March 15, 2012

• Zimbabwe: Doubts Over Door-to-Door Testing Campaign

  Zimbabwe's ambitious plan to offer an HIV test to every household in the country is not yet under way but is already being met with scepticism by activists who feel this is not a... Read more »

March 14, 2012

• Africa: Aids At 30 - a History [book review]

  While tracking the progress and pitfalls of the global fight against, Victoria Harden shows in her book, AIDS at 30: A History, that understanding how we got here is key to... Read more »

March 13, 2012

• South Africa: What the World's Largest Preventative TB Study Taught Us [opinion]

  Even though the world's largest study of preventative tuberculosis therapy indicated that community-wide isoniazid preventative TB therapy (IPT) failed to lower community TB levels... Read more »

March 09, 2012

• South Africa: Preventative TB Trial Disappoints

  After seven years of research, the world's largest study of preventative tuberculosis (TB) therapy has found that untargeted, community-wide distribution of TB prevention drugs did... Read more »

March 08, 2012

• Ethiopia: Finding Space for People With Disabilities On HIV Agenda [analysis]

  Ethiopians with disabilities say they have been largely excluded from the government's national HIV programmes and are unable to access services. Read more »

March 06, 2012

• Tanzania: New Pharmaceutical Plant to Produce ARVs

  Commercial production of Tanzania's first locally manufactured antiretroviral drugs will start in the next few months; it is hoped the country will eventually provide medicines for... Read more »

March 02, 2012

• Kenya: Male Circumcision Programme Suffers Setback

  Kenya's most recent male circumcision rapid results initiative failed to meet its target, and officials are stepping up efforts to identify and fix the problems that could foil the... Read more »

March 01, 2012

• Africa: Hormonal Contraception Advice Not Reaching Women

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised women on injectable hormonal birth control to use condoms to prevent HIV infection in light of possible HIV risks associated with... Read more »

February 29, 2012

• Africa: Ten Condom Commandments

  Condoms are widely promoted as one of the most effective ways of preventing the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, but a recent study has found that... Read more »

February 27, 2012

• South Africa: New Reports Chart Progress, Costs in HIV Fight

  Mothers, babies and newly diagnosed HIV patients are receiving more of the services they need but progress comes at a cost, according to a new report that predicts a funding... Read more »

February 22, 2012

• South Africa: Organizations Finally Receive Global Fund Grants

  More than seven months overdue, the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria grant will finally be released to key South African AIDS organizations that have been... Read more »

February 20, 2012

• South Africa: Outrage Over HIV-Positive Journalist's Dismissal and Deportation

  Allegedly tested for HIV without consent, found positive and subsequently dismissed, detained and deported, a South African journalist is attempting to take his case against Qatar... Read more »

February 17, 2012

• Africa: WHO Clarifies Guidance On Hormonal Contraception and HIV

  Four months after a study suggested women on hormonal contraception may be at an increased HIV risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed the birth control method's... Read more »

February 14, 2012

• Swaziland: Reaching Out to Gays for the First Time

  If caught, any Swazi engaged in a same-sex relationship will be arrested and jailed. But public health officials are using Valentine's Day to urge gays to trust promises of... Read more »

• South Africa: You, Me and HIV

  Rising HIV prevalence rates around the world have changed how we date and how we love, at least in theory. The sexual history discussion comes up earlier in dating, and HIV testing... Read more »

• South Africa: Tips for Making HIV Discordancy Work

  No one said love was easy. This Valentine's Day, News brings you tips for making love and HIV work, from a couple who've been there, done that and stayed together. Read more »

February 13, 2012

• Kenya: Discordance Strains Commitment

  When they first got married six years ago, Mary and William Simiyu were a typical newly-wed couple - full of love and hope about their future together. Three years into their... Read more »

February 10, 2012

• Malawi: Government Finally Moves On Male Circumcision

  Clement Zulu never thought he would be circumcised. A Christian from the north of Malawi, Zulu was among millions of Malawians who believed the practice was a ritual for the... Read more »

February 09, 2012

• Africa: Breaking Down Legal Barriers to HIV Information Access

  While a number of Asian and Pacific countries are addressing legal barriers to accessing HIV information and treatment, there is still a gap between policy and implementation, say... Read more »

February 07, 2012

• Kenya: Tackling Underage Sex Work in Gold Mines

  Inside a smoky makeshift kiosk, Julie*, 16, can hardly cope with the demand from her clients for a cup of tea and a snack - the men are parched from their work as gold miners in... Read more »

February 03, 2012

• Zimbabwe: Improved Aids Levy Collections Fill Part of Funding Gap

  With global funding for on the decline, Zimbabwe's innovative AIDS levy - a 3 percent tax on income - has become a promising source of funding for the country, with a dramatic... Read more »

February 02, 2012

• Africa: Global Fund Shake-Up Signals New Direction

  The appointment of a new general manager, Gabriel Jaramillo, at the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis could be a "turning point" for the troubled organization,... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Alarm Bells Over Poor Funding for HIV Treatment

  The lives of thousands of HIV-positive people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at risk as the country faces declining donor funding and a severe shortage of HIV... Read more »

February 01, 2012

• Tanzania: Good Results in Programme to Boost TB Detection

  A pilot community programme to improve TB detection in northern Tanzania has shown good results and could be replicated nationwide as the country seeks to improve its TB treatment... Read more »

January 27, 2012

• Kenya: Shortage of HIV Test Kits Raises Concerns

  Voluntary counselling and testing centres around Kenya are turning people away due to a shortage of HIV testing kits after the recall in December of more than one million faulty... Read more »