Two pilot antiretroviral (ARV) programmes, underway in South Africa and Uganda, have demonstrated that AIDS treatment campaigns are possible in poor communities. What's missing to scale-up these initiatives into national programmes is funding, and the political will, healthcare workers say.

There is probably no park where authorities and communities are not at loggerheads. Wild animals, which raid the villager's crops are always provoking conflict. However, Kibaale National Park in Western Uganda has made a giant leap to overcome the crop raiders.

Oxfam GB are looking to recruit a Project Manager who will review the current public health situation of IDPs & develop a proposal. The proposal is expected to address the public health concerns of IDPs as well as build the capacity of local and national governments. This programme will fit into the wider national level capacity enhancment plan in emergency preparedness & response.

Ugandan women are becoming better farmers thanks to an interactive CD-Rom. The CD gives advice about ways to improve yields from crops and livestock, how to market what they produce and helps the women think about new products they can make and sell.

President Yoweri Museveni's press secretary Mary Karooro Okurut has said the media is not doing enough to cover children's issues. Okurut made a passionate appeal to the media to come out and play a more active role in the fight against child abuse and neglect.