Murdered mayors of Limerick - Limerick’s distinctive contribution to Ireland’s quest for freedom
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LAST SUNDAY marked the centenary of the deaths of Joseph O’Donoghue, Michael O’Callaghan and George Clancy.
O’Donoghue was a young member of the IRA; O’Callaghan had just retired as Mayor of Limerick; and Clancy had just been elected Mayor of Limerick.
The brutal killing of the three men by British Crown forces, particularly the savage deaths of O’Callaghan and Clancy in front of their terrified wives, made headlines all over the world. It made a particular impact in America when, shortly after the murders, Kate O’Callaghan, the widow of Michael, published a 32 page pamphlet with the help of the Benjamin Franklin Bureau. The name of the pamphlet, ‘The Limerick Curfew Murders, 7 March 1921, Presented by his Widow,’ was compelling as were the contents.
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Universal ‘test and treat’ an economically efficient strategy to help control HIV epidemic in southern Africa
Universal ‘test and treat’ an economically efficient strategy to help control HIV epidemic in southern Africa 13 March 2021 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine https://lshtm.ac.uk/themes/custom/lshtm/images/lshtm-logo-black.png
Package of HIV prevention methods can be delivered through community health workers at scale for a low-cost Share
A package of HIV prevention interventions including community wide home-based counselling and testing, is an economically and efficient strategy to control the HIV epidemic in southern Africa, according to a study published in the
12 March 2021
Rolling out home-based testing and universal treatment for HIV is cost-effective and can cut the incidence of cases in high-prevalence communities.
These are the findings of a major HIV-prevention study involving more than one million people in Zambia and South Africa, published in
HIV/AIDS continues to cause a devastating burden globally. Unfortunately, having highly effective medical treatments does not mean they reach those who need them most. Dr Katharina Hauck Study author
Using modelling of HIV incidence and the cost of the interventions, researchers found that widespread home-testing for HIV and the onward referral and treatment of positive cases, can be delivered at an annual cost of less than $8 per person.
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