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(PlusNews) – Major projected cuts in US government funding for Ethiopia’s health sector could greatly undermine the progress the country has made in the fight against HIV, authorities and experts say. “There’s an AIDS spending cliff in Ethiopia, and the … read more »

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Harare – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe admitted Thursday that some of his political allies have died of Aids, as he launched a programme urging parliamentarians to lead by example in fighting the disease. “In my political family as well, comrades … read more »

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The post Gender-based violence and HIV linked appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

New reports show that HIV-positive women may face more gender-based violence than HIV-negative women. Women make up 50 percent of the 34 million people living with HIV-AIDS globally, and the vast majority of HIV-positive women acquired the infection as a … read more »

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Southern African countries, hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, are likely to be most affected over the next three years as funding from one of the world’s biggest donors dries up, a coalition of AIDS activists said on Monday. The … read more »

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The post 60% of people living with HIV-Aids in Zimbabwe are women: Survey appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Sixty percent of the 1,2 million people living with HIV and Aids in Zimbabwe are women, a recent survey has revealed. The survey, contained in a report titled: “Know your Epidemic – Know your Response”, indicated that only 20 percent … read more »

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The post Zimbabwean HIV monster who infected woman with virus is jailed appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

A man who knowingly gave a woman HIV, and may have infected seven others, has been jailed for four years. His victim only found out that she had caught the virus after she read his text messages. Zimbabwean Nkosinati Mabanda, … read more »

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The post Zimbabwean: Will Having sex once a month to curb Aids? appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Harare – A Zimbabwean parliamentarian has called on scientists to develop a chemical to dull men’s libido and enable them to have sex once a month to curb the spread of HIV/Aids, a state daily reported. Senator Sithembile Mlotshwa told … read more »

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Mbabane – State media are quoting Swaziland’s health minister as saying the cash-strapped country’s state hospitals have only two months’ supplies of Aids drugs. Health Minister Benedict Xaba was quoted as telling parliament on Monday that the country’s economic crisis, … read more »

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The post Sudanese HIV-positive man apologises to victims appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

An HIV-positive man who endangered the lives of three women by having unprotected sex with them has told the South Australian Supreme Court he is thankful no-one was infected with the virus. Sudanese refugee John Choul Chan, 42, pleaded guilty … read more »

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The post First man in the world ‘cured’ of AIDS in Picture appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Sunday marks 30 years since the first AIDS cases were reported in the United States. And this anniversary brings fresh hope for something many had come to think was impossible: finding a cure.   The example is Timothy Ray Brown … read more »

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The post HIV Positive Kenyans Call on Leaders to Deliver on HIV Funding appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

As Kenya begins its first National AIDS Conference in Nairobi, hundreds of Kenyans living with HIV have gathered to demand that promises are kept in fighting the disease. On Wednesday morning, Kenya’s Minister for Special Programs Esther Murugi opened the … read more »

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The post South Sudan government to scale up HIV awareness campaign appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Across the ten states of South Sudan 116,000 people have been affected by the incurable disease, according to the findings reported to the Council of Ministers on Friday by the region’s vice president, Riek Machar, who was also assisted South … read more »

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The post Somalia: Vaccine fears fuel measles outbreak appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

The cause of a measles outbreak in Somalia has yet to be determined but doctors say initial suspicions point to “unfounded rumours” that the vaccine could cause HIV/AIDS in children and interfere with their reproductive abilities. “There are false rumours … read more »

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The post Transplant patient got AIDS from new kidney appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

ATLANTA – A transplant patient contracted AIDS from the kidney of a living donor, in the first documented case of its kind in the U.S. since screening for HIV began in the mid-1980s. It turns out the donor had unprotected … read more »

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While economic pressure increases on Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to his rival Alassane Ouattara, AIDS and cholera patients in the country are concerned about the consequences of the breach of drug supply and absence of alternative solutions … read more »

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Johannesburg – The top US Aids official says the US will fund training for 140 000 African health care workers in an initiative to “transform and dramatically increase” medical education and research on the continent. Ambassador Eric Goosby’s plan comes … read more »

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The post Africa bears heavy AIDS burden, hope ahead appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily burdened by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS, but there are signs that efforts by the global health community and national governments are starting to slow the epidemic and may be … read more »

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An experimental gel containing a prescription HIV drug has been shown for the first time to protect rectal tissue against the virus that causes AIDS, according to new research. The gel, containing Gilead Sciences Inc’s AIDS drug tenofovir, has previously … read more »

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The post Swaziland to combat AIDS with mass circumcision appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Matshapa – “Just relax, it won’t be very painful,” are the last words Maqhawe Tsela hears before the nurse plunges a large needle into the base of his penis. As the anaesthetic takes effect and the doctor readies his scalpel, … read more »

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The post Malawi: Challenges Ahead in HIV Treatment appeared first on IndepthAfrica.

Treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS has changed significantly in the 10 years since Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) began treating patients in Malawi antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, and new directives from the World Health Organization (WHO) have created both opportunities … read more »

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