2010

Zambia AIDS treatment reaches 90% of sick: afrol News - December 1, 2010; As HIV/AIDS prevalence is finally being reduced in Africa, also Zambia can celebrate successes in the fight against the pandemic. Almost all Zambians suffering from AIDS now receive treatment. This was announced today, on World AIDS Day, by Zambian President Rupiah Banda, who said that boosting health provision through
Longer life in SA may reflect AIDS victory: afrol News - November 18, 2010; New statistics show that South Africa s declining life expectation turned already in 2005, with mortality rates for both sexes decreasing since that. Better HIV/AIDS treatment may be the cause. Statistics South Africa (SSA) today released its newest mortality data for the country, demonstrating that the negative trends
Namibia lifts travel ban for HIV infected: afrol News - July 8, 2010; The Namibian parliament has passed new legislation lifting restrictions for people living with HIV/AIDS and other contagious diseases, including an entry ban. Originally, Namibian lawmakers had seen the restrictions as a way of keeping HIV transmissions down in the country, which has a lower HIV prevalence rate than mo
Mozambique fears AIDS spread along new roads: afrol News - May 14, 2010; Mozambique is rapidly improving its road and rail connections with neighbouring countries, most of which have higher HIV prevalence. Government now wishes to halt the expected boost in HIV infections along these inroads. Improved road and rail infrastructure in Mozambique, including the establishment of the Maputo, B
Witchcraft meets modern medicine in Ghana: afrol News - March 24, 2010; More than one third of Ghana s population believe that AIDS is caused by witchcraft. But large-scale intervention programmes for improving health standards are starting to convince people to trust medical explanations of the disease, researchers find. Belief in supernatural forces is common in Ghana and other African c
Archbishop slams "horror" church response to AIDS: afrol News - March 24, 2010; Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa says he regrets the way many church societies have met and are meeting AIDS infected, disapproving of their sex life and even calling it a judgement from God. These were horror stories, he said. The Southern African Archbishop, based in Cape Town, stand
Bananas against AIDS?: afrol News - March 15, 2010; Scientists have found a special protein in the banana that could help women prevent being infected by HIV during sexual intercourse. They hope this may open the door to new and cheaper treatments to prevent the spread of AIDS. The researchers, from the US University of Michigan Medical School, have an emerging interest
UNAIDS partner with rock icon to fight AIDS: afrol News - March 3, 2010; The lead United Nations agency tackling the AIDS epidemic, along with rock and roll icon Annie Lennox, have launched an action plan to empower women and girls to protect themselves against HIV. Known as the Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (2010-2014), the five-year plan p
Nigeria urged to lead AIDS fight: afrol News - February 24, 2010; The head of the UN agency leading the global effort against HIV and AIDS has commended the Nigerian government for its progressive policies, while calling for greater efforts to tackle the epidemic and set an example for the rest of Africa. Nigeria must take the lead in setting the regional and African Union agenda in
UNAIDS chief urges greater AIDS response in Swaziland: afrol News - February 18, 2010; The head of the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS ( UNAIDS ) has called for a greater national response to the disease in Swaziland , which has the highest rate of HIV prevalence in the world, with more than one in every four people infected. UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe has begun his visit
New TV series target Kenyan youth: afrol News - February 10, 2010; A new three-part television series exploring the lives and love of a group of friends in Nairobi will be screened in a partnership between the United Nations and MTV to reach out to young Kenyans to highlight that HIV is not a death sentence. It s fast, it s furious, it s cool - and that s exactly how we filmed it, sa
Botswana youth get World Bank funding: afrol News - February 8, 2010; The World Bank has awarded P1 million (about $100,000) to Botswana artists for the project aimed at encouraging behavioural change among youth and adults in Francistown. The young artists had submitted a funding proposal through the National AIDS Coordinating Agency last year. Youth coordinator, Lionel Nkosi, said tha
Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS: afrol News - January 22, 2010; The so-called Anti-Homosexuality Bill under consideration by the Ugandan Parliament not only violates the fundamental human rights of Ugandans, but will also impede efforts to combat HIV, a United Nations independent expert warned today. Uganda is in great danger of taking a step backwards - away from realising human r
UN partners seek to eliminate HIV in children: afrol News - January 12, 2010; The United Nations is seeking to virtually eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, where 390,000 infants became infected with the virus that causes AIDS in 2008, through the use of antiretroviral drugs during and after delivery. AIDS has become the leading cause of death among infants and y

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