More than 10 million children around the world die before their fifth birthday every year, according to a new report by UNICEF, the United Nations Children Fund. The report, "The State of Africa's Children 2008," was launched on May 28 at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Japan. It looks at the successes and failures of governments regarding the health and survival of the children of Africa and is complementary to a broader UNICEF report on the health of the world's children.

Two oral HIV tests have been shown to be highly accurate in a study conducted in Namibia and reported in the May 1st edition of theJournal of Acquired Immunde Deficiency Syndromes. The studies were conducted amongst patients infected with HIV subtype C and the OraQuick test was shown to be 100% accurate with the OrSure test being 98.9% accurate. The investigators believe that oral HIV testing could be used to help diagnose HIV in resource-limited settings, and assist in the gathering of surveillance information.