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Silence, Stigma are the Real Killers in HIV - Rwandan President

Close to 8,000 delegates have gathered for the 20th International Conference on Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa in Kigali, Rwanda. The country's president Paul Kagame told attendees at the opening that shame discourages people living with HIV from learning and accepting their status and accessing the healthcare they need to live a full life.

Rwanda: Stigma, Silence Are the Real Killers in HIV - President Kagame

UNFPA, 3 December 2019

Stigma and silence are the real killers when it comes to sexually transmitted infections, said Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the opening of the 20th International Conference on… Read more »

Photo: Village Urugwiro/New Times

Rwandan and Mozambican presidents Paul Kagame and Filipe Nyusi, First Lady Jeannette Kagame and her counterparts from around the continent, as well as other high-profile delegates in a group photo after the opening of the ICASA 2019 conference in Kigali.

Rwanda: Open Dialogue Saves Lives - Kagame

New Times, 3 December 2019

Kagame: Shame discourages people living with HIV from learning and accepting their status and accessing the healthcare needed to live a full life. Read more »
Africa: African First Ladies Laud Progress Against HIV, Urge More Efforts

WHO, 2 December 2019

Kigali, 2 December 2019 - Six African First Ladies today renewed their commitment to ending childhood AIDS in Africa by 2030 and keeping their mothers healthy. This came during a… Read more »
Rwanda: HIV Self-Test Services Key to End the Epidemic

New Times, 2 December 2019

Increasing the ability for people to test themselves for HIV could bolster efforts to universal access to treatment, according to Heather Watts Director of HIV Prevention, Office… Read more »
Rwanda: President Kagame Officially Opens Icasa

New Times, 2 December 2019

President Paul Kagame on Monday evening officiated at the official opening of the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA),… Read more »
Rwanda: Activists - Ending Stigma Against HIV/Aids Starts With Medics

New Times, 2 December 2019

Zambian-born Bernard Chanda, 21, started taking antiretroviral (ARV) drugs immediately he was diagnosed with HIV. He was still in primary school at the time. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Piloting HIV Injection

New Times, 28 November 2019

In the next few years, HIV patients on ARVs will no longer have to take drugs on a daily basis if the injection, which is under trial becomes successful, according to the ministry… Read more »