December 08, 2023
South Africa: Africa's First HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
An experimental HIV vaccine trial conducted in South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda was prematurely terminated due to preliminary findings indicating the vaccine would not be… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Kenya: Justice Prevails - Kenyan Women Living With HIV Awarded U.S.$20,000 for Unlawful Sterilisation
Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: Catalysing Precision Medicine by Africa, for Africa
Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Uganda: Ugandan Drug Regulator Found HIV Drugs in Meat But Kept Quiet
Members of Uganda's National Drug Authority (NDA) shocked MPs before the House Committee on HIV/AIDS when they admitted that they were aware of the possibly fatal abuse of… Read more »
September 01, 2023
Kenya: Kenya May Lose HIV/Aids Funding if U.S. Makes no Resolution on Kenyan MPs' Request
Kenya might stop receiving funds for HIV if a decision in the U.S. Congress is not made by the end of the month, according to Business Insider Africa. Read more »
July 17, 2023
Africa: Join Us in a Call to Protect Africa and the World from Pandemics
The 194 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently negotiating the first pandemic accord. Acknowledging that the world learned many hard lessons from the… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Africa: Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropy Launched, Raising U.S>$1 Billion for Pan-African and Feminist Causes
TrustAfrica and Urgent Action Fund-Africa have officially launched the Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropies, in partnership with the Coalition for the Dialogue… Read more »
December 01, 2022
South Africa: Govt Reviews Its HIV/Aids Treatment Plan - South African News Briefs - December 1, 2022
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April 29, 2022
Africa: 'Bisexual People's Existence Constantly Challenged, Erased'
The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University Pretoria together with the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist… Read more »
April 07, 2021
Uganda: Let's Save Ugandan Lives with Abortion Law Clarity
Until I witnessed a death from complications of an unsafe abortion, I never felt comfortable talking about abortion services. Joan (not her real name) was an intelligent and… Read more »
February 20, 2020
Africa: We Can Make Our World Better - Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy. He assumed the position this month. In… Read more »
November 29, 2019
Kenya: Sexual and Reproductive Health Services That Connects At-Risk Persons to PrEP in Kenya
In June 2017 the World Health Organization (WHO) updated their list of medicines deemed essential, these are drugs that every person should have access to, should they need it, no… Read more »
November 28, 2019
Africa: Battling HIV and Aids Through a Community-Led Approach
Over the past 30 years, we have witnessed incredible strides to halt the spread of HIV, offering a future to those with the virus through advancements in treatment and care.… Read more »
July 22, 2019
Africa: Prominent South African Aids Scientist Inducted Into Royal Society
Professor Salim Abdool Karim, South Africa's leading Aids researcher and scientist has been elected as a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society in London. Read more »
July 17, 2019
Africa: Getting Back on Track to Knock Out HIV – Dr. Sani Aliyu
The pace of progress against HIV is slowing, says a report released 16 July by UNAIDS, the United Nations agency charged with" reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to… Read more »
June 28, 2019
South Africa: Tackling Questions and Debunking Myths on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Health-E News hosted a question and answer session to answer pertinent questions on why South Africa's public health facilities are experiencing frequent contraceptive stockouts… Read more »
June 19, 2019
South Africa: HIV and AIDS - 'We Need to Involve Men in Discussions Around Sexual Violence'
Ahead of the 9th SA AIDS Conference, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) shared their success with its 'Bending the Curves' project. Started in 2011 before the 90-90-90 targets… Read more »
June 18, 2019
Africa: After ECHO, Let's Find Out Why Women Are Not Using Barrier Methods
So, the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcome (ECHO) study has found no significant difference in risk of HIV acquisition among women using one of three most methods… Read more »
June 13, 2019
Africa: Three of the Most Used Contraceptives Don't Increase HIV Risk - ECHO Study
Using Depo-provera will not increase women's chances of acquiring HIV, the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcome (ECHO) scientists have revealed at the SA AIDS… Read more »
Africa: This Contraception Study Hopes to Put HIV Risk Question to Rest
On June 13, at 2pm, Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcome (ECHO) scientists will announce if there is truly an increased risk of HIV acquisition associated with use of… Read more »
March 05, 2019
Southern Africa: Major New Study Points Way to Cut HIV Infections
Visiting people in their homes to offer them HIV tests, and referring those who test positive to local clinics, can significantly reduce new infections in a community, according to… Read more »
January 07, 2019
Zimbabwe: Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality
An AIDS-free generation once seemed like a far-off dream but with the help of organisations like Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) the dream is now becoming a reality. Melody Chironda… Read more »
December 20, 2018
Zimbabwe: How MSF's Rural Programme for HIV+ Villagers Has Worked
Medecins Sans Frontiers Director in Zimbabwe Bjørn Nissen talks about the importance of the Mwenezi project, the adolescent projects in Mbare and shares the challenges of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi
On the steep hills and mountains of Mwenezi - a rural district situated in southern Zimbabwe - is where you find hundreds of villagers living with some of the highest rates of HIV… Read more »
November 30, 2018
Africa: Children and HIV/Aids - 'We Need to Talk About Men's Power Over Girls'
360,000 adolescents are projected to die of AIDS-related diseases between 2018 and 2030. This means 76 adolescent deaths every day – without additional investment in HIV… Read more »