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What African American Communities Can Learn from Africa About Stopping the Spread of HIV/ AIDS

Akoshia Yoba | Posted 12.04.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Young Black Males, Black Women, HIV/AIDS, Washington DC, Amref, African-Americans, Black Voices News
Akoshia Yoba

I was shocked to discover that the HIV infection rate for black males in our nation's capital is higher than that of some African countries such as Ethiopia, Rwanda and Nigeria.

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Dying to Give Life: The Paradox of Childbirth in the Motherland

Akoshia Yoba | Posted 09.30.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Women's Rights, Philanthropy, Amref, Midwives, Women's Health, African Diaspora, Orphans, Africa, HIV/AIDS Africa, Maternal Health, Health Care, Infant Mortality, African Americans, Maternal Mortality, Childbirth, Black Voices News
Akoshia Yoba

A little over 100 years ago, childbirth was one of the leading causes of death for women in the United States. Since then, we have drastically reduced the numbers of maternal mortality.

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Horn of Africa Crisis Is Not Over. How Can We Avoid Another One?

David J. Olson | Posted 12.04.2011 | World
Read More: Malnutrition, Unicef, Usaid, Somalia, Kenya, Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Drought, Amref, Famine, Plumpnut, World News
David J. Olson

The current drought and famine is worse than the one in 1985 -- some say it is the worst in 60 years and affects more than 12 million people, most of them women and children -- but seems to be attracting a fraction of the world's attention.

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