of years. singapore's health minister rejects allegations of a cover—up, saying in a statement that we, the ministryand new state—of—the—art centre to handle infectious disease outbreaks, there is disquiet. dr leo yee sin, who runs it, tells me that safeguards have been put in place which now restrict doctors from accessing such data. but she too admits that the real problem is how people living with hiv are treated. hiv—positive persons still face a lot of stigma. they find themselves very difficult to be accepted by society. it is important for us to pick it up and challenge the community, because the stigma comes from the community. just four years ago, singapore lifted a 20—year ban on hiv—infected people entering the country. but not much seems to have changed in terms of attitudes towards those living with hiv. as people live in fear of being named, the data breach highlights the vulnerable community in a society that continues to stigmatise the condition. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why this very elderly tortoise, missing for more than 100 years on the galapagos islands, may be t

warren johnson, and haiti's ministry of health, to create gheskio, which is now the second oldest research institution in the world dedicated to the fig against aids. the french acronym means "the haitian group for the study of kaposi sarcomand opportunistic infections," as the term aids had not yet been coined. >> people were dying within six mont to a year. so it was scary because nobody knew how it was transmitted. and we knew that we were on something big. >> reporter: aids was so prevalent in haiti that a myth arose that being haitian was a risk factor for the disease. bupape and his team produced groundbreaking studies that helped disprove the widespread notion that haitians were especially susceptible to ai. and early on, haiti's ministry of health closed all commercial blood banking after pape's team .onnected blood transfusions in haiti to infection >> and i think this is tlehe mot simportant measure we took early on to control the aids oridemic. >> rr: in the early 2000s, gheso began providing life-saving antiretroviral medicine to haitians for free, with support from the global

that we and other patients need more meds so we urge the united nations and the ministry of health to do whatever it takes to make this medicine available. that's a tall order for more than fifty percent of the people don't have access to regular health care less than half of hospitals are working and the risk of an edge one and one epidemic is increased in crowded cities and towns teeming with yemenis displaced by war when to shut up because you don't want to. we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred one thousand cases of swine flu this is the number we've managed to register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access health centers due to the war and the siege the death toll has so far reached. the u.n. is trying to rescue those who. did sweden in december to stop fighting in the city of. renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical to reach patients needing medicine for the x one n one flu virus.

we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred nineteen cases of swine flu this is the number we've managed to register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access health centers due to the war and the siege the death toll has so far reached eighty six the un is trying to rescue their ceasefire agreement reached in sweden in december to stuff fighting in the city of hadera renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical a to reach patients needing medicine for the x. one n one flu virus. still ahead here on al-jazeera the fear of a peace deal afghan women worry about a future if the u.s. settles with the taliban and withdraw its troops. and how also drawing inspiration from russia. oh we've still got plenty of would you rather call central east and parts of your body this turning out towards the west well as he quote for those central parts of the snow will continue whether it's towards the east and i was als

we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred one thousand cases of swine flu this is the number we've managed to register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access. to the war and the siege the death toll has so far reached. the u.n. is trying to rescue their. december to stuff fighting in the city of. renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical a to reach patients needing medicine but the edge one n one flu virus priyanka gupta al-jazeera thailand is taking another big step towards long delayed elections with parliamentary hopefuls registering their names the vote is there to happen late next month and will be the first since the military took power nearly five years ago when hey isn't bangkok. this is a fictive lead the start of the election campaign with prospective members of parliament from the thirty constituencies in the capital bangkok coming here to register for the vote and this is a scene t

we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred one thousand cases of swine flu this is the number we've managed to register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access. to the war and the siege the death toll has so far reached. the u.n. is trying to rescue their. december to stuff fighting in the city of. renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical to reach patients needing medicine for the x one n one flu virus. turkey's president say a saudi arabia's crown prince and the kingdom's former foreign minister have lied about the murder of jamal. also reiterated his despair in action over the killing of the saudi. stephanie has more from. speaking to the state roll call starr mentioning. and i suppose about how there's been no real movement also referred to the united states disappointment in how they are talking and this is what he had to say because. i cannot understand america's silence been such a horrif

we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred one thousand cases of swine flu this is the number we've managed to register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access health centers due to the war and the siege the death toll has so far reached eighty six the un is trying to rescue their cease fire agreement reached in sweden in december to stop fighting in the city of hadera. renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical a to reach patients needing medicine for the x. one n one flu virus. al-jazeera a footballer fighting extradition from thailand has pleaded with judges not to send him back to bahrain where he says he fears he'll be tortured. a rep here in court in bangkok shackled in chains judges adjourned his case until april and denied bail despite international appeals for his freedom a former member of bahrain's national team was arrested while on honeymoon in thailand arrive be led to australia fiv

dollars in the thank you letter from the ministry of health and family welfare. gynecologist pointed bailey is familiar with the pressure on pregnant women. he too performs abortions but never when it is a matter of the sex of the fetus is supposed to be easy and this dr bailey doesn't think much of the new government programs. give me one reason how it was as if the other woman she was pregnant who was there were going to school has been the day she was born she was told that she's because she's a woman and then she gets pregnant in a new home with seven other people are telling her every day the ball you know you will lose everything if you produce a girl how do you know what. both were in st louis or you know. where to go television spot no it doesn't work now the ultimate solution is of course that people start. respecting girls more than boys. they wanted to protect the world from a population explosion but they waged war on the poor not on poverty. had they supported education and the economic security of women birth rates would have gone down on their own.

dollars in the thank you letter from the ministry of health and family welfare. gynecologist can a baby is familiar with the pressure on pregnant women. he too performs abortions but never when it is a master of the sex of the fetus. supposed to be easy. because dr beatty doesn't think much of the new government programs. give me one tree that hoe how it was as a woman when she was pregnant who was never want to school has been the day she was born she was told that because you were woman and then she got pregnant in your home with. her every day therefore you know. if you produce a girl how do you have. both you in st louis. or . television spot no it doesn't work no ultimate solution is a cause that people start to. respecting girls more than boys. they wanted to protect the world from a population explosion but they waged war on the poor not on poverty. had they supported education and the economic security of women birth rates would have gone down on their own. instead they forced through contraception sterilization and abortion. now history is repeating itsel

that we and other patients need more meds so we urge the united nations and the ministry of health to do whatever it takes to make this medicine available. that's a tall order where more than fifty percent of the people don't have access to regular health care less than half a hospital are working and the risk of an epidemic is increased in crowded cities and towns teeming with yemenis displaced by war. we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred one thousand cases of swine flu this is the number we've managed to register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access. to the war the siege the death toll has so far reached. the u.n. is trying to rescue the. december to stop fighting in the city of. renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical to reach patients needing medicine but the x one n one flu virus. weather is next and then stronger together north and south koreans hope to revive projects as the co

other countries what i've seen in a conference i attended that if anything the agenda of the ministry of health of the russian federation is to improve and enhance the health care of the population throughout the country it's very scurrilous and heiress possible to accuse russia or the kremlin of promoting this kind of misinformation. a. lot of discussion about this next story french schools could be set to replace the words mother and father with parent one parent two on official documents that's after a new bill was passed by m.p.'s in the national assembly lawmakers in the countries that were high say proposal would challenge quote old fashioned family models now the bill is expected to pass the senate in the coming days but it's not been without controversy. this amendment aims to do law children's family diversity in administrative forms submitted in school when i hear people say this is now dated motto i remind them that today among union celebrated civil marriage to some ninety five percent a man woman couple. radio host john galt on human rights activist peter tatchell heard differing v

economic system what i have seen in a conference i attended that if anything the agenda of the ministry of health of the russian federation is to improve and enhance the health care of the population throughout the country it's very scurrilous and air responsible to accuse russia or the kremlin of promoting this kind of misinformation. list why things are looking so far this saturday morning just coming out to eight twenty six and a half now always more if you dawtie dot com twenty four seven i'm kevin now in for me in the rest of the team here in moscow this morning of a great weekend. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next that the ball different clubs on one hand it is logical to sit in the home fields where everything is familiar on the other i want to the new challenge and the fresh perspective i'm used to surprising and i saw one on t.v. . i'm going to talk about football not the or else you can sink i was going to do. by the way what is it that sliding here. the country's gone into a nihilistic fever that's why i think and hit the road

particular country but i have seen in a conference i attended that if anything the agenda of the ministry of health of the russian federation is to improve and enhance the health care of the population throughout the country it's very scurrilous and heiress possible to accuse russia or the kremlin of promoting this kind of misinformation. and that does it for now back in let's say thirty three minutes and twenty seconds from now the look at your news stay with us. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next that the ball different clubs on one hand it is logical to stay in the home field where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and a fresh perspective i'm used to surprising people and i saw why not if you think. i'm going to talk about football narvi or else you can think i was going to do it. by the way ways of that slide here. because the slowness of the mood of them so moving. to see a bit of us who've looked cool was before. much of those who heard it's a preview of the most moving to do so soon we will. we will. move. m

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we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred nineteen cases of swine flu this is the number we've managed to register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access health centers due to the war and the siege the death toll has so far reached eighty six. the un is trying to rescue their cease fire agreement reached in sweden in december to stuff fighting in the city of hadera renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical a to reach patients needing medicine for the x one n one flu virus. what's being described as once in a century rain is causing catastrophic flooding in northeastern australia two men are reported missing in queensland and thousands of homes are submerged in the city of townsville or crocodiles are adding to the danger burnitz fresh reports. opening the floodgates of the ross river dam in queensland created what australia's weather bureau called dangerous and high velocity flows with a dam a

with the support of the world health organization its ministry of health has launched a vaccination campaign the ebola vaccine has not yet been officially approved but it's the best hope of preventing the viruses spread. the serum is only effective if continuously cooled which makes it even more difficult to distribute in conflict zones the country plans to vaccinate health workers first doctors and nurses are most at risk we also support a lot of. this. and. what it does is all about how to do. what didn't need to do. in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo fighting the spread of the virus is not the only battle the ongoing conflict poor infrastructure and traditional beliefs are making it even harder for medical personnel to do their jobs countless children have been orphaned by the disease. success stories like that of josefina and silvana are few and far between. and next week we had to indonesia to me tell you and social entrepreneur. mom is a very busy woman and mission is to inspire young people to learn more about traditional indonesian cuisine and encourage them to c

that we and other patients need more meds so we urge the united nations and the ministry of health to do whatever it takes to make this medicine available. that's a tall order where more than fifty percent of the people don't have access to regular health care listen huff hospitals are working at the risk of an edge one and one epidemic is increased in crowded cities and towns teeming with yemenis displaced by war when. we are talking about a massive spread of disease the ministry of health has registered in its latest statistics four hundred nineteen cases of swine flu this is the register but there are dozens of patients that have not been registered because of the inability of those patients to access. due to the war the siege the death toll has so far reached. the u.n. is trying to rescue their cease fire agreement reached in sweden in december to stop fighting in the city of. renewed fighting around the port is making it almost impossible for critical to reach patients needing medicine for the x one n one flu virus. and again condemned the war in yemen saying the consequences of

those affected were only alerted a few weeks ago when the ministry of health made the weak public, evennumber of years. singapore's health manager rejects allegations of a cover—up, saying in a statement that... at this brand—new state—of—the—art centre to handle infectious disease outbreaks, there is disquiet. the doctor who runs it tells me that safeguards have been put in place which now restrict doctors from accessing such data. but she too admits that the real problem is how people living with hiv are treated. hiv—positive persons still face a lot of stigma. they find themselves very difficult to be accepted by society. it is important for us to pick it up and challenge the community, because the stigma comes from the community. just four years ago, singapore lifted a 20—year ban on hiv—infected people entering the country. but not much seems to have changed in terms of attitudes towards those living with hiv. as people live in fear of being named, the data breach highlights the vulnerable community in a society that continues to stigmatize the condition. really interesting to see

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the ministry of health on the other hand is very interested. can't. believe a book. is director of the national institute for occupational health one thousand six. hundred mentally this is of great importance to demonstrate that the levels are so much high and that there would be negative health effects on the children and at least one of the real tragedies that the study said and why the money has not been prioritized we need to make sure that mines and other workplaces don't continue. to contaminate the living environment for communities and so on. you know would you like a copy or we would absolutely love to have a copy because you see we don't have this we don't have it in and then we can go in with our medical teams and perhaps have a sample of those who have got higher levels. of these different heavy metals and uranium and go in more physical examination do blood tests do urine tests and monitor their. the south african government will soon begin a major study on the health impacts of mining pollution. but time is of the essence in two thousand and seventeen mi

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the ministry of defence is stepping up research, support and funding for veterans‘ mental health. . the organisers of the oscars say they've abandoned plans to present four awards during the ceremony‘s ad breaks. the decision not to broadcast the winners of categories including cinematography and film editing prompted hundreds to sign a petition in protest. among those who signed were martin scorcese, spike lee and george clooney. the 91st academy awards take place next sunday, and this year things haven't gone to plan. earlier i spoke to sandro monetti, editor in chief of hollywood international film—maker magazine. i can't sleep because of this ongoing shambles. the 0scars should be held in a big top because the whole thing is becoming a circus. thn there is a decision to be made, you can trust the academy to make the wrong one. this latest gift is the latest in a series of mistakes which have infuriated the film industry and made the oscars, which should be the greatest showpiece for film total embarrassment for hollywood. spike lee was one of the signatories, and he said in com

health support for veterans. at least 58 former servicemen and women took their own lives last year, according to estimates by campaigners. the ministry of whole system needs a rethink, as our defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. gary still has nightmares about his time in afghanistan. he did two tours of helmand and saw friends killed in combat. he has been left with a visible scars. but his wound was not caused by bombs or bullets. he lost his leg after he fell on it. he lost his leg after he fell on it. he had blacked out after self—medicating with drugs and alcohol. there was loads of help for me but they don't come knocking on your door. i am worse now than i have ever been. i am suicidal at the minute. gary is being helped by two other veterans who have said up a helpline for a comrade in crisis. this is a message i got yesterday from a lady. she is worried her grandson is about to take his own life. david coulter. igot grandson is about to take his own life. david coulter. i got her on the phone. i got him to come down from his crisis point. he needs to know there are people out there who can help him. for too many, help

palestinian protesters in gaza injuring at least thirty two people according to gaza's health ministry thousands of protesters had gathered for weekly demonstrations near the border fence east of the gaza strip the ratties began last march and a calling for palestinian refugees to be allowed to return to their former homes now inside israel meanwhile the u.n. envoy to the middle east and an egyptian delegation holding meetings with her mass to try and find ways to stop the violence now police in karachi have fired tear gas at protesters angry at the acquittal of a christian woman who was sentenced to death for blasphemy demonstrations have taken place in karachi and several other cities of to pakistan supreme court upheld a previous decision to release a sea of baby baby spent eight years on death row on charges of insulting the prophet mohammed the indian government has released its final budget out of this year's general election prime minister narendra modi is hoping to win the backing of urban and rural voters by promising more than ten billion dollars to support poor farmers and reduce taxes f

one of two hundred seventy seven people who survived the latest outbreak of ebola according to figures from congress health ministry officials in the country say an experimental vaccine given to more than seventy thousand people has helped stop new cases. i believe the epidemic is well under control in the original hotspots in one kenya and benny. the biggest one i believe that the spread of the epidemic in major cities has been prevented. but the full scientific impact of the vaccine in therapeutic drugs isn't yet known and aid organizations working in congo there's more work ahead to save the children says some communities still don't take the disease seriously enough where women and children at greater risk than adults of dying from the virus make up a worrying number of cases. have occurred is in kinshasa that's the capital in the democratic republic of congo she's with save the children and she joins me now i have a face full full coming on today we've been talking about how difficult it's been to contain this particular outbreak of ebola explain to us why that is the case. reason is it's taking place in an ar

what is known is that thousands of liters of alcohol are coconfiscated and destroyed evy year. and that the health ministryas opened a detox clinic. but we are told that most often, addicts are simply locked away. the non-governmental activities in tehran are impressive. in the south of the city, aid organizations care for the plentiful addicts living on the street. the volunteers offer more than just a warm meal. safa: it's not our goal just to feed those who are forced to live on the street. the meals are a means to make contact with the drug addicts, to gain their trust. to give them hope that someone is there for them. reporter: they h have reacd mamy ththis way and helpeped them gef the streets and get clean. those who manage it are celebrated each year. >> i have been clean for ten months and ten days. i never thought i would manage it. reporter: we meet shirin again here. she now wants to share the kind of help she got with others. shirin: there are still a lot of people who need help, especially in the poorer class, but also in the middle class. unfortunately, there are many women, too, , and i wor

about three hundred others i'd work as suffice the world health organization is called a toxic mix of violence and community mistrust. the health ministry says foreign and local medical teams have been attacked on average three to four times a week. as armed groups of ifa control of the region which is rich in minerals. this is the first time a new ball or bridge has happened in such an unstable and insecure area like eastern congo it's a challenge for us on a daily basis for all the teams who answer the call to fight against the epidemic. the charity says its immediate focus is the safety of its patients and staff but with its medical work suspended it could affect the bessel to stop the virus from spreading in congo and across its borders. al jazeera negotiations to end afghanistan seventeen year war have been briefly person on hold talks between senior taliban officials and the u.s. special peace envoy is on there are expected to resume in qatar on saturday afghan taliban co-founder and political chief. has been leading the discussions to wrench all rain has triggered a flash flooding in jordan's capital hundreds of shops in downtown

palestinian protesters in gaza injuring at least thirty two people according to gaza's health ministry thousands of protesters had gathered for weekly demonstrations near the border fence east of the gaza strip the rallies began last march in a calling for palestinian refugees to be allowed to return to their former homes now inside israel meanwhile the u.n. envoy to the middle east and egyptian delegation holding meetings with hamas to try and find ways to stop the violence in other developments israel is moving forward with plans to build a cable car over parts of occupied east jerusalem the government says it will reduce congestion and attract tourists but palestinian critics say it's part of israeli efforts to take more control of the city's eastern sector have a force that reports. so this is the area where the cable car is due to terminate just outside jerusalem's old city walls very close to the western wall very close to the luxor mosque compound berners the temple mount to jews it's being promoted by the israeli tourism minister and the marriott jerusalem as a traffic easing tourist attrac