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South Africa: People On Art Have Near Normal Life Expectancies
People living with HIV in South Africa, who access antiretroviral therapy (ART) before their immune systems are severely compromised, have life expectancies close to that of the general population, researchers have found.
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mHealth ‘could save a million African lives by 2017
Mobile health (mHealth) applications such as text messages could save more than a million lives in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years, according to a report.
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Zambia slowly winning HIV/AIDS fight
In Southern Africa, Zambia has one of the world’s most devastating HIV and AIDS pandemic. In 2009, nearly 76,000 adults were newly infected with HIV, representing about 200 new infections each day.
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Rockefeller And Tony Elumelu Foundation Launch African Impact Fund
The Rockefeller Foundation and theTony Elumelu Foundation, founded by Nigerian philanthropist Tony Elumelu, have launched an impact investment fund for Africa.
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Donors likely to cut down on HIV and Aids funds
Uncertainty looms over the future of donor funding of the fight against HIV and Aids, malaria, and tuberculosis.
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Mara Foundation, NFTE Partner For Global Entrepreneurship Education
Mara Foundation and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) have launched a partnership aimed at educating emerging entrepreneurs across the globe.
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Africa: Why Money Sent Home Is Better Than Foreign Aid
The African diaspora is a major source of foreign income so large that it now outstrips foreign aid sent by Western donors.
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New apps transforming remote parts of Africa
For generations, breeding cows in the rural highlands of Kenya has hinged on knowledge and experience passed down from parents to children. But Mercy Wanjiku is unlike most farmers. Her most powerful tool is her cell phone, and a text messaging service called iCow.
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