• No Time to Relax in Aids Fight

    While global leaders congratulate themselves for achievements made in HIV prevention and treatment, a prominent advocate notes that there is not enough emphasis on future challenges.

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  • Positive Steps in HIV Treatment

    A patient receives antiretroviral medication: South Africa's Health Department says that a single antiretroviral drug could be made available by next year to patients who are already on ARV treatment.

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  • Blueprint for an Aids-Free Generation

    A demonstration on the sidelines of the 2012 International Aids Conference: The U.S. government has announced a new presidential initiative aimed at creating an Aids-free generation.

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Zimbabwe: Health Workers Form Frontline in Fight Against HIV/Aids



Mozambique Pushes Polio Vaccine

Mozambique has launched a health week with the aim of vaccinating all children under the age of five against polio (file photo).

Slow Progress on Africa's Sanitation Goals

Women and children wash clothes next to toilets at an informal settlement in South Africa. An estimated 15 percent of the world's population still defecates in the open. More

Sudan's Vaccination Drive Targets Millions

More than two million people are expected to benefit from a vaccination campaign against yellow fever, which has killed and infected scores in Darfur. More

Africa: Aiming to Eliminate Preventable Child Deaths

The world is winning the fight to keep children alive, says Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children.

Nigeria Aims for Aids-Free Generation

Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of Aids says it aims to eradicate Aids-related deaths by slashing mother-to-child transmission rates. More

South Africa: HIV Contraception Search Gets Boost

A University of Cape Town professor has been awarded U.S.$100,000 to research the most effective contraception method for women at risk of HIV infection. More

South African Cancer Patient Welcomes Miracle Baby

Against the odds, a rare surgery has resulted in a successful pregnancy for a South African cancer patient. More

Swaziland: Nurses Demand TB Protection

Nurses in Swaziland say hospitals are not doing enough to protect workers from tuberculosis infection (file photo). More

Africa: Malaria Vaccine Less Effective Than Hoped

Researchers are expressing disappointment that the efficacy levels of a new anti-malarial drug have proved lower than they had anticipated. More

A South African Mother and Child are Put to the Test

AllAfrica follows the journey of Nomsa*, a mother living with Aids, and the anguish of waiting to find out if her baby is free from the disease. More

Scores Die from Unknown Fever in Sudan

Getting a check-up (file photo): : An as-yet unidentified disease has killed dozens of people and infected more than 100 others in central Darfur. More

InFocus: Health and Medicine

Positive Steps in HIV Treatment in South Africa

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A single antiretroviral drug could be made available from April next year to patients who are already on ARV treatment. This after the country's government announced that a tender ... Read more »

World Aids Day in South Africa to Focus on the Youth

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Under the theme 'Zero New HIV infection, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS related deaths' this years World Aids Day in the country will focus on urging youth and men to get tested ... Read more »

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