AIDS/HIV
Uganda: Less Pregnancies Key to the PMTCT Policy
WE strongly commend the President's recent call for increasing HIV prevention programmes, specifically with regard to the emphasis placed on programmes that prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). More »
Uganda: Private Players in Reproductive Health
Dr Anthony Mbonye is among the 105 individual scientists worldwide who have won grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to explore bold and largely unproven ways to improve global health. More »
Tanzania: Aids Prevalence in Iringa Rises to 16 Percent Chart
Despite a notable decrease in HIV/Aids prevalence in Tanzania, Iringa Region still leads three other regions that have recorded an increase in average prevalence, the Tanzania Commission for Aids (Tacaids) revealed on Tuesday. More »
Nigeria: Counting the Cost of Gender Violence, HIV/Aids On Economic Development
A workshop on gender violence and HIV/AIDS organised by Gender and Child's Right Initiative (GCRI), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to uplifting the status of women and young persons, has ended in Lagos. More »
Namibia: Patients Cry Foul Over ARV Label
Some people living with HIV and AIDS say the ARV label on their health passports discloses their status involuntarily. More »
South Africa: Mbete Appeals to Business to Help in the Fight Against HIV, Aids
Deputy President Baleka Mbete has appealed to businesses to help government curb the spread of HIV and AIDS by providing funding and resources. More »
Angola: Aalsida Supplies HIV/Aids Prevention Materials
The Angolan Association of Fight Against Aids (AALSIDA) in eastern Moxico province Wednesday supplied Hiv prevention materials to youths attending the 5th edition of the Military Games taking place since October this year in Luena. More »
Uganda: Anti Graft Court Starts Work in December
The Newly established Anti Corruption Court by the Judiciary will start its work in December. More »