More feature stories on Western and Central Africa

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HIV/TB features in World TB Day events
30 March 2007|
Events linked to World TB Day in Ghana and Malawi highlight the importance of greater collaboration between the HIV and TB communities in order to reduce the burden of these leading causes of death.
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Burkina Faso: 'Exceptional leadership' on AIDS
27 March 2007|
At the 6th annual session of Burkina Faso’s National AIDS Commission, President Blaise Compaoré underlined his personal commitment to AIDS issues, chairing the 10-hour session and calling for a scaling-up of the AIDS response towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in the country.
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Contemporary African art and AIDS
09 February 2007|
Tradition, nature, myths and day-to-day life are sources of inspiration that shape the works of contemporary African artists.
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Traditional healers join the AIDS response
07 February 2007|
Traditional healers are respected members of communities and play a critical role in the health-care delivery system, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
Towards universal access: West and Central Africa
07 November 2006|
The renewed commitment to universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support undertaken by countries across the world, has paved the way in West and Central Africa to more inclusive dialogue among partners, galvanizing consensus around the core challenges currently obstructing the national response, and strengthening joint determination to scale up national programmes.
How business could succeed in scaling up the business response to AIDS in Africa
01 November 2006|
In the first ever study of its kind, “The State of Business Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa” shows how 27 countries are supporting businesses in addressing HIV/AIDS.
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Universal access: New push from African civil society
01 September 2006|
Thirty representatives from the African Civil Society Coalition on HIV and AIDS attended the International AIDS Conference in Toronto to push forward the agenda on universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support for all Africans.
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New African resolve to combat AIDS, TB and Malaria
08 May 2006|
African leaders and Heads of State recently met in Abuja, Nigeria at a Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to address the challenges posed by the three diseases that kill an estimated four million Africans every year.
African Union and UN launch bold initiative to scale up HIV prevention in Africa
19 April 2006|
In an attempt to step up the pace of HIV prevention in Africa, the African Union and United Nations launched a new initiative last week to scale up HIV prevention programmes in Africa.

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