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PlusNews logo <http://www.plusnews.org/> PlusNews Global HIV/AIDS news and analysis Table of contents 1. HEALTH: Straight talk with Stop TB Director Mario Raviglione 2. UGANDA: Lack of resources, political will slows male circumcision progress _____ HEALTH: Straight talk with Stop TB Director Mario Raviglione <http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?Reportid=94091> lead photo LILLE, 31 October 2011 (PlusNews) - With global health funding on the decline, officials are concerned that strains of tuberculosis (TB), including multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), may go untreated. Stop TB Director Mario Raviglione spoke to IRIN/PlusNews at the International Lung Health Conference in Lille, France, about the threat of drug resistant TB treatment and the precarious TB funding gap. Read report online <http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?Reportid=94091> _____ UGANDA: Lack of resources, political will slows male circumcision progress <http://www.plusnews.org/report.aspx?Reportid=94107> lead photo KAMPALA, 31 October 2011 (PlusNews) - Ugandan men have been seeking medical male circumcision in droves since the government launched a national policy in 2010, but the health system is not equipped to handle the caseload, slowing down the potential HIV prevention benefits of the campaign. Read report online <http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?Reportid=94107> _____ [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Feedback <http://www.irinnews.org/websitefeedback.aspx> | Terms & Conditions <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> | RSS feeds News Feeds <http://www.irinnews.org/plusnews.xml> | About IRIN <http://www.plusnews.org/about.aspx> | Jobs <http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx> | Donors <http://www.irinnews.org/donors.aspx> Copyright © IRIN 2011. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site and links to external sites do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> . Come visit the new PlusNews website: http://www.plusnews.org <http://www.irinnews.org/donors.aspx> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
