In Giyani, HIV/Aids Patients Are Giving Up Their Meds Because of Their Inability to Pay for Transport or Food [analysis]
Daily Maverick
People living with HIV in Giyani, rural Limpopo, are defaulting on life-saving medications because they do not have the money to travel to the clinic or cannot afford the healthy… Read more »
Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Shot Succeeds in Pivotal Trial, but Questions Loom Over Future Access
spotlight
An HIV prevention injection that provides six months of protection per shot has been shown to be highly effective in a pivotal trial largely conducted in South Africa. There are… Read more »
U.S., PORALG & Health Ministry Team Up for HIV, Immunization During 'Ndondo Cup 2024'
Daily News
The United States, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the President's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) in Tanzania, announced a… Read more »
Procurement Board Admits Errors in Kanyama Condom Tender
Namibian
Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) chairperson Amon Ngavetene has admitted that the board has failed to confirm whether local businessman Shapwa Kanyama owns an… Read more »
UNAIDS Celebrates Scrapping of Sodomy Law
Namibian
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS) has commended the High Court's decision to declare the common law crimes of sodomy and "unnatural sexual offences" of… Read more »
Zimbabwe Has 8,000 Doses of Cabotegravir Anti-HIV Drug
The Herald
Zimbabwe has 8,000 doses of injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis drug, cabotegravir, for use in the ongoing pilot programme to establish its efficacy in preventing HIV as the… Read more »
Zimbabwe Launches Multi-Sectoral Drug and Substance Abuse Plan
New Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Wednesday launched the Zimbabwe Multi-Sectoral Drug and Substance Abuse Plan (2024-2030), coinciding with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and… Read more »
Nigeria Recorded 75,000 New HIV Infections in 2023 - NACA
Vanguard
Dr Temitope Ilori, the Director-General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), said 75,000 new infected HIV cases and 45,000 HIV-related deaths were recorded in 2023. Read more »
People Who Inject Drugs Need Attention to Help Them Prevent HIV-Diversity Forum
Nyasa Times
Diversity Forum, a consortium of nine organisations working on human rights of key populations, has reiterated the need to give special attention to people who inject drugs so that… Read more »
Nigeria Strengthens HIV Response With New $933m Global Fund Grant
Leadership
The Global Fund's Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) has allocated $933 million to Nigeria for addressing HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria from 2024 to 2026. Read more »
Stigma Threatens Antiretroviral Therapy Success
Independent (Kampala)
Concern over young girls and women dropping from HIV care programs undermines efforts Read more »
Success of Adolescent Mother in Homa Bay Championing HIV, Early Pregnancy, GBV Eradication
Capital FM
Even after giving birth at a tender age, Millicent Nyaramu from Kabondo, Homa Bay county is among thousands of adolescent mothers who went back to school through re-entry policy to… Read more »
From Casanova to HIV Prevention Advocate
The Herald
Mr Piaso Maringwa of Manoti, Gokwe, stood tall to give his account of how he survived tuberculosis and HIV, all through the support of his loving wife. Read more »
HIV Prevalence - Lack of Disclosure Among Couples Is a Key Factor
Accra Times
The Ghana AIDS Commission 2023 data also stated that Ghana had an estimated 334,095 HIV cases, comprising 115,891 male and 218,204 female patients. Read more »
UNAIDS and Global Fund Sign a New Strategic Framework for Their Collaboration to End Aids
Global Fund
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, and Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), Peter Sands, signed a new strategic… Read more »