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Involving men in South Africa's fight against HIVPlay

Involving men in South Africa's fight against HIV

AFP - Thu Nov 5, 12:22 PM ET

More people are HIV positive in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Yet many men still refuse to face up to the problem. A new scheme in Johannesburg hopes to change that, by talking directly to guys in the bars and clubs around town. Duration: 02:21

  • A very special drum circle Play
    A very special drum circle AFP - Thu Nov 5, 12:04 PM ET

    Music therapy has been found to help some sufferers of Alzheimer's disease, as well as their family and caregivers. In one home for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, residents take up drumming and singing as a means of connecting to others in the midst of these isolating illnesses. Duration: 01:48

  • Leeching onto an old remedy Play
    Leeching onto an old remedy AFP - Tue Nov 3, 10:57 AM ET

    Known for its anaesthetic, anti-inflammatory and even antibiotic qualities, the leech is making a return to the world of medicine. In Russia, 10 times more of the blood-suckers are grown than anywhere else in the world and leech therapy is nothing new. Duration: 01:55

  • Swaziland battles twin plagues of HIV, TB Play
    Swaziland battles twin plagues of HIV, TB AFP - Thu Oct 29, 2:59 PM ET

    A tuberculosis epidemic is overwhelming health clinics across Swaziland. It's fuelled by the high rate of HIV amongst the population. But the government and NGOs are fighting back.

  • Germany begins controversial swine flu vaccination Play
    Germany begins controversial swine flu vaccination AFP - Mon Oct 26, 11:58 AM ET

    Germany is beginning a massive swine flu vaccination campaign under a cloud of controversy after it emerged that politicians, health workers, policemen and soldiers would receive a different vaccine from ordinary citizens. The vaccine is reported to have milder side effects.  Duration: 01:39

  • Swine flu vaccine production in full swing Play
    Swine flu vaccine production in full swing AFP - Tue Oct 20, 9:08 AM ET

    French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi-Aventis has ramped up production of its swine flue vaccine, one of several that have been approved to combat the A(H1N1) pandemic. Duration: 01:13.

  • Hopes grow for AIDS vaccine: Nobel winner Play
    Hopes grow for AIDS vaccine: Nobel winner AFP - Mon Oct 19, 11:47 AM ET

    Recent trials showing strides in reducing HIV infection have bolstered hopes for finding a vaccine to AIDS, Nobel Prize winner Françoise Barré-Sinoussi said on Monday at the opening of an international conference on the issue. Duration: 00:41

  • With rains coming, Zimbabwe races to fix pipes Play
    With rains coming, Zimbabwe races to fix pipes AFP - Mon Oct 19, 7:30 AM ET

    Construction crews are ripping up streets across Zimbabwe's capital Harare, in a race to beat the upcoming rainy season and replace leaky sewers blamed for sparking the worst cholera epidemic the world has seen in decades. Duration: 01:38

  • H1N1 vaccine injections arrive, at last Play
    H1N1 vaccine injections arrive, at last AFP - Wed Oct 14, 4:56 PM ET

    At a clinic in Maryland, people in high risk demographics welcomed the area's first shipment of H1N1 vaccine injections. Pregnant women, young children, health workers and those with existing medical conditions waited for more than an hour to get the shot, or the flu mist spray, that they hope will keep them healthy.