Zimbabwe: 'Hard Pressed' Zimbabwe Pledges U.S.$1million Towards Global Fund to Fight HIV, Malaria and TB
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has pledged US$1 million towards the Global Fund to fight HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis (TB), despite the economic meltdown facing the nation. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Launches Campaign to Curb HIV Spread Among Young Persons
[Premium Times] NACA said YAaH Naija is Nigeria's version of U-Test, which is a West African regional innovative intervention by UNICEF. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 21, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Let's Fight for What Counts to End AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
[IPS] Geneva -- Next week, taking place alongside the UN General Assembly, President Biden hosts a financing summit in New York of such importance that it will determine if millions of people live, will shape the world around us for years to come and will set the future direction of global health. At least $18 billion is needed to fund the work of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ghana: CSOs Urge Ghana to Commit to Global Fund Replenishment
[Ghanaian Times] Civil society and non-governmental organisations in the fight against HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis (TB) yesterday made a passionate appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to make a pledge of $2 million on behalf of Ghana at the forthcoming 7th Global Fund (GF) Replenishment conference in New York, USA. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 13, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: New Book Makes Case for Young Nigerians Living With HIV
[Vanguard] Efforts at projecting the concerns of young Nigerians living with Human Immunodeficiency Viruses, HIV, has received a boost with a debut publication by an international development expert, and Author, Amaka Momah-Haruna. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 9, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Sierra Leone: Pre-Budgetary Preparation - Vulnerable Groups Engage Guma Valley, NACSA for Budgetary Inclusion
[Concord] Budget Advocacy Network BAN, and vulnerable groups including the King George Home for the Aged and the Network of People living with HIV/AIDS NETHIPS, on Thursday September 1, engaged and presented to Guma Valley Water Company and National Commission for Social Action and presented their burning issues they want to be captured in both institutions' 2023 budget. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 8, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Things to Know About Mariam Anako, Ooni's New Wife
[Vanguard] In a low-key marriage, the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Tuesday, welcomed his new wife, Mariam Anako, into the palace. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Somalia: UN Relief Chief in Somalia for the 2nd Day for Talks On Drought
[Shabelle] The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths is in Somalia for a visit to see his own eyes on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - September 2, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Women in Health - From Test Tubes to Impacting Lives - Dr Thesla Palanee-Phillips On Making a Difference With Science
[spotlight] "It's really, really rewarding to know that burning the candle at both ends - the hard days in the clinic, late nights, and taking calls - traveling throughout the African continent and taking these long trips to the US for meetings paid off," says Dr Thesla Palanee-Phillips. "It's just really humbling to know we were part of that work." (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: What Is Behind the Western Cape's Low Prep Numbers?
[spotlight] It is estimated that in 2021, only around 0.3% of sexually active people in the Western Cape were taking antiretroviral medicines to prevent HIV infection. When taken as prescribed, such pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is about 99% effective at preventing HIV infection. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: The Latest On Long-Acting HIV Prevention and Treatment
[spotlight] Advances in long-acting formulations of antiretroviral medicines were one of the most exciting areas of HIV research showcased at the recent AIDS 2022 conference held in Montreal, Canada. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 25, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Misinformation Is Common to Covid-19 and HIV/Aids Pandemics - With Deadly Consequences
[The Conversation Africa] Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, variety and speed of misinformation seem unprecedented, but COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic where false and harmful information has set back public health. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 25, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rwanda: HIV Infections Decrease By Over 80% in Rwanda
[New Times] New HIV infections in the country have reduced by 82 percent in 2022, Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has announced. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 23, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Francesca Conradie - From HIV to Groundbreaking TB Research
[spotlight] Francesca Conradie knew she wanted to be a doctor when she was eight years old. Well, that, or a truck driver. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Uganda: Lifesaving HIV/Aids Medication Runs Out of Stock, CSOs Warn
[Observer] Uganda is facing limited supply of HIV/Aids life-saving medication, particularly for third-line patients. The stock-outs and shortages of HIV drugs have increased the risk of antiretroviral resistance, treatment failure, sickness and death of people living with HIV/ Aids in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - August 17, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
