Western Union and USAID Launch Second African Diaspora Marketplace With Small Business Workshops in Seven Cities Tour kicks off second phase of successful initiative designed to create entrepreneurial solutions to economic and social challenges The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) a leader in global payment services, the Western Union Foundation and the United States …
Monthly Archives: November 2011
DECEMBER IS WORLD AIDS
UNAIDS and WHO modify their estimates as new data, research and analyses emerge. As advances are made to the methodology of data collection and surveillance, the estimates of numbers of people living with HIV are revised to reflect these improvements. Revisions are also made retrospectively for each year to allow for a more …
Doctor brain drain costs Africa $2 billion
By Kate Kelland | Reuters – Fri, Nov 25, 2011 LONDON (Reuters) – Sub-Saharan African countries that invest in training doctors have ended up losing $2 billion as the expert clinicians leave home to find work in more prosperous developed nations, researchers said on Friday. A study by Canadian scientists found that South Africa and Zimbabwe suffer …
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George W. Bush to raise cancer awareness in Africa By JAMIE STENGLE | AP – 2 hrs 24 mins ago DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush will travel to Africa next month to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer, an effort he calls a "natural extension" of a program launched during his presidency that …
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Scholarships Available to Study African Languages Abroad
African Languages Initiative The African Languages Initiative offers Boren Scholarship applicants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of, and proficiency in, African languages and cultures. Through the initiative, supplemental funding will be available for Boren Scholars to study one of the following languages at the University of Florida’s summer 2012 program prior to commencing their …
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In recognition of World AIDS Day, HHS will offer free, confidential, rapid HIV testing. HIV testing is the only reliable way to know your HIV status. Knowing your status early can help you protect yourself by seeking out appropriate treatment and helps you protect your partners from infection. All appointments are confidential and last …
Clowns and matador fight Wall Street bull (VIDEO)
A man dressed as a matador fightswith the Wall Street Bull in Manhattan. Photo credit: Bess Adler. If you ask anyone involved in the Occupy movement, they’ll be sure to tell you that Wall Street is full of clowns. In a new video circulating the Web, some demonstrators decided to give them some company. Hannah …
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AFRICANS BEING ALL THAT THEY CAN BE!
www.ugandandiaspora.com/nasa%E2%80%99s-first-black-mission-control-flight-director-is-ugandan Kwatsi Alibaruho, the first African-American to lead Mission Control at NASA will be among the entrepreneurs, diplomats, tourists, academicians, philanthropists, and agents of technology transfer who will be honored this year during The Ugandan Diaspora Social Networking Event. The first African-American to lead Mission Control is working shifts as a flight director for the …
HIV/AIDS SYMPOSIUM -Open to the Public
HIV/AIDS 2011 and Beyond: Propelling the Next Generation of Research with Behavioral and Social Science November 9, 2011 1:00-4:00 p.m. Natcher Conference Center, Balcony B NIH Main Campus Commemorating 30 years since the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in 1981, this symposium honors the significant contributions of behavioral and social science to HIV/AIDS …
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01078.x/pdf
Suicidality and Depression Among African American Adolescents: The Role of Family and Peer Support and Community Connectedness Rates of suicide are increasing among African American adolescents and pose a significant public health concern. One area that has received little attention is the relationship between various types of social support and suicide, and the extent to …
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