And sustainable production. Are Available Online and of course you can share and discuss on g. W. Africas Facebook Page and other social media platforms. Writers to news. Now more than advert its important to stay as healthy as possible cutting a balanced diet is can help. The World Health Organization suggests easing a variety of food from different nutritional groups including plenty of fruits and vegetables. The w. H. O. Also recommends eating a diet rich in whole grains knots. Limiting your intake of sugar salt and 5. Practicing good food hygiene to avoid becoming sick. And limiting your consumption of alcohol. Research shows improving nutrition helps of course bump tomorrow immune function. So if you cant cope with 19 your immune system may be better equipped to fight. This. 1000 special im Kate Ferguson thanks for joining me the past few months have been tough living in constant fear of getting sick or losing your job can make you feel like youre not in control one thing you do h
Hiv. Last year alone, 1700000 new infections were recorded, and 690000 people lost their lives to the disease. People living with hiv are especially vulnerable during this pandemic. For one, theyre more at risk of falling severely ill with covert 19, but perhaps even more crucially of the coronavirus economy is down. Many sufferers have not been able to access medication. Its a very welcome arrival. Employees of the north Star Alliance deliver a choice drugs to the goldwater settlement west of johannesburg. The risk of becoming seriously or even faintly ill with covert 19, is twice as high for hiv, positive people. Many are avoiding overcrowded hospitals for fear of infection. And however, interrupting treatment can have serious consequences. Un aids expects up 2148000 additional hiv deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic by 2022. Especially in poor regions of the greatest number of people with hiv live in africa. More than 25000000 in subsaharan africa. Twice the rest of the world
To have you with us a progress in Vaccine Development is lifting spirits as lockdowns continue around much of the world but recent days have shown that Vaccine Distribution could be a weak spot take a look pfizer has revealed that it initially overestimated its supply chain forcing it to cut delivery projection several weeks ago instead of 100000000 doses for 2020 it now expects to deliver 50000000 another concern for distribution is security i. B. M. Saying that hackers have targeted organizations working to improve vaccine cold storage in supply chains in suspects state actors may be trying to steal trade secrets or disrupt distribution of finally vaccine financing is a growing concern with International Aid not yet meeting the amount needed to help poor countries heres u. N. Secretary general antonio terrorists at a special covert 1900 some of the new york. U. S. Dollars including 4300000000. 00 urgently needed for the next 2 months. I think those who have contributed and own to sho
And on the run ethiopians flee for their lives as the government orders the army to start the final phase of an offensive in the Northern Region of teak. Right . Well have the latest from mad as out of the nickel for good to have you with us. Tens of thousands of people have paid their final respects to argentinian football, superstar, Diego Maradona, and when osiris he died on wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack, his body was taken away for boro. After lying in state at the president ial palace cheering for their hero, one last time was outside the president ial palace. And despite the ongoing pandemic, tens of thousands of mourners have been lining up for their chance to pay their respects. Scuffles broke out when police moved to shut down, access to the president ial palace. Now the motions are running high. It isnt what you might feel today. The football has died. I have no words for me. Hes the greatest and all carry him in my heart forever. Yeah, that got us
70 good day. So good to have you with us. How much of a setback has it been for the efforts to fight hiv aids since the pen demick broke out . Yeah. Hello, and im very glad actually about, you know, bringing attention to this age. Hiv aids pandemic again, because indeed they have much concerns that the court 19 pandemic will pushed aside our efforts and a champion aids prevention. Now of course, we dont know the impact yet at that age of the aids had all of that covered. 9 of them and happen each of the aids, but the estimates that when you have 6 months of lack of delivery of and to provide a medication that you get up to a 1000000 more aids death in a year or so, which would push back. But i want absolutes almost a decade, so it doesnt seem to be as bad, but only know next year when the new aids reports come out. Now as you know, better than anyone that weve seen, medical breakthrough reset when it comes to fighting coping 1000 in terms of developing a vaccine that the Technology Use