Senator Morgan Famai's comments about women having to make themselves appear less attractive to curb the spread of HIV were supposed to be taken as a joke, Kwekwe MP Blessing ... Read more »
A new clinical trial in the area of HIV prevention for women is underway in South Africa to test the long-term safety and preventive efficacy of an anti-retroviral drug contained ... Read more »
The government officials underwent voluntary counselling and public testing for HIV in an effort to encourage other citizens to follow suit. Read more »
The country's first lady said the biggest challenge is the need to provide anti-retroviral drug treatments to HIV positive pregnant women to prevent the vertical transmission of ... Read more »
The government has secured millions in funding to implement a pilot project where drug addicts will receive free needles in a bid to reduce the spread of HIV Aids. The initiative ... Read more »
A proposed trial of an old antiretroviral drug, stavudine, which is no longer recommended due to its side-effects, has raised concern among Aids activists who argue that its low ... Read more »
While cervical cancer remains a challenge on the continent, Rwanda is implementing its second phase of vaccinating young girls to prevent the pandemic. Read more »
Women's organisations and Aids activists have spoken out against senator Morgan Femai's comments over women having to shave their heads and shun bathing in order to curb the spread ... Read more »
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) has called on The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to use it's additional funding - U.S. $1.6 billion - ... Read more »
In a wide-ranging interview with allAfrica's Sue Valentine, the president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Dr. Unni Karunakara, warns that health care gains may be reversed if ... Read more »
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