South Africa: In Face of HIV Crisis, Don't Forget About Cancer

Sue Janse van Rensburg, the chief executive officer of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), is proud of South Africa's effort in the worldwide battle against cancer,… Read more »

Africa: How Michelle Obama Can Help Africa

When Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States, visits Ghana with President Barack Obama in July, the powerful voice she has used to empower disadvantaged girls at home… Read more »

Africa: Obama Reverses U.S. Ban on Abortion-Linked Aid

The decision by United States President Barack Obama to overturn the Bush administration's ban on funding assistance programs which provide abortions or abortion counselling -… Read more »

Africa: Winning the Fight Against Aids?

The global fight against Aids is not a losing battle – at least not entirely. On the positive side, more money is being ploughed into combating the disease: last year, global… Read more »

Liberia: Key Survey of Nation's Health Unveiled

Liberia has taken another important step towards strengthening its nascent democracy by completing a nation-wide survey which provides a wide range of up-to-date information… Read more »

Kenya: HIV Tests Launch Wider Health Campaign

A week-long campaign launched in Lurambi division in western Kenya this week aims to test 80 percent of the population for HIV/Aids, and to supply those tested with a package of… Read more »

Africa: The Politics of Combating Aids

As this year's International Aids Conference begins in Mexico City, AllAfrica guest columnist George Katito says African governments and civil society will need to assert… Read more »

Africa: Bush Commits U.S. $48 Billion to HIV/Aids

President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony Wednesday signed into law a bill to reauthorize and expand his HIV/Aids aid program, viewed by many as one of the major… Read more »

Africa: Putting Human Faces on HIV/Aids

The widely acclaimed book, 28: Stories of Aids in Africa, has been highly praised for humanizing the story of HIV and Aids in Africa for readers around the world. The book tells… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Senators Block Key HIV/Aids Legislation

A group of United States senators is blocking a bill that would help HIV/Aids patients in Africa and around the world, and could postpone the bill's passage until next year. Read more »

Africa: Grannies Help Grannies Cope with Aids

In the last of a three-part series interviews with AllAfrica, Stephen Lewis, formerly special envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, tells… Read more »

Africa: Activist Praises Europe, Slams U.S. on Aids

Stephen Lewis is a renowned and vigorously outspoken Canadian diplomat who has worked extensively to reduce the impact of HIV/Aids in Africa and to advocate for those living with… Read more »

Africa: Corporate Coalitions Band Together to Fight Aids

One of the aims of the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) – an organization representing about 200 American companies investing in Africa – is to help its members… Read more »

Africa: New Advocacy Group Vows Tough Stance on HIV/Aids

Stephen Lewis is a renowned Canadian diplomat who has worked extensively to reduce the impact of HIV/Aids in Africa and to advocate for those living with the disease. An… Read more »

Chad: Conflict Hinders Fight Against Aids

Although treatment for Aids patients in Chad has been expanding, health officials worry that there is a risk that the disease might spread faster than it once did because of… Read more »

Africa: Bush Says 'ABC' Aids Policy Works

President George W. Bush has defended his administration's policies on preventing HIV/AIDS, saying it would be reviewed only if it was not working. Read more »

Africa: Working With Partners, President Has Impacted Disease and Conflict, Administration Official Says

United States President George W. Bush departed Friday on his second trip to Africa, accompanied by his wife Laura. The traveling party – including White House aides and… Read more »

Africa: Bush Visit to Focus on Health, Education

United States President George W. Bush was scheduled Friday to begin a five-nation African tour designed to highlight his legacy on the continent. Read more »

Africa: Bush Proposes More Funds for Aids Fight

United States President George W. Bush has asked Congress to vote an extra U.S. $30 billion for the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) over the next five years. Read more »

Nigeria: A Chance Meeting, a Saved Life

Sara had a plan. After visiting the hospital, she would return to her two-room house, pull a small package out of her purse, tear it open, then swallow the rat poison it contained. Read more »

Africa: Despite New Figures, Aids Funding Doesn't Meet Needs - Stephen Lewis

Excerpt from a speech by Stephen Lewis, Co-Director, AIDS-Free World to the World Health Editors Network, Imperial College, London, UK Friday, November 23, 2007, 11:00 am. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni and Bush Discuss Trade, HIV at Meeting

President George W. Bush on Tuesday welcomed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to the White House, where the two heads of state discussed a variety of issues, including trade,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: End Sexual Violence in Eastern Region

In this statement, former UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa and current Co-Director of AIDS-Free World Stephen Lewis calls for a new UN initiative to end sexual violence in the… Read more »

South Africa: Fired Deputy - Who's to Blame?

The dismissal of the Deputy Minister of Health was a wretched day for South Africa. The country lost one of its strongest unifying forces in the struggle against the AIDS pandemic. Read more »

South Africa: Mbeki Defends Minister's Firing

President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has publicly defended his decision to fire deputy health minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, citing her "inability to work as part of a… Read more »