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Africa: Spike in Aids Deaths Raises Alarm
UNIRIN, 27 November 2013
The life of a teenager is difficult enough without the added burden of living with HIV, keeping it hidden from friends and sticking to antiretroviral treatment. Read more »
Spike in Aids-Related Adolescent Deaths
With a generation of children who were born HIV-positive reaching adulthood, the WHO has released guidelines addressing the needs of adolescents living with HIV and those at risk of infection, writes IRIN.
Teenagers discussing sex at a youth group during the International Family Planning Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Kenya: Teenagers May Be Allowed to Have HIV Test
The Star, 21 November 2013
A new HIV-Aids policy wants children from age 16 be allowed to access HIV testing without seeking permission from parents and guardians. The policy launched yesterday aims at… Read more »
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South Africa: HIV Prevalence High Among South African Teen Girls
VOA, 28 November 2013
The latest research shows that efforts to reduce new HIV infections among South African teens is working. But the bad news is that girls between the ages of 15 to 24 are three… Read more »
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Burundi: Lack of Sexual Health Services Risks the Lives of Young Women and Their Unborn
Key Correspondents, 29 November 2013
Every minute, a young woman is newly infected with HIV and for women in their reproductive years HIV is the leading cause of death. Read more »
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Rwanda: Young Persons Living With HIV Condemn Stigma and Discrimination
Focus, 28 November 2013
In a three-day workshop organized in Kigali for young people living with HIV/AIDS, participants say that they and their colleagues face high stigma and discrimination in society.… Read more »
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Uganda: Pros and Cons of New ARV Therapy for Pregnant Women
IPS, 27 November 2013
Uganda has gotten plenty of kudos and some criticism over its roll out of the new antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women and their babies, known as Option B +. Read more »
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South Africa: Protecting Teenage Girls From HIV
VOA, 26 November 2013
A new study shows that alleviating poverty can help protect South African teenage girls from HIV/AIDS. It says small, monthly government grants allow girls to live more normal… Read more »
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Africa: Lack of Health Services for Young People Fuels HIV and Teenage Pregnancies
Key Correspondents, 12 November 2013
Today, an international family planning conference gets underway in east Africa, where a lack of sexual and reproductive health services is fuelling high rates of HIV infection in… Read more »
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Liberia: New Churches Damage Fight Against HIV - Govt Official
AlertNet, 26 November 2013
An upsurge in 'new generation' churches that claim to be able to heal or perform miracles is having a damaging effect on Liberia's progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, a government… Read more »
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Africa: Sex and Young People - Lessons From Cats and Birds
Key Correspondents, 15 November 2013
There is a popular saying in many African countries that goes: curiosity killed the cat. It comes from the fable that the cat, out of curiosity, put his head in a pot full of water… Read more »
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Africa: Mobile Texts to Give Sexual and Reproductive Health Information to Young People
Key Correspondents, 14 November 2013
Pathfinder International is exploiting mobile technology to address youth sexual and reproductive health in Mozambique and Ethiopia. Read more »
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Rwanda: Using Visual Arts to Fight HIV Stigma
New Times, 21 November 2013
A new initiative to enable people living with HIV/Aids fight stigma in the country through visual arts has been designed. Read more »
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South Africa: Activists Recall the Evolution of Aids Epidemic
VOA, 28 November 2013
In South Africa, the fight against HIV/AIDS was a tough battle for early-days activists and social workers. They had to challenge denial about the virus while navigating a drastic… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Artist Paints Brighter Canvas in Spite of HIV
WFP, 28 November 2013
When award-winning Zimbabwean artist Rogers Makunda discovered he was HIV-positive in 2009, he tried to keep living and working as he had before. But that proved impossible after… Read more »
