December 04, 2017
Africa: World Aids Day 2017 - Statement By Akinwumi Adesina
The right to health is everyone's right and wherever this right is compromised, HIV spreads. This fact is central to the engagement of the African Development Bank. Read more »
March 17, 2015
Africa: AfDB and Partners Commit to Ending HIV-Aids Related Discrimination in the Workplace
Meeting on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva on March 16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners committed to ending AIDS-related discrimination in… Read more »
February 14, 2014
Africa: Kaberuka Calls for Coordinated Effort in the Fight Against Aids
Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is a member of the commission established under the aegis of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)… Read more »
November 30, 2013
Africa: World AIDS Day 2013 - Statement by Donald Kaberuka
Africa has made significant progress in fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In the past seven years, AIDS-related deaths declined by 32%.The number of people contracting the HIV… Read more »
January 11, 2013
Africa: Cycling Around the World to Empower Youth in Promoting HIV/Aids Awareness
Somen Debnath, a 29-year old Indian cyclist, presented his "Around the World Bicycle Tour for HIV/AIDS Awareness Program and Seminars on Indian Culture" on Thursday, January10,… Read more »
November 30, 2012
Africa: Zeroing in On HIV/Aids in Africa - AfDB Joins Call for Zero New Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero Deaths
On December 1st, 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will commemorate World AIDS Day at its headquarters in Tunis and field offices in 34 African countries. A resolute… Read more »
November 29, 2012
Africa: Working With Local Organizations in the Fight Against HIV/Aids in Benin
The African Development Bank Group has led an intervention in Benin, where over 60,000 people are living with HIV, aimed enabling the country to take the helm in the fight against… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Investing in Kenya's Teachers to Fight HIV/Aids
The education of Kenya's youth is being threatened by HIV/AIDS. Children affected by the disease shy away from schools due to social stigmas and lack of funds, while the country is… Read more »
Africa: Building Human Capital of 1.2 Million in the Lake Chad Region to Fight HIV/Aids
The African Development Bank is investing in the Lake Chad Region to empower particularly women in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDs. The AfDB has been supporting skills… Read more »
April 25, 2012
Africa: Public Spending On Aids Could Boost Southern African Economies
Southern African governments could use public spending in their battle against the extremely high rates of HIV/AIDS in their countries and still achieve a positive economic impact,… Read more »
December 01, 2011
Africa: AfDB Marks 2011 World Aids Day
This year's global theme for the commemoration of World AIDS Day "Getting to Zero - Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS related deaths" has a deeper meaning… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Marks 2011 World Aids Day
This year's global theme to mark World AIDS Day is "Zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths." This theme has an even deeper meaning for Africa. Read more »
June 06, 2011
Africa: Delegates At AfDB Annual Meetings Seminar Support Better African Health Agenda
"It's time to change the health agenda in Africa," urged Agnes Soucat, human development department director at the African Development Bank (AfDB). She was adressing participants… Read more »
December 01, 2010
Africa: AfDB Reiterates Commitment to HIV/Aids Campaign
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December 01, 2009
Africa: World Aids Day - "Hiv/Aids Silence Must Be Broken At Our Workplace"
"HIV/AIDS silence must be broken at our workplace. Let's encourage open dialogue amongst ourselves," Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, said on December 1, 2009, in Tunis while… Read more »
December 01, 2008
Africa: AfDB Joins the Rest of the World to Commemorate World Aids Day
The AfDB on Monday, December 1, 2008, joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World AIDS Day. As part of the events marking this day, the AfDB organized a forum in Tunis in… Read more »
March 19, 2008
Madagascar: Indian Ocean Countries Discuss the Integration of HIV/AIDS in School Curricula
Some twenty-four officials from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles met in January to examine sex education policies in schools in the sub-region. The officials, who have… Read more »
January 25, 2008
Africa: Bank Group and SIDA Experts Discuss the Development of Organic Agriculture Programme in Uganda
Officials of the Bank Group's field office in Uganda (UGFO) on Thursday in Kampala received a Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) mission that called on the Bank… Read more »