The economic outlook for Africa is improving after a decade of growth of 5.4% for the continent that matches global rates, the World Bank has said.
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IMF ready to forgive Liberia’s debt
The International Monetary Fund is ready to start cancelling Liberia’s debt to the agency after securing sufficient funding for the process.
Rethinking AIDS strategy after a string of failures. In wake of canceled vaccine study, some experts are reemphasizing proven, low-tech prevention methods.
DURBAN, South Africa — Few cases of AIDS have been as closely scrutinized as that of a former South African prostitute named Beauty. Scientists know when this 40-year-old woman became infected, how her body responded and what happened as her immune system collapsed.
Toilet conference opens in Delhi–40 countries take part
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Southern Africa: HIV-induced famine’s impact on agriculture
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Liberia decries lack of doctors
An acute shortage of trained doctors is sabotaging Liberia’s efforts to deliver health care to its people.
Health Minister Walter Gwenigale says Liberia needs at least 1,200 doctors to grapple with its post-war situation but currently it has only 120.
West Africa: New approach to malaria recommended, with more funds going to indoor spraying and new anti-malarial drugs, and less to bednets
A World Health Organization evaluation of West African countries’ progress in controlling malaria has recommended that donors allocate more funds to indoor spraying and to helping countries purchase the latest anti-malarial drugs.
Obesity epidemic is global, study shows. People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of south and east Asia, a one-day global snapshot reveals
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Mozambique ex-president Joaquim Chissano wins prize for excellence in leadership
Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano has won the first Mo Ibrahim prize rewarding a retired African head of state for excellence in leadership.
Mr Chissano, who is credited with bringing peace to Mozambique, had been seen as a frontrunner for the prize.
World Bank head urges countries to cut Liberia’s debt
The president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, has called on International Monetary Fund member countries to allow Liberia’s debts to be paid off.
Liberia is $800m in arrears on old debt to the IMF, relating to loans on which repayments stopped in 1984.
