Africa: 'We Have to Build Solidarity Across Movements' - Clark on Ending HIV Pandemic #Aids2024

Diplomacy and foreign policy prescribe health as a critical component that impacts economic prosperity, global development, and security. Policy decisions in these areas directly… Read more »

Africa: New Lab Test for HIV Strains Found in Africa Smooths Road to Cure

A cure for HIV is critically important for Africa due to the continent's heavy burden from the disease. Africa bears a disproportionately high HIV prevalence, with around 8 million… Read more »

Africa: Can We Conquer HIV? Düsseldorf Patient's Story Inspires Hope

The world eagerly awaits the day when we can announce a cure for HIV. Reports now indicate that this day may be near. Several individuals have been cured of HIV around the world,… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Transgender Advocate Demands Inclusion in HIV Response - 'Stop Leaving Us Behind' #Aids2024

"I want all human beings to be safe, to be treated with dignity, and to have equal rights," said Jay Mulucha, a trans man from Uganda and the Executive Director of FEM… Read more »

Africa: '2030 Target Within Reach But Leaders Must Act Now' #Aids2024

Since its discovery, HIV has become a global health crisis. Read more »

Africa: Traditional Masculinity Ideology Putting Men's Health at Risk Over HIV Tests, Treatment

Men are far more likely to die from an HIV-related illness than women, even though women are becoming infected with HIV at a much faster rate. Read more »

Africa: Why People with Disabilities Face an Uphill Battle with HIV

Double the stigma, double the challenge Read more »

Africa: Why HIV Risks Are Rising in Older Adults

More and more older people are living with HIV and AIDS. Read more »

South Africa: Africa's First HIV Vaccine Trial Fails

An experimental HIV vaccine trial conducted in South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda was prematurely terminated due to preliminary findings indicating the vaccine would not be… Read more »

Kenya: Justice Prevails - Kenyan Women Living With HIV Awarded U.S.$20,000 for Unlawful Sterilisation

Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared… Read more »

Africa: Catalysing Precision Medicine by Africa, for Africa

Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Drug Regulator Found HIV Drugs in Meat But Kept Quiet

Members of Uganda's National Drug Authority (NDA) shocked MPs before the House Committee on HIV/AIDS when they admitted that they were aware of the possibly fatal abuse of… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya May Lose HIV/Aids Funding if U.S. Makes no Resolution on Kenyan MPs' Request

Kenya might stop receiving funds for HIV if a decision in the U.S. Congress is not made by the end of the month, according to Business Insider Africa. Read more »

Africa: Join Us in a Call to Protect Africa and the World from Pandemics

The 194 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently negotiating the first pandemic accord. Acknowledging that the world learned many hard lessons from the… Read more »

Africa: Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropy Launched, Raising U.S>$1 Billion for Pan-African and Feminist Causes

TrustAfrica and Urgent Action Fund-Africa have officially launched the Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropies, in partnership with the Coalition for the Dialogue… Read more »

South Africa: Govt Reviews Its HIV/Aids Treatment Plan - South African News Briefs - December 1, 2022

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Africa: 'Bisexual People's Existence Constantly Challenged, Erased'

The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G) at the University Pretoria together with the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist… Read more »

Uganda: Let's Save Ugandan Lives with Abortion Law Clarity

Until I witnessed a death from complications of an unsafe abortion, I never felt comfortable talking about abortion services. Joan (not her real name) was an intelligent and… Read more »

Africa: We Can Make Our World Better - Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation

AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy. He assumed the position this month. In… Read more »

Kenya: Sexual and Reproductive Health Services That Connects At-Risk Persons to PrEP in Kenya

In June 2017 the World Health Organization (WHO) updated their list of medicines deemed essential, these are drugs that every person should have access to, should they need it, no… Read more »

Africa: Battling HIV and Aids Through a Community-Led Approach

Over the past 30 years, we have witnessed incredible strides to halt the spread of HIV, offering a future to those with the virus through advancements in treatment and care.… Read more »

Africa: Prominent South African Aids Scientist Inducted Into Royal Society

Professor Salim Abdool Karim, South Africa's leading Aids researcher and scientist has been elected as a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society in London. Read more »

Africa: Getting Back on Track to Knock Out HIV – Dr. Sani Aliyu

The pace of progress against HIV is slowing, says a report released 16 July by UNAIDS, the United Nations agency charged with" reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to… Read more »

South Africa: Tackling Questions and Debunking Myths on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Health-E News hosted a question and answer session to answer pertinent questions on why South Africa's public health facilities are experiencing frequent contraceptive stockouts… Read more »

South Africa: HIV and AIDS - 'We Need to Involve Men in Discussions Around Sexual Violence'

Ahead of the 9th SA AIDS Conference, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) shared their success with its 'Bending the Curves' project.  Started in 2011 before the 90-90-90 targets… Read more »