April 13, 2007
Malawi: Condoms Get a Bad Rap
As we enter the third decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention efforts have yet to come to grips with a deep-seated antipathy to condoms, particularly in southern Africa, the… Read more »
February 12, 2007
Gambia: President's Aids Cure Raising More Questions Than Answers
An unsubstantiated but well-publicised claim by The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh that he can cure AIDS risks setting back efforts to stop the virus from spreading in the… Read more »
November 08, 2006
Zimbabwe: Undertakers Report Booming Business
One sector of Zimbabwe's depressed economy is experiencing boom times. For those providing services for the dead, business is very healthy. Read more »
September 11, 2006
Africa: The Granny Revolution
It started with three South African grandmothers sharing their grief at the loss of their children and supporting each other to care for their orphaned grandchildren. Five years… Read more »
September 04, 2006
Africa: Gender Inequality Driving HIV - UN Aids Envoy
Gender inequality and the inability of women to negotiate safe sex are behind the continued spread of the pandemic, according to Stephen Lewis, UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in… Read more »
July 10, 2006
Africa: UN Aids Envoy Vocal On Women's Issues
The UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis, has proposed the establishment of a new UN agency to protect women's rights, health and security. Read more »
August 08, 2005
South Africa: Govt to Consider Routine HIV Testing
The South African government is considering whether to make HIV tests routinely available at public health facilities. Read more »
May 20, 2005
South Africa: New Ways of Combating HIV/Aids Bear Fruit
One in five young South Africans is HIV positive Read more »
August 18, 2004
Sierra Leone: Lack of Aids Surveys Create Confusion
The lack of nation-wide surveys to ascertain the extent of HIV/AIDS in Sierra Leone has created confusion over numbers, experts have said. Read more »
June 11, 2004
Botswana: Expectant Mothers Take Up Routine HIV Testing
Scores of pregnant women in Botswana's second largest commercial centre, Francistown, are embracing routine HIV testing, a study has revealed. Read more »
June 09, 2004
Africa: First Ladies Launch Organisation to Fight HIV/Aids
The wives of eight African heads of state have formed a body to be known as the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA), which, they said, would coordinate… Read more »
February 09, 2004
West Africa: Ecowas Governments Tackle HIV/Aids in Their Armed Forces
Top military commanders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in Ghana on Monday to draw up a detailed two-year action plan to tackle HIV/AIDS within their… Read more »