South Africa: Integrating HIV and NCD Care Is Critical but Not Straight-Forward, Clinicians Say
[spotlight] With the remarkable success of antiretroviral treatment people living with HIV in South Africa are generally living much longer than they did two decades ago - so much so that overall life expectancy in the country has shot up by around nine years since the peak of South Africa's HIV epidemic in the early 2000s. As a result, more people with HIV are also now living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and hypertension. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
South Africa: Integrating HIV and NCD Care Is Critical but Not Straightforward, Clinicians Say
[spotlight] With the remarkable success of antiretroviral treatment people living with HIV in South Africa are generally living much longer than they did two decades ago - so much so that overall life expectancy in the country has shot up by around nine years since the peak of South Africa's HIV epidemic in the early 2000s. As a result, more people with HIV are also now living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and hypertension. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 4, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
South Africa: From a Pig Farm in Zim to Star HIV Researcher - Prof LGB Reflects On Her Remarkable Journey
[spotlight] In a double-storey building emblazoned with the face of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, inside Professor Linda-Gail Bekker's office a bookshelf is stacked with titles on general medicine, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). Against the bookshelf, a mannequin leans dressed in a white doctor's coat, a stethoscope protruding from her pocket; on her head a sparkling tiara and a pink Venetian mask. Pinned to a wall is a picture of raised fists bearing the hashtag #youthinaction. Next to Bekker's computer, luminous (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
South Africa: Amid Budget Constraints, Tough Choices for SA's HIV Response
[spotlight] Around 13% of South Africa's population are living with HIV and the country has the world's largest HIV treatment programme. The country's finances are however under huge pressure and significant cuts were recently announced to government's HIV budget. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Tanzania: PM Commends Ggml's Efforts On HIV/Aids Fight
[Daily News] Morogoro -- MOROGORO: PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has congratulated Geita Gold Mining Company Limited (GGML) and other stakeholders for supporting the government's efforts in the fight against HIV/Aids. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 4, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Kenya: In Kenya's Biggest Slum, HIV Patients Skip Meds Because of Hunger
[RFI] Nairobi, Kenya -- Recent studies show that food insecurity is a barrier to the optimal treatment of HIV because some people forego crucial medication for fear of the side effects they experience when taking the drugs on an empty stomach. The problem is especially acute among people living in poverty - like the residents of Kibera, Kenya's biggest slum. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
South Africa: New Anti-HIV Injection Could Be Gamechanger for South Africa
[VOA] Johannesburg, South Africa -- There is potential good news this World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), with a new injection that prevents development of HIV showing excellent results in trials. There are still some obstacles to its further rollout in South Africa however. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Rwanda: Kigali - Campaign Against GBV Features Testing for NCDs, HIV
[New Times] Local government officials in Kigali, on Saturday, December 2, launched a two-day campaign to sensitize people about the dangers of gender-based violence (GVB). (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 4, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases Rwanda Source Type: news
Kenya: Nairobi, Kisumu County Leading in New HIV Infections
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi county is leading in the 22,154 new HIV infection reported in the HIV estimates released today with 15 counties bearing the burden of 66 percent of the infections. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 3, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Kenya: '1.4 Million People Living With HIV in Kenya'
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha says 1.4 million people in Kenya are living with HIV, with 96 percent of that number being on treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 3, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Ministry Seeks Joint Efforts Towards HIV Elimination
[Ethiopian Herald] - Commemorates 2023 World AIDS Day (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Source Type: news
South Africa: South Africa Launches Global Alliance Chapter to End Aids In Children By 2030
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile officially launched the South African Chapter of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children by 2030, led by his wife, Humile Mashatile. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Children and Youth Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: SA Can't Afford Proposed Cuts to HIV Funding
[spotlight] In November this year, National Treasury proposed a R1 billion cut to HIV funding. This has come about because - rather than seeing the reduced price of antiretroviral treatment as an opportunity to scale up treatment coverage and strengthen other interventions to address the HIV epidemic - the Department of Health has seen it as an opportunity for cost-containment. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Economy, Business and Finance Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: Reflecting On Progress, Confronting Challenges - a Call to Action On World Aids Day
[DA] The speech below was delivered by the DA Shadow Minister of Health, Michele Clarke MP, during the World Aids Day debate in Parliament this morning. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: For the Aids Response to Succeed, Govts Need to Let Communities Lead
[Daily Maverick] To end Aids as a public health threat by 2030, governments and international partners need to support the communities on the frontlines of the Aids pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Governance Health and Medicine Source Type: news
