Africa

The National Council of Provinces

Link: 
http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=34&Revision=en/13&SearchStart=0
The NCOP is a unique legislative body, as it is composed of delegates from South Africa's nine provincial legislatures, and has representation from organised local government.

XIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2000)

Link: 
http://www.aids2000.com
Information about all aspects of this conference to be held in Durban, South Africa in July

Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa

Link: 
http://www.equinetafrica.org
Equinet seeks to: * Develop and widen the conceptual understanding of equity in health and identify critical areas of work and policy issues in relation to equity in health. * Make visible existing unfair and avoidable inequalities in health.

AIDS-hit Swazi population drops

The population of the AIDS-riven kingdom of Swaziland, already one of the smallest countries in Africa, has fallen by around a fifth in the last decade, figures showed on Friday.

Manto's final budget

Health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang this week presented what may be her final budget as head of the health portfolio. She used the opportunity to mainly present successes by her department. The minister also used the occasion to claim victory in the battle against AIDS declaring that the 2007 HIV antenatal survey has shown a 1,2% drop in HIV prevalence among pregnant women.

Illness link to refineries

South Durban residents have again called for action against local oil refineries after a damning report was released detailing the ill health of the region's children.

Indaba planned for private healthcare industry

An indaba to discuss inflation and lack of transparency in the private healthcare industry will be convened next month, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Wednesday. The planned indaba will come after the Department of Health held a meeting with about 50 private healthcare industry stakeholders in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Indaba planned for private healthcare industry

An indaba to discuss inflation and lack of transparency in the private healthcare industry will be convened next month, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Wednesday. The planned indaba will come after the Department of Health held a meeting with about 50 private healthcare industry stakeholders in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Families of Aids victims 'make deal'

The families of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV would receive more than 400 million (R2.8 billion) under a deal expected to help free six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting them, a source said yesterday.