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The Menace of HIV/AIDS: Epidemiological Overview of the Epidemic in Eastern Africa
The cases of HIV/AIDS were first reported in 1983 in Eastern Africa. The threat of the disease went from being rare to becoming a fact of daily existence for most families in Eastern Africa. HIV/AIDS affects all aspects of development from local government policies to foreign aid. Last year, approximately 10,000 cases from 20 mainland [...]
Continue reading...Continued efforts are stressed to tackle AIDS by UN
Monday, December 1, 2008
Top United Nations officials have marked World AIDS Day today by calling for vigilant efforts to build on earlier successes in the fight against the global epidemic and stressed the need to eliminate discrimination against sufferers of the disease. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed to the many positive steps made in tackling HIV/AIDS, including increased government support [...]
Continue reading...Up to 2,500 HIV Cases registered in Afghanistan
Saturday, August 9, 2008
KABUL: There are an estimated 2500 HIV positive cases in Afghanistan, a country reeling from decades of war, poverty, illiteracy, massive displacements, high levels of poppy cultivation and commercial and unsafe sex. Unsafe injection practices, drug trafficking and usage, unsafe injection practices and blood transfusion were potential risk factors for the spread of the deadly [...]
Continue reading...Need for collective efforts, awareness against HIV/AIDS
Monday, May 19, 2008
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri has urged upon the society for collective & concerted efforts to create greater awareness and take preventive measures to save people from deadly HIV/Aids disease. Speaking as chief guest at Dialogue for Development Forum (DDF), held in connection to international Candle light movement on late Sunday evening at [...]
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The DAWN Group of Newspapers, published by the Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) Limited (PHPL) was founded by the Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the father of the nation. The group began its publication, the DAWN newspaper, in 1947 immediately after independence and has ever since emerged as one of the high brow English Newspaper of pakistan with huge circulation. This newspaper has a wide readership because it is trend setter and its editorials always choose an independent and pro Pakistan policy. This is the most read newspaper in specific classes e.g. Ambassadors, Ministers, Professors, Teachers and Students. Dawn has recently launched English News Channel that has been running successfully.
Dawn has an extremely neat and easily navigating website including the left sidebar. All important links show different pages of hard version of Newspaper that makes easy for the readers and visitors to pick the link they are interested in; including Front Page, National, International, Local, Business, Editorial and Opinion.. Website has segregated its columnists in the same side bar and links to their Mags. Website gives link to the Online Dawn News. The news in Pics is very praiseworthy feature of the site.
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
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