Thabani Raymond Kalala, or “coach,” as he prefers to be called, was diagnosed with HIV six years ago. He lives in a small town in rural South Africa, but this …
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Most European Governments to Ease Pandemic Rules Over Christmas Holiday, But Fearfully
All Europeans want is a merry and bright Christmas season, just like the ones they used to know. And under public pressure some governments are easing their pandemic restrictions in …
your ads here!New York City Reaches UN AIDS Goals, Can World Do Same?
Four years ago, governments around the world committed to U.N. goals that would end the AIDS pandemic. VOA’s Carol Pearson tells us why these goals are so elusive, and how a major city succeeded. …
your ads here!Pandemic Exacerbates Global Fight Against AIDS
Tuesday is World AIDS Day, with organizations around the world highlighting the need to support those living with and affected by HIV, the virus that causes the disease, while also remembering …
your ads here!Photo of Texas Doctor Comforting Elderly COVID-19 Patient Goes Viral
Joseph Varon, a doctor treating coronavirus patients at a Texas hospital, was working his 252nd day in a row when he spotted a distraught elderly man in the COVID-19 intensive …
your ads here!China Gave COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate to N. Korea’s Kim, US Analyst Says
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources. Harry Kazianis, a …
your ads here!Moderna to Seek Quick Approval of Coronavirus Vaccine in US, Europe
Drugmaker Moderna said Monday it is seeking emergency authorization in the United States and Europe to distribute its coronavirus vaccine after tests showed it is 94% effective.The U.S. biotechnology company’s …
your ads here!How US Military Invented America’s Favorite Snacks
From instant coffee to Cheetos, packaged cookies and energy bars, the U.S. military helped invent many of the snacks Americans love to eat. The effort accelerated during World War II, …
your ads here!WHO: Coronavirus Threatens to Reverse Gains Made in Malaria Control
On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization is calling on countries to step up the fight against malaria, saying the coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse important gains made in …
your ads here!US Health Experts: Coronavirus Vaccines on the Way, but Precautions Still Paramount
Two top U.S. coronavirus experts assured Americans Sunday that vaccines against the pandemic would soon become available but warned that not taking precautions against the spread of the virus before …
your ads here!UN Agency: Physical Activity Can Save Up to 5 Million Lives a Year
The World Health Organization is urging people to get moving and keep moving for better health. The U.N. health agency says physical activity can avert the deaths of up to …
your ads here!Los Angeles Issues Stay-at-Home Order to Curb COVID
A surge in new coronavirus cases has led California’s Los Angeles County to issue a new three-week, stay-at-home order which will go into effect Monday.The county had said previously that …
your ads here!Hundreds of ‘Zombie Mink’ Resurfacing from Mass Graves
Denmark’s government said on Friday it wants to dig up mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after hundreds resurfaced from mass graves.Denmark ordered all farmed …
your ads here!WHO Scientist Calls for More Vaccine Data
The World Health Organization’s top vaccine expert says the agency needs to evaluate coronavirus vaccines and their immune responses based on more than just a press release.Kate O’Brien, WHO’s director …
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A cyclone that hit parts of Somalia this week killed eight people and displaced thousands, flooded farmlands and could worsen a locust plague, an official and U.N. agencies said.The U.N. …
your ads here!Trump Administration Moves Ahead on Removing Bird Protections
The Trump administration moved forward Friday on removing long-standing federal protection for the nation’s birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists that billions more birds will likely …
your ads here!In Senegal, Entrepreneurial Cancer Survivor Looks to 3-D Printing to Aid Amputees
When a Senegalese woman lost her arm to cancer, she viewed her new reality not as a disability but a problem that needed fixing. Allison Lékogo Fernandes reports from the …
your ads here!Brazil President: ‘I’m Not Going to Take’ Coronavirus Vaccine
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he would refuse a coronavirus vaccine, the most recent of his vaccine-skeptic statements.”I’m telling you, I’m not going to take it. It’s my right,” …
your ads here!Bank of Canada: Vaccine Could Trigger Swift Economic Rebound
Canada’s economy could rebound faster than expected if consumer spending jumps in the wake of a successful coronavirus vaccination effort, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said Thursday.On the other …
your ads here!Stigma, Discrimination Seen Driving HIV/AIDS, COVID-19
The U.N. Program on HIV and AIDS warns that stigma and discrimination against marginalized populations are driving both the AIDS crisis and COVID-19 and must be tackled and eliminated to …
your ads here!Africa Braces for Second Coronavirus Wave
As a second wave of coronavirus approaches, Africa has a plan, says the continent’s top health official. In recent weeks, the continent has started to distribute 2.7 million rapid antigen …
your ads here!Indian Company Says it Has Made Millions of Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19
There is rising optimism in India about getting access to a COVID-19 vaccine after Britain-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced clinical trials of its vaccine candidate have shown it prevented infections. As Anjana …
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