AIDS/HIV
Uganda: New Strategic Plan to Reduce Prevalence
THE Uganda Aids Commission recently launched the National HIV&AIDS Strategic Plan for the year 2007/8-2011/12. More »
Uganda: Teachers Living With HIV Start Orphanage
DRESSED in a long-sleeved zebra T-shirt, he sat in a pool of urine mixed with mud. His legs crisscrossed as he sucks his soiled dirty fingers and his eyes glued to whoever passed by their deserted home. More »
Nigeria: Only One Percent of Nigerians Know Their HIV Status
Recently, a high level stakeholders' forum on making HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) accessible to all Nigerians, held in Abuja. More »
South Africa: Facing Challenges Need a Combined Effort
Sweden's Minister for Trade Ewa Bj"rling has said the challenges facing South Africa need the combined effort of Africa and the international community. More »
Nigeria: Why People Flee From HIV/Aids Tests
Recently, there was a report on treatment crises at the Lagos State General Hospital, Lagos. According to some of the People Living With AIDS, ( PLWAs), many of them will die in their scores before December, if nothing drastic is done to avert this. More »
Mozambique: First Lady Advises Women to Seek Counselling On HIV
Mozambique's First Lady, Maria da Luz Guebuza, has called on women in the central province of Zambezia to seek counselling on HIV/AIDS, and to follow medical instructions, particularly on ARV (anti-retroviral) therapy, given in the health units. More »
Africa: Aids Town Hall Meeting Held At UCLA
Earlier this year, the US approved $48 billion for global AIDS. A few weeks later, the Centers for Disease Control revealed that HIV is spreading in the United States far faster than was previously thought. More »
South Africa: Aids-Related Death Rate in Country 'Falling'
The rate of increase in deaths among young adults - the group hardest hit by the HIV epidemic - appears to have slowed since the government began providing AIDS drugs, the latest mortality report from Statistics SA (Stats SA) shows. More »