AIDS/HIV
Nigeria: HIV/Aids Committee Disburses N31 Million for Intervention Programmes
The Sokoto State Action Committee on HIV/AIDS (SOSACA) has disbur-sed N31 million to nine ministries for various intervention programmes on the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the state. More »
Nigeria: HIV & Aids - Cheers Embarks on Rural Counselling
The Center for Health, Education, Economic Rehabilitation & Social Security (CHEERS) has embarked on a comprehensive rural voluntary counselling of People Living With HIV/AIDS in the various communities within the North Central zone. More »
Nigeria: Aggressive Campaign Needed Against HIV in Bauchi - Mohammed
The Chairman of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, says that unless there is a more aggressive campaign against the HIV virus, it will continue to spread. More »
Rwanda: VSO Trains Representatives of Anti-Aids Clubs
An international development charity, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Sunday kicked off a five-day leadership training course for representatives of Anti-AIDS clubs in schools. More »
Uganda: MPs Urged on Behaviour Change
THE speaker of Parliament, Edward Ssekandi, has urged MPs to be agents of positive behaviour change, which he said is vital in the fight against HIV/AIDS. More »
Kenya: Aids, TB And Malaria War Suffers Blow
The sale of inappropriate malaria drugs, poor performance and low absorption of previous funds have denied the country substantial finances from the Global Fund for HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. More »
Angola: Workshop on HIV/Aids Urges End of Discrimination
The workshop on HIV/AIDS control and prevention at the working place, held at Catoca eastern Lunda Sul over the weekend, recommended the adoption of measures aiming at abolishing stigma suffered by HIV/AIDS positive people. More »
Uganda: HIV/Aids Worries in Returnee Villages
It is feared that the infection rate of HIV/Aids will go up when people eventually leave camps and go back to their homes. This has been attributed to lack of access to information on Aids in the returnee areas. More »
Mozambique: Cultural Habits May Spread HIV/Aids
Mozambique's Deputy Health Minister, Aida Libombo, has called for research into cultural habits in the country to see to what extent they are contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS. More »