Zimbabwe: Men Still Not Keen On HIV Testing, Using Condoms, Seeking Treatment - National AIDS Council
[The Herald] Men remain skeptical of seeking health services and remain at a low rate on HIV testing, condom use, circumcision and enrolment on antiretroviral drugs, a gender assessment report by the National AIDS Council has revealed. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Seychelles: Seychelles' Aids Council to Close Down, Public Health Authority to Take Over Functions
[Seychelles News Agency] The functions of the National AIDS Council will be carried out by the Public Health Authority once legal proceedings are finalised to repeal the National AIDS Council Act approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Vice President Chiwenga Bemoans Covid-19-Induced HIV/Aids Regression
[The Herald] World governments, including Zimbabwe lost considerable ground on the progress made in the fight against HIV/AIDS when they were caught off-guard by the Covid-19 pandemic and global health leaders now need to be proactive, pick up the pieces and forge ahead with the HIV/AIDS fight, Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: African Leaders Commit to End Aids Among Children By 2030
[UN News] UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: African Leaders Pledge to End Aids in Children
[Africa Renewal] The meeting in Tanzania promised to ensure that all children with HIV have access to life saving treatment and that mothers living with HIV have babies free from HIV (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: HIV Vaccine Research Set to Change Focus in Wake of Mosaico Disappointment
[spotlight] Hopes for the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Mosaico vaccine - the only HIV vaccine candidate in late-stage (Phase 3) clinical trials - were dashed with manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals' recent announcement that the vaccine lacked efficacy in preventing HIV infection. In the wake of this announcement, top South African HIV clinicians are now setting their sights on different approaches to finding an HIV vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 30, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Namibia: Progress Made Against HIV/Aids Fragile
[New Era] Health Minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said over the past two decades, the number of annual deaths among people living with HIV has more than halved, and the rate of new HIV infections is almost four times lower. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 30, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: They Have HIV. Why Do They Refuse Treatment?
[Global Press Journal] Lwengo, Uganda -- "Elite controllers" are those who have HIV but show no symptoms. They're proving a roadblock to the country's otherwise promising anti-infection campaign. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: HIV/Aids Deaths Go Down By 50 Percent in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Official statistics show that deaths due to HIV and AIDS has dropped by 50 per cent since 2010. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Pepfar At Twenty - Some Inconvenient Truths for U.S.-Africa Relations
[CFR] PEPFAR's twentieth anniversary should prompt reflection on some inconvenient truths for U.S.-Africa relations. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Drug Could Beat Back HIV - If People Could Get It
[Global Press Journal] Kampala, Uganda -- Cabotegravir is a promising HIV prevention medication that's approved in countries like the United States. But in sub-Saharan Africa, access encounters a number of hurdles. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Major Boost for HIV Response as Kenya Elected Vice Chair of Key UNAIDS Agency
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The country's HIV war has received a major boost after the country was elected vice chair of the UNAIDS Programme Coordination Board, putting it firmly on the decision table of the key global decision making agency. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 20, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Dagga, Crystal Meth and Prescription Drugs Most Used Substances Among HIV/Aids and TB Key Populations, Research Shows
[New Zimbabwe] A recent survey among people most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) has shown that illegal use of banned substances is rife. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Mpox, Aids and Covid-19 Show the Challenges of Public Health Messaging
[The Conversation Africa] During infectious disease outbreaks, clinicians and public health officials are tasked with providing accurate guidance for the public on how to stay safe and protect themselves and their loved ones. However, sensationalized media coverage can distort how the public perceives new emerging infections, including where they come from and how they spread. This can foster fear and stigma, especially toward communities that are already mistrustful of the health care system. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 15, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Calls On the Global Community to Equalize the HIV Response
[WHO] On 1 December, World AIDS Day 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on global leaders and citizens to boldly recognize and address the inequalities that are holding back progress in attaining the global goal to end AIDS by 2030. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 12, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
