invested on behalf of many people – rich as well as … [Read more...] about Steinhoff scandal points to major gaps in stopping unethical corporate behaviour | The Conversation
South Africa still has four critical gaps to fill before it sees the end of AIDS | The Conversation
South Africa still has four critical gaps to fill before it sees the end of AIDS: There are several challenges that South Africa needs to address to bring HIV under control. ShutterstockSouth Africa has the largest number of people living with HIV in the world. It accounts for up to one third of new HIV infections globally. In 2016 there were an estimated 7.1 million people … [Read more...] about South Africa still has four critical gaps to fill before it sees the end of AIDS | The Conversation
Bird flu in Uganda highlights gaps in Africa’s plans to manage pandemics | The Conversation
Bird flu in Uganda highlights gaps in Africa's plans to manage pandemics: The avian influenza strain of bird flu is thought to spread across continents via wild migratory birds. ShutterstockThe strain of avian influenza detected in wild and domestic birds in Uganda recently is the same virus that has spread through Asia and Europe over the past four months. Revealed as the H5N8 … [Read more...] about Bird flu in Uganda highlights gaps in Africa’s plans to manage pandemics | The Conversation
Finance minister plugs some gaps, but South African economy is still precarious | The Conversation
Finance minister plugs some gaps, but South African economy is still precarious: South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presenting the medium term budget. The country's economy remains in the doldrums. Nic Bothma/EPASouth Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan presented the country’s 2016 medium term budget amid rising economic challenges marked by low growth, a … [Read more...] about Finance minister plugs some gaps, but South African economy is still precarious | The Conversation
