Gay gathering sparks row between Ethiopia
church and state
church and state
- 30 November, 2011 (Reuters) - A
meeting organised by an African
gay lobby group ahead of an
AIDS conference in Ethiopia has
sparked a rare spat between the
government and religious groups.
ETHIOPIA: HIV risk in a booming
construction industry
06 December, 2010 (Plus News)
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Everywhere in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, modern
buildings are popping up and wide roads are being built. The
country's booming construction sector is attracting thousands of
expert at the Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office
(HAPCO), told IRIN/PlusNews.
"We need to assess how increasing labourers - mainly youth -
employed by the construction sector are living away from their
family; are they informed about HIV/AIDS and how to protect
themselves? Do they take HIV tests when they go back to their
families? All this needs to be answered and necessary interventions
should be put in place," he added.
A visit to a construction site near Addis provides some answers.
Bikila Gurmu makes 30 Ethiopian Birr - about US$1.85 - a day
working at a construction project in the Sendafa area, 42km north
of the capital. The married father of two admits he sleeps with local
women when he is away from his family, who live a four-and-a-half
hour walk away; he only manages the trek once a week....More
construction industry
06 December, 2010 (Plus News)
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Everywhere in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, modern
buildings are popping up and wide roads are being built. The
country's booming construction sector is attracting thousands of
- labourers, and
government officials
are increasingly
recognizing the need
to target these
workers with HIV
prevention services.
- "We don't yet have a
[clear idea of]
Ethiopia's
construction
labourers' status and
lifestyles, though the
expert at the Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office
(HAPCO), told IRIN/PlusNews.
"We need to assess how increasing labourers - mainly youth -
employed by the construction sector are living away from their
family; are they informed about HIV/AIDS and how to protect
themselves? Do they take HIV tests when they go back to their
families? All this needs to be answered and necessary interventions
should be put in place," he added.
A visit to a construction site near Addis provides some answers.
Bikila Gurmu makes 30 Ethiopian Birr - about US$1.85 - a day
working at a construction project in the Sendafa area, 42km north
of the capital. The married father of two admits he sleeps with local
women when he is away from his family, who live a four-and-a-half
hour walk away; he only manages the trek once a week....More
Jolie-Pitt Establish HIV/AIDS Clinic in Ethiopia
- " Our goal is to transfer the
success we have in Cambodia
to Ethiopia where people are
needlessly dying of
tuberculosis, a curable disease,
and HIV/AIDS, a treatableMore
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Social Determinants of Health
THE CANADIAN FACTS
THE CANADIAN FACTS
- 07 May, 2010 (Juha Mikkonen
and Dennis Raphael) - The
primary factors that shape the
health of Canadians are not
medical treatments or lifestyle
choices but rather the living
conditions they experie...More
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Africa AIDS Conference Opens in Ethiopia
05 December, 2011 (Lincoln Tribune) - An International
conference on AIDS in Africa opens in Addis Ababa with an
address by former U.S. president George W. Bush. He is being
honored for his role in creating PEPFAR...More
05 December, 2011 (Lincoln Tribune) - An International
conference on AIDS in Africa opens in Addis Ababa with an
address by former U.S. president George W. Bush. He is being
honored for his role in creating PEPFAR...More
Ethiopia launches national plan to prevent
new HIV infections among children
04 December, 2011 (UNAIDS) - "Ethiopia is one of 22
sub-Saharan African countries that succeeded in reducing their
national rate of new HIV infections by 25% between 2001 and
2009. According to government estimates, approximately 1.2
million people were living with HIV in Ethiopia in 2010, including
about 90 000 pregnant women. Despite progress in the national
HIV response, only 9.3% of pregnant women who are eligible for
HIV services are currently receiving them...More
new HIV infections among children
04 December, 2011 (UNAIDS) - "Ethiopia is one of 22
sub-Saharan African countries that succeeded in reducing their
national rate of new HIV infections by 25% between 2001 and
2009. According to government estimates, approximately 1.2
million people were living with HIV in Ethiopia in 2010, including
about 90 000 pregnant women. Despite progress in the national
HIV response, only 9.3% of pregnant women who are eligible for
HIV services are currently receiving them...More