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Sub-Saharan countries, where up to 10 per cent of the population suffers from AIDS, “remain left out of the global HIV response” and lack access to medical care, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), has warned.   A lack of awareness and information about HIV amongst the population and a decline in international funding would exacerbate the problem, the aid group said. On the ground… Read more »

Two albino people have been murdered in Malawi since the beginning of the year, while five more have been abducted. As the severed head of a nine-year-old victim was discovered 20km from his home, Amnesty International called on the Malawian government to do more to protect members of the vulnerable minority group. Last year, Malawi’s Inspector General of police authorised his officers to shoot… Read more »