AIDS Map, 12 August 2014

NAT (National AIDS Trust) argues in a recent report that although black African communities in the UK are disproportionately affected by HIV, "the HIV-related needs of black African communities receive neither the attention nor the resources they should from policy-makers, decision-makers and funders." In particular, NAT believes that appropriate HIV prevention needs to be scaled up, but in a way which avoids black African people feeling "targeted" or "singled out" as a risk group for HIV infection.

NAT's report also criticises the failure of primary care and other NHS services to implement guidelines on HIV testing. As a result, rates of late diagnosis remain considerably higher in African people than in other communities.

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All Africa, 11 August 2014

Milk remains a key source of nutrients to fight stunting among children. Taking milk results into good mental and physical development. As far its composition is concerned, this wonder food is rich in proteins, vitamins A, B, B12, nutrients that contribute to strong and healthy bones. This was said by a health and nutritional specialist by the Global Communities/Usaid Ejo Heza while launching a milk campaign targeting lactating mothers and children in Gisagara District last week.

Gisagara has the highest rate with over 48 per cent of children afffected by malnutrition. Infact, statistics inidicate that 44 per cent of the children under the age of five are still affected by chronic malnutrition.

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Daily Times NG, 11 August 2014

The Human Immuno-deficiency Virus and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) prevalence rate has dropped in Akwa Ibom State, according to figure from the State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA).

Akwa Ibom State, which was ranked second among states most affected by the scourge, revealed that the current prevalence rate has dropped remarkably in recent times.

Speaking on Sunday, the chairman of SACA, Akwa Ibom State, Dr Francis Udoikpong, attributed the significant drop in the prevalence rate to the commitment of the state government towards protecting the population from being endangered by health problems.

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Muscat Daily, 11 August 2014

MUSCAT - With Oman registering 2,394 cases of HIV/AIDS in nearly three decades, a dedicated non-governmental body is currently under formation to assist in channelising efforts to fight the spread of the disease.

There were 1,511 people living with HIV (PLHIV) from 1984 till the end of December 2013, of which approximately 30 per cent of the new cases registered each year across the sultanate were women.

Positive Vision will be the sultanate's first NGO on HIV/AIDS which aims to raise awareness through programmes and campaigns targeting risky behaviour, specifically among most-at-risk populations and young people by collaborating with different sectors, and be a support system for PLHIVs and their families.

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