Civil society organisations have mostly lauded President Jacob Zuma as "committed and serious" in the fight against the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
A doctor from the South Rand Hospital has been dismissed with immediate effect for professional misconduct.
UGANDA yesterday marked World AIDS Day with messages urging men to go for voluntary counselling and testing services.
YESTERDAY, the world celebrated World AIDS Day under the theme 'Universal Access and Human Rights'. World AIDS Day reminds us that HIV/AIDS has not gone away, and that there is still a lot to be done. Accessibility to anti-retroviral treatment remains a big challenge, especially in the developing world.
AS Uganda marked World AIDS Day on December 1, we recognised that an increased number of children are living with HIV/AIDS. Some of these children have had access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs since 2004, while others do not.
The grim news coming out of the Lake Zone on the swine flu epidemic is that what the local health officials are confronted with is an enormous challenge that calls for a serious national response.
Hundreds of people living with HIV/AIDS yesterday stormed the Yar'adua center, venue of this year's event marking the World AIDS Day in Abuja, calling for the resignation of the Director General of NACA Professor John Idoko.
Couples intending to get married in Bauchi State are to undergo compulsory HIV/AIDS test. This is part of the government's efforts to control the spread of the disease in the state, Commissioner for Health, Samaila Tella, has said.
ABOUT 600 HIV-positive people in Kaabong district have registered with local non-governmental organisation to access antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).
FISHERMEN have been warned against risky behaviour that exposes them to the HIV/AIDS virus. Yesterday, Nsambya Home Care of Nsambya Hospital hosted over 400 residents at Gaba landing site on the shores of Lake Victoria as part of the activities to mark the World AIDS Day.
In a troubled world economy and in a world threatened by the spread of epidemics, the Tunisian pharmaceutical sector which provides 50% of market needs in drugs and 60% in volume is posting a stronger growth.
Under the theme "human rights and access to treatment", Tunisia is observing on December 1, 2009, World Aids Day, an international day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS around the world.
The politicising of programmes on AIDS has been identified as one of the impediments to the fight against the prevalence of the disease in the world.
The Indian Association of Uganda (IAU) has offered a Shs200 million sponsorship package to eleven juvenile heart patients to undergo surgery in India.
About three weeks ago, an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was reported in Western Uganda. This raised a number of concerns among cattle keepers in the region. Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is defined as highly contagious; a disease which may sometimes turn fatal.
Organized by the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease under the theme, "Poverty and lung health", the 40th Union World Conference on Lung Health will be held in Cancun, Mexico, from 3-7 December.
In advance of World AIDS Day on 1 December, Kenyans living with HIV gathered at Nairobi's All Saints Anglican cathedral to send 10000 Thanksgiving Day postcards to U.S. President Barack Obama.
Secretary-General warns of 'significant funding shortfall' for managing epidemic in joint statement to mark World AIDS Day
CENTRAL Province Minister, Ackimson Banda has commended Care Zambia and Kara Counselling Trust for collaborating with the European Union (EU) in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and Malaria.
ZAMBIA yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the World AIDS Day with a call to intensify efforts aimed at preventing the rate of new infections.
THE Government has expressed worry at the increase of new HIV infection rate which has risen to 82,000 in the past two years.
The Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, has warned Tanzanians of the imminent danger of mass infection of HIV/Aids due to complacency.
The Government should prioritise staff accommodation if it is to attract and retain health workers in rural areas, health advocates have said.
The Senate yesterday turned down a motion on the state of health of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, who is presently in a Saudi Arabian hospital.
With the current HIV prevalence rate of 3 percent, the Minister of Sports and Culture, Joseph Habineza, yesterday added his voice to the new awareness campaign that seeks to increase the use of condoms as a strong way of curbing the infection rate.
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