South Africa: HIV Self-Testing a Gamechanger for the Most Vulnerable Communities
[BroadReach Health Development] Self-testing kits for HIV/AIDS provide the most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach communities with the hope that they will see an end to the spread of HIV by 2030, according to the leaders of one of the world's largest HIV programmes. This includes transgender people, incarcerated people, sex workers, and people who inject drugs. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Angola: Strengthened Epidemiological Surveillance On Angola/Namibia Border Recommended
[ANGOP] Calai -- Angola and Namibia health professionals had a three-day assessment meeting to address the epidemiological profile of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in the border region between the two countries, having recommended strengthened surveillance to reduce mortality rates. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 24, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Angola Economy, Business and Finance Central Africa Governance Health and Medicine Namibia Southern Africa Trade Travel and Tourism Tuberculosis Source Type: news
South Africa: SA Strengthens Efforts to End Aids Among Children By 2030
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa is sharpening up its HIV prevention efforts by focusing on pregnant and breastfeeding women, children and adolescents as part of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children by 2030. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Children and Youth Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Is HIV/Aids Misinformation and Denialism On the Rise Again? How to Counter Persistent Myths
[Africa Check] Well-worn untruths about HIV/Aids took a backseat during the Covid-19 pandemic. But vigilance against Aids denialism is important, particularly in Africa where access to accurate information and inclusive healthcare is still patchy. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Africa: Factsheet - 'Back to the Basics' - Seven Questions About HIV and Aids Answered
[Africa Check] The WHO has announced Covid-19 is no longer considered to be at the health agency's highest level of alert, and so the world can focus on other health challenges, such as managing HIV prevention and treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Liberia: LINSU Identifies With Orphans in Rural Liberian in Commemoration of the Day of the African Child
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata -- The leadership of the Liberia National Students' Union (LINSU) has shown support for orphans in rural Liberia by donating food and non-food items to the Peter W. Sayklon Orphanage in commemoration of this year's Day of the African Child. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Children and Youth Education Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Kenya: Health Ministry Launches Vaginal Rings to Help in HIV/Aids Prevention
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has launched the use of vaginal rings among women in an effort to stop the spread of new HIV infections. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Gets $1b to Fight Malaria, TB and HIV/Aids
[Vanguard] The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has extended a $1 billion grant to Nigeria to fight the diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: Govt Seeks Global Fund's Support in Fighting AIDS, TB, Malaria
[Leadership] The Federal Government of Nigeria has sought for a sustained intervention from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in consolidating its gain in the fight against the menaces in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria Tuberculosis West Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: HIV Care for Migrant Women in South Africa - the Gaps and 5 Steps Towards Offering Better Services
[The Conversation Africa] Around 8.45 million people in South Africa live with HIV - an estimated 13.9% of the population. Of South African women aged 15-49, approximately 24% are HIV positive. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Africa: Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropy Launched, Raising U.S>$1 Billion for Pan-African and Feminist Causes
[allAfrica] TrustAfrica and Urgent Action Fund-Africa have officially launched the Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropies, in partnership with the Coalition for the Dialogue about Africa (CoDA). The event was held on Tuesday, 6 June 2023 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The event included remarks by Dr Ebrima Sall, Executive Director of TrustAfrica, Ms Tsitsi Midzi of UAF- Africa and Souad Aden Osman, Executive Director of the CoDA. The debates that ensued thereafter were moderated by Dre Tendai Mhizha and Bri (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Women and Gender Source Type: news
Africa: Official Launch of the Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropy - Raising $1 Billion for Pan-African and Feminist Causes
[allAfrica] TrustAfrica and Urgent Action Fund-Africa have officially launched the Pan-African and Feminist Initiative for Philanthropies, in partnership with the Coalition for the Dialogue about Africa (CoDA). The event was held on Tuesday, 6 June 2023 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The event included remarks by Dr Ebrima Sall, Executive Director of TrustAfrica, Ms Tsitsi Midzi of UAF- Africa and Souad Aden Osman, Executive Director of the CoDA. The debates that ensued thereafter were moderated by Dre Tendai Mhizha and Bri (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Women and Gender Source Type: news
Africa: 'I'm Not Worried About My Records Being Lost'
[E.G. Pediatric Aids Foundation] Blandina Raphael Chamsahama is a 40-year-old single parent to four children. She works as a community-based health services (CBHS) volunteer at the Levelosi Health Center in Arusha, Tanzania. Her passion for CBHS activities grew out of her empathy for other people challenged by disease, and her own lived experience. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Kenya: No, Kenya's Citizen TV Didn't Report That Governor of Kisumu County Anyang' Nyong'o Revealed His HIV Status
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A short-lived decision by Twitter to remove verification badges left many media organisations vulnerable to impersonation, before the policy was partly reversed. One of the victims was Kenya's Citizen TV. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Press and Media Source Type: news
Africa: WHO and the Global Fund Announce Commitment for Enhanced Collaboration
[WHO] Today the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) signed a new and revised Strategic Framework for Collaboration, designed to build stronger and more resilient health systems and maximize collaboration and impact in support of country, regional and global responses to major communicable diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
