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Tag Archives: Botswana
Botswana Demonstrate Just How Democratic It Is
Botswana is generally considered one of the more democratic African nations. Now if you’re a generally democratic nation how do you go about demonstrating your devotion to democratic principles? Well, of course you try to deport a college professor critical … Continue reading
Tagged Botswana, Free Speech
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UN Official Wars AIDS Crisis Could Wreck Africa’s Future
Speaking at a September AIDS conference in Kenya, UN AIDS Program director Michel Sidibe warned that, if left unchecked, the AIDS epidemic threatens to become a catastrophe that will wreck Africa’s future. Sidibe’s speech reinforced the findings of a UN … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, Botswana
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Do Africans Follow Anti-HIV Drug Regimen Better Than Americans?
One of the long-standing arguments against the use of anti-retrovirals to treat the AIDS crisis in Africa goes like this: African countries like the health infrastructure to ensure that patients will consistently take anti-HIV drugs (which, of course, have a … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, Botswana, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, United States
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UN: AIDS Epidemic Still Growing
UNAIDS released a report in July claiming that the AIDS epidemic is still in its initial phases, and that the total deaths to AIDS in the developing world will grow to horrific heights over the next few decades. In the … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, Botswana, Zimbabwe
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Measles Vaccination Works in the Developing World
A study published this month in The Lancet should settle once and for all whether or not vaccination of disease is a worthwhile goal to achieve in the developing world. There has been some skepticism over whether or not poor … Continue reading
Tagged Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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Botswana and the Mystery of Growth
The Economist recently looked at one of the odd outcomes of the last half of the 20th century. Over the last 35 years, no country has experienced faster growth in per capita income than Botswana. That’s right, Botswana. While the … Continue reading
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Life Expectancy in Africa Continues Decline
Africa is the only region, to my knowledge, in which the life expectancy has been declining over the past two decades, and it looks like the life expectancy there will continue to decline for the forseeable future. According to a … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, Botswana, Life Expectancy, Malawi
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