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December 23, 2010

Ethiopia: Five-Year Plan to Halve New HIV Infections

Ethiopia's government has come up with an ambitious plan to halve new HIV infections, quadruple its annual condom distribution and put 85 percent of people who need life-prolonging... Read more »

Uganda: Strong Turnout As Male Circumcision Kicks Off in the North

After years of hearing about the protective effects of medical male circumcision against HIV, many men in northern Uganda are taking advantage of a government move to provide the... Read more »

Africa: Disability, HIV Find Common Ground

People living with disabilities are known to be just as, if not more, at risk of contracting HIV as non-disabled people, but there is little specific data or programming that... Read more »

South Africa: New ARV Tender Halves Drug Prices

South Africa's newly announced tender for antiretrovirals (ARVs) has halved the price the government will pay for the life-saving drugs; however, fixed dose combinations, which... Read more »

South Africa: Sihle Motha, "You Have This Person's Life in Your Hands"

Sihle Motha, a nurse at Malvern Clinic, in Johannesburg, is among the first to have been trained in the management and initiation of patients on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. She... Read more »
South Africa: Nurses Step Into Art Breach

At Malvern Clinic, a primary healthcare facility serving an impoverished suburb east of Johannesburg's city centre, every seat was taken on a recent Monday morning. Read more »
Uganda: HIV Campaign Lacking, Says Study

Uganda has taken steps to address the HIV threat posed when people have multiple sexual partners, but according to a recent study, campaigns to address the issue are having a... Read more »

Swaziland: Army Slowly Winning the HIV/Aids Battle

Swaziland has the world's highest estimated HIV prevalence, and its military is not exempt, although a wellness and prevention programme has seen a remarkable drop in AIDS deaths... Read more »

Africa: Who Approves New Rapid TB Test

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed a new rapid test for tuberculosis that could save millions of lives through early diagnosis of the disease. TB killed an... Read more »

Zimbabwe: Risky Sex Does Not Equal HIV Risk - Study

Zimbabwean women reported significantly less risky sexual behaviour than their counterparts in Tanzania, despite being almost four times more likely to be HIV-infected, a... Read more »
Ethiopia: HIV Risk in a Booming Construction Industry

Everywhere in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, modern buildings are popping up and wide roads are being built. The country's booming construction sector is attracting thousands... Read more »

Africa: Mobile Phones for Health

Some 80 health professionals and telecom operators are meeting in the Ghanaian capital Accra to explore ways to use mobile phones for better healthcare delivery. Read more »

Kenya: Walking 26km for a Condom

Correct and consistent condom use is one of the bedrocks of Kenya's HIV/AIDS prevention programme but many people in rural areas have limited access to condoms. Read more »
Zambia: How to Make Broad ARV Access Work [interview]

Zambia is a poor country with a severe shortage of health workers, but it is closer to achieving universal access to antiretroviral treatment by the end of 2010 than many of its... Read more »

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