Category Archives: AIDS/HIV

ETHIOPIA: Concerns over HIV/AIDS funding cuts

January 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(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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Mugabe admits ‘comrades’ died of Aids

March 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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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Gender-based violence and HIV linked

December 2, 2011 by benim

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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AIDS fund cuts will hit Southern Africa hard

November 29, 2011 by benim

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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60% of people living with HIV-Aids in Zimbabwe are women: Survey

September 16, 2011 by benim

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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Zimbabwean HIV monster who infected woman with virus is jailed

July 27, 2011 by benim

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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Zimbabwean: Will Having sex once a month to curb Aids?

July 17, 2011 by benim

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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Swazi Aids drugs running low

June 28, 2011 by benim

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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Sudanese HIV-positive man apologises to victims

June 21, 2011 by benim

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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First man in the world ‘cured’ of AIDS in Picture

June 5, 2011 by benim

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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HIV Positive Kenyans Call on Leaders to Deliver on HIV Funding

May 18, 2011 by benim

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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South Sudan government to scale up HIV awareness campaign

April 18, 2011 by benim

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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Somalia: Vaccine fears fuel measles outbreak

April 8, 2011 by benim

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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Transplant patient got AIDS from new kidney

March 20, 2011 by benim

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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Ivory Coast: those suffering in silence

March 16, 2011 by benim

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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US pays to train 140 000 health workers

March 8, 2011 by benim

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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Africa bears heavy AIDS burden, hope ahead

March 4, 2011 by benim

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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AIDS gel shown to protect anal tissue from HIV

February 28, 2011 by benim

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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Swaziland to combat AIDS with mass circumcision

February 25, 2011 by benim

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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Malawi: Challenges Ahead in HIV Treatment

February 21, 2011 by benim

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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Zimbabwe HIV rates decline

February 9, 2011 by benim

London – Fear of infection and mass social change have driven a huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe, offering important lessons on how to fight the Aids epidemic in the rest of Africa, scientists said on Tuesday. In a … read more »

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African warlord Charles Taylor on trial

February 8, 2011 by benim

The defence lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor walked out of the Sierra Leone war crimes court on Tuesday in protest about fair trial rights, throwing proceedings into disarray. Taylor is the first African ex-ruler to stand trial for … read more »

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Fraud plagues global fund to fight AIDs

January 24, 2011 by benim

GENEVA — A $21.7 billion development fund backed by celebrities and hailed as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the United Nations is seeing as much as two-thirds of some grants eaten up by corruption, The Associated Press has learned. … read more »

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Is Obama willing to fight AIDS?

January 14, 2011 by benim

Since the November elections and after his compromise over the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts, some Democrats have suggested that President Obama doesn’t have the guts to go mano a mano with the Republicans. Others have intimated that if … read more »

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Global Health and the synthesis of technology and the private sector: positioning Kenya in the fight against AIDS

January 4, 2011 by benim

Persistent structural inequality in the developing world has created, fostered, and continues to breed homelessness, inaccessible or inadequate healthcare, malnutrition, drug and gang related street violence as well as the increasing likelihood that ‘at risk’ populations will contract HIV in … read more »

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South Africa: 8001 babies died in 5 months before their first birthday

December 20, 2010 by benim

This was revealed by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi in a written response to a parliamentary question on Friday. “At least 4366 children under the age of a year died at national level. When the newborns are added, a total 8001 … read more »

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HIV ‘Cure’ Risky and Impractical

December 17, 2010 by benim

When Victor Maldonado heard German researchers claim they had cured a man of HIV with a bone marrow transplant, he said his reaction was “guarded optimism.” “Everyone is curious and heartened by news about a possible cure, but by no … read more »

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First HIV-Positive Man Cured

December 14, 2010 by benim

On the heels of World AIDS Day comes a stunning medical breakthrough: Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure. Timothy Ray Brown, also known as the “Berlin … read more »

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US Launches HIV Testing Program In Zimbabwe

December 1, 2010 by benim

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The United States launched a program in Zimbabwe Wednesday to encourage HIV testing, with the U.S. ambassador, local musicians, broadcast personalities and soccer stars taking tests to mark the occasion. Alexio Kawara, one of the nation’s most … read more »

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What can be done to reduce the effect of HIV & AIDS in Africa?

December 1, 2010 by benim

Both HIV prevalence rates and the numbers of people dying from AIDS vary greatly between African countries. In Somalia and Senegal the HIV prevalence is under 1% of the adult population, whereas in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe around 10-15% of … read more »

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