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Zambia
Zambia AIDS treatment reaches 90% of sick

afrol News, 1 December - As HIV/AIDS prevalence is finally being reduced in Africa, also Zambia can celebrate successes in the fight against the pandemic. Almost all Zambians suffering from AIDS now receive treatment.
South Africa
Longer life in SA may reflect AIDS victory

afrol News, 18 November - New statistics show that South Africa's declining life expectation turned already in 2005, with mortality rates for both sexes decreasing since that. Better HIV/AIDS treatment may be the cause.
Namibia
Namibia lifts travel ban for HIV infected

afrol News, 8 July - The Namibian parliament has passed new legislation lifting restrictions for people living with HIV/AIDS and other contagious diseases, including an entry ban.
Mozambique
Mozambique fears AIDS spread along new roads

afrol News, 14 May - Mozambique is rapidly improving its road and rail connections with neighbouring countries, most of which have higher HIV prevalence. Government now wishes to halt the expected boost in HIV infections along these inroads.
Southern Africa
Archbishop slams "horror" church response to AIDS

afrol News, 24 March - Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa says he regrets the way many church societies have met and are meeting AIDS infected, disapproving of their sex life and even calling it "a judgement from God." These were "horror stories," he said.
Ghana
Witchcraft meets modern medicine in Ghana

afrol News, 24 March - More than one third of Ghana's population believe that AIDS is caused by witchcraft. But large-scale intervention programmes for improving health standards aree starting to convince people to trust medical explanations of the disease, researchers find.
World
Bananas against AIDS?

afrol News, 15 March - Scientists have found a special protein in the banana that could help women prevent being infected by HIV during sexual intercourse. They hope this may open the door to new and cheaper treatments to prevent the spread of AIDS.
Africa | World
UNAIDS partner with rock icon to fight AIDS

afrol News, 3 March - The lead United Nations agency tackling the AIDS epidemic, along with rock and roll icon Annie Lennox, have launched an action plan to empower women and girls to protect themselves against HIV.
Nigeria
Nigeria urged to lead AIDS fight

afrol News, 24 February - The head of the UN agency leading the global effort against HIV and AIDS has commended the Nigerian government for its progressive policies, while calling for greater efforts to tackle the epidemic and set an example for the rest of Africa.
Swaziland
UNAIDS chief urges greater AIDS response in Swaziland

afrol News, 18 February - The head of the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has called for a greater national response to the disease in Swaziland, which has the highest rate of HIV prevalence in the world, with more than one in every four people infected.
» 15.02.2010 - UN partners media to fight sexual violence in S/Leone
» 10.02.2010 - New TV series target Kenyan youth
» 08.02.2010 - Botswana youth get World Bank funding
» 22.01.2010 - Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS
» 12.01.2010 - UN partners seek to eliminate HIV in children
» 24.11.2009 - Global HIV infections down by 17 percent
» 10.11.2009 - Uganda partners with media to fight HIV/AIDS
» 06.11.2009 - "Uganda AIDS prevention threatened"
» 26.10.2009 - HIV risk remains high in Sub-Saharan Africa, new report
» 09.10.2009 - African music awards to boost war against AIDS
» 23.09.2009 - Report calls for HIV-sensitive laws and policing to combat AIDS
» 22.09.2009 - New partnership to keep children free from HIV in Africa
» 10.09.2009 - Circumcision cost-effective means to prevent HIV - UN report
» 21.07.2009 - Activists urge health professionals to halt FGM
» 26.06.2009 - 10, 000 girls to be repatriated to Nigeria
» 19.05.2009 - Global health advocates call for African voices against Obama's budget cut
» 28.04.2009 - Global crisis impacting on HIV and AIDS treatment
» 08.04.2009 - Lesotho ready to roll out social cash grants
» 13.03.2009 - New partnership to increase funding for Africa's finght against AIDS
» 06.02.2009 - Include children in national AIDS strategies - HRW
» 16.01.2009 - UN calls for release of convicted gay men in Senegal
» 19.12.2008 - Kenya rejects HRW report on ARV roll out
» 17.12.2008 - Kenyan children neglected in life saving drugs - HRW says
» 05.12.2008 - African gays unite to demand AIDS treatment
» 04.12.2008 - UK sets tough new targets for UN Africa programmes
» 07.11.2008 - Swaziland promotes male circumcision
» 23.10.2008 - Namibians stand up to AIDS challenge
» 13.10.2008 - Malawi swaps HIV cash hand-outs for food
» 07.10.2008 - Spread of AIDS linked to colonialism
» 17.09.2008 - US disburse $362.6 million for Lesotho's development
» 10.09.2008 - AIDS experts urged to focus on studies fighting epidemic
» 26.08.2008 - AIDS deaths drop by 75 percent in Malawi
» 13.08.2008 - Uganda launches mass campaign to fight AIDS infection
» 05.08.2008 - Southern African HIV infection affects all age groups
» 04.08.2008 - Rights and opportunity critical for people living longer with HIV
» 28.07.2008 - Uganda police torture gay rights activist
» 28.07.2008 - First HIV surveillance programme in Somaliland
» 22.07.2008 - Massive AIDS projects threaten African health
» 18.07.2008 - Mandela frowns at gap between rich and poor
» 16.07.2008 - Rwanda starts male circumcision program in the army
» 27.06.2008 - Africa alone reels with heterosexual AIDS epidemic
» 25.06.2008 - Ethiopia AIDS patients pull out on treatment
» 19.06.2008 - Gay activists' arrest "shows African HIV response gaps"
» 12.06.2008 - US$ 10 million for Lesotho's orphans
» 10.06.2008 - Africa lagging behind on universal access and treatment - UN
» 09.06.2008 - Tanzania controls HIV/AIDS
» 06.06.2008 - South Africa's HIV prevalence decreases
» 05.06.2008 - Ugandan gay activists arrested at HIV meeting
» 04.06.2008 - Malawi successfully reducing HIV rate
» 03.06.2008 - 3 million on ARV's, millions still lagging behind
» 29.05.2008 - Egypt court upholds HIV sentences
» 08.05.2008 - Canada sells combined AIDS drugs to Rwanda
» 29.04.2008 - 'South Africa faces threat'
» 07.03.2008 - No-work-no-pay rule damned
» 08.02.2008 - Mbeki assures 2010 World Cup
» 07.02.2008 - 'Stop criminalizing HIV'
» 29.01.2008 - US leader tours Africa
» 24.01.2008 - SA urged to introduce PMTCT
» 23.01.2008 - Mass circumcision in Rwanda
» 22.11.2007 - Queen lauds Uganda peace
» 14.11.2007 - Gambia's health minister fired
» 05.11.2007 - Zambian First Lady urges women to demand safe sex
» 22.10.2007 - Mozambique ex-leader bags Africa leadership prize
» 16.10.2007 - Africa's ARV treatment fails
» 17.09.2007 - Kenya's Muslims oppose condoms
» 29.08.2007 - Sudan's booming town lacks AIDS education
» 24.08.2007 - ‘Nutrition no substitute for ARV’
» 22.08.2007 - Boom for Malawian HIV-affected fish farmers
» 14.08.2007 - Global Fund lifts Chad’s grant suspension
» 02.08.2007 - Africa: Falling HIV rates tell complex story
» 24.07.2007 - Libya: Bulgarian medics at home
» 18.07.2007 - Bulgaria requests convicted medics from Libya
» 12.07.2007 - Lesotho churches bolster HIV/AIDS fight
» 11.07.2007 - Court confirms medics' death penalty
» 26.06.2007 - Laura Bush emphasises nutrition for HIV/AIDS patients
» 07.06.2007 - Zambia questions men touting HIV/AIDS cure
» 01.06.2007 - Antiretroviral generics to be produced in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe
» 27.04.2007 - Gambia: Scientist Disputes 'Aids Cure' evidence
» 24.04.2007 - Uganda AIDS patients’ difficult access to treatment
» 18.04.2007 - Sex work thrives in Zimbabwe
» 02.04.2007 - More aid for Lesotho's numerous orphans
» 28.03.2007 - AIDS killed 193 Tanzanian teachers
» 16.03.2007 - "Alarming" HIV rise in young South African women
» 14.03.2007 - South Africa set to arrest HIV
» 05.03.2007 - Homophobia in Africa "accelerates AIDS spread"
» 26.02.2007 - FGM, circumcision "likely to spread HIV"
» 23.02.2007 - Gambia expels UN rep over AIDS cure grills
» 12.02.2007 - Gambia President continues "AIDS treatment"
» 15.01.2007 - 10,000 South African educators to die of AIDS

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