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BREAST-FLASH NURSE KEEPS HER JOB

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

A NURSE who exposed her breast and pretended to feed a baby for a joke photo has kept her job.

Aids gel fails African trials

by Reuters

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

A gel designed to prevent women becoming infected with the AIDS virus has proved ineffective in trials in Africa, Britain’s Medical Research Council has announced.

Measles hit Zimbabwe

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

Health officials in Zimbabwe said Monday measles had broken out in many regions of the country, prompting a nationwide vaccination and immunisation campaign.

WHO regional immunisation conference starts in Zim

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

A World Health Organisation (WHO) African region conference on immunisation opened in Zimbabwe Monday, focused on expanding this type of treatment on the continent.