Tagged: AIDS

25 Feb

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‘I wish I had AIDS’: Is the global health sector neglecting non-communicable diseases?

by · February 25, 2013 · 7 Comments

(Photo by Keith Lane )

International donors have made big progress against high-profile diseases like HIV, TB and malaria. But Cambodian doctors say non-communicable diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure are on the rise and going untreated. 

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20 May

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SIFF film picks from Africa

by · May 20, 2012 · 0 Comments

A still from 'Lucky'

Of the 460-odd films from 64 different countries playing at SIFF this year, only a thin slice hail from Africa. To be fair to the SIFF programmers, they can only screen the films that get submitted, and only a few African countries have robust film scenes. But c’mon – only 5 features and 4 shorts? [...]

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