VSO: Sharing skills, changing lives

Government in South African calls for more participation in World AIDS Day.

Coffee could help establish economic security for Papua New Guinea residents.

New funds have been made available to improve schools in Nigeria.

A new agreement between Mozambique and China is set to fund a number of key projects.

Doctors in Indonesia are calling for more financial support to carry out important eye operations.

Teachers in Papua New Guinea have taken part in a workshop to develop new skills.

There are calls for more to be done to tackle the spread of disease in Bali.

New guidelines have been produced to help the media report HIV/AIDS stories.

Authorities in Malawi are investigating a unapproved drugs trial on HIV/AIDS patients.

A new media campaign in China is to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS.

Typhoid has claimed 20 lives in the western area of Uganda.

A new training programme hopes to encourage greater admin support between Ghana's departments.

There are reports that there has been another bird flu-related death in Indonesia.

A month-long initiative in Vietnam hopes to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.

A lack of training is leading to a shortage of therapists in Malawi, claims a leading medical body.

New figures show a rise in the number of people contracting HIV/AIDS in the rural areas of Papua New Guinea.

Namibia must improve basic English levels, claims a leading academic.

Poverty and HIV/AIDS are adding to the pressure felt by Malawi's elderly residents, claims a new report.

Authorities in Indonesia are working to ensure the development of affordable vaccines against bird flu.

Encouraging more girls to attend school could help Pakistan develop as a country, claims a politician.

India has failed in a bid to gain extra funds to tackle HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria.

The rate of HIV infection in Namibia has passed its peak, according to authorities.

Rwanda considers alternative energy methods.

Businesses in South Africa could help support the fight against HIV/AIDS.

A new initiative will help Nigeria provide drugs to those with HIV/AIDS.