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HIV Deaths Continue Due to Lack of Basic Testing - MSF
Hundreds of thousands of people continue to die from advanced HIV, also known as Aids, because countries are ill-equipped to detect and treat people suffering through advanced stages of the disease, according to a new report from Doctors Without Borders.
Battling HIV and Aids Through a Community-Led Approach
Young people, particularly young women, often face discrimination from health service providers when they seek out the sexual and reproductive services that would keep them safe.
Relief For HIV/Aids Patients as Legal Battle Ends In Botswana
The Botswana Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the government in a legal tussle over the supply of life-saving anti-retroviral drugs. In January 2019, the government was taken to court by a major ARV supplier who claimed that there were irregularities in the awarding of a contract for the provision of the drug. The court ruled that the supply of ARV medication be halted until the matter was resolved. (file photo). See What Everyone is Watching
Risk of Birth Defects from WHO-Approved HIV Drug Delays Rollout
South Africa's national health department has been forced to postpone a nationwide rollout of dolutegravir over persistent concerns about what may be a low risk of birth defects linked to the drug's use. This comes after the World Health Organisation greenlit global use of the treatment in July. Dolutegravir, a drug previously feared to cause deformities in unborn children, is now the preferred HIV treatment option, even among women of reproductive age.
Botswana to Offer Free ARVs to Migrant Sex Workers
Botswana: New HIV Infections Still High The Patriot, 25 September 2019 Statistics have shown that there is still a lot to do in the fight against the spread of HIV. This was revealed at the first consultative Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and HIV… Read more » Botswana: STIs, HIV Remain Twin Challenge Botswana Daily News, 19 September 2019 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) remain a public health problem in Botswana given its role in the transmission of HIV.
South African Trial Shows Effectiveness of New ARV Drug
A new antiretroviral drug regimen has been given the go-ahead by the World Health Organisation. Preliminary results from studies that include an ongoing trial in South Africa show that dolutegravir is an effective and well-tolerated antiretroviral drug. The results are important because the Johannesburg trial includes a population representative of the real-world populations being treated for HIV across lower- and middle-income countries. See What Everyone is Watching
African Countries Show Mixed Results in Fighting HIV - UN
About 1.7 million people worldwide became newly infected with HIV in 2018, a 16% decline since 2010, a new report by UNAIDS says. The report was launched at a community event in Eshowe, South Africa, which has successfully reduced new HIV infections by more than 40% and AIDS-related deaths by around 40% since 2010.
'Hard Choices' Face Next UNAIDS Head
The pace of progress against HIV is slowing, says a new report by UNAIDS, the United Nations agency charged with "reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to treatment and ending AIDS-related deaths". The warning comes as the global group is hiring a new executive director.
Minimal Decline in AIDS-Related Deaths Worries MSF
Medicins Sans Frontiers is calling on governments, ministries of health, partners and international organizations to step up efforts toward reducing HIV/Aids deaths, following the release of the 2019 Global Report launched by the Joint UN Programme on HIV and Aids. In 2016, the UN member states endorsed the goal of cutting Aids deaths by 50% by 2020, to less than 500 000 per year. Six months to this deadline, this target is far from being achieved.
Kenyan Scientist Among Team Working on Potential Cure
Kenyan Scientist Among Team Working on Potential Cure Zimbabweans Living With HIV Expose Govt 'Lies' on ARV Drug Supply MSF Smashes UN AIDS 2020 Target in a South African Town Study Reveals These Contraceptives Don't Increase HIV Risk Millions of HIV+ Zimbabweans at Risk as Country Runs Out of ARVs What Can South Africa Do to Improve its HIV Elimination Targets?
Zimbabweans Living With HIV Expose Govt 'Lies' on ARV Drug Supply
Zimbabweans Living With HIV Expose Govt 'Lies' on ARV Drug Supply Local organisations involved in HIV and Aids advocacy will on July 4, march against government's reluctance to address the critical shortage of antiretroviral drugs in the country. This comes despite claims made by Health Minister Obadiah Moyo to the effect that Zimbabwe has supplies of ARVs that could last until 2020.
MSF Smashes UN AIDS 2020 Target in a South African Town
MSF Smashes UN AIDS 2020 Target in a South African Town Study Reveals These Contraceptives Don't Increase HIV Risk Millions of HIV+ Zimbabweans at Risk as Country Runs Out of ARVs What Can South Africa Do to Improve its HIV Elimination Targets?
South Africa Hosts Second-Largest HIV Conference in the World
South Africa Hosts Second-Largest HIV Conference in the World Kenya Halves Aids Deaths With Roadmap 2014 WHO Approves Viral Load Test, Boosting Uganda's HIV/Aids Fight Treating HIV In Mozambique's Cyclone-Devastated City The Sex Workers On The Frontlines Of The HIV Response in Malawi Over 50% of Zimbabwe's Sex Workers Are HIV+ Nigeria Now Fourth Worst Hit In Global HIV Rankings ARV Shortage Looms As Zimbabwe Risks Losing Global Fund Support New Hope for Preventing âWorldâs Deadliest...
Kenya Halves Aids Deaths With Roadmap 2014
Kenya Halves Aids Deaths With Roadmap 2014 WHO Approves Viral Load Test, Boosting Uganda's HIV/Aids Fight Treating HIV In Mozambique's Cyclone-Devastated City The Sex Workers On The Frontlines Of The HIV Response in Malawi Over 50% of Zimbabwe's Sex Workers Are HIV+ Nigeria Now Fourth Worst Hit In Global HIV Rankings ARV Shortage Looms As Zimbabwe Risks Losing Global Fund Support New Hope for Preventing âWorldâs Deadliest Curable Diseaseâ Stepping Up the Fight Against HIV Infections...
WHO Approves Viral Load Test, Boosting Uganda's HIV/Aids Fight
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The Sex Workers On The Frontlines Of The HIV Response in Malawi
The Sex Workers On The Frontlines Of The HIV Response in Malawi Over 50% of Zimbabwe's Sex Workers Are HIV+ Nigeria Now Fourth Worst Hit In Global HIV Rankings ARV Shortage Looms As Zimbabwe Risks Losing Global Fund Support New Hope for Preventing âWorldâs Deadliest Curable Diseaseâ Stepping Up the Fight Against HIV Infections Uganda Smoothing the Treatment Path for HIV/Aids Patients Tanzania Hit By Condoms Shortage As Zimbabwe's Currency Woes Persist, HIV+ Patients Feel the Pain...
Cameroon: Anglophone Crisis - How to Get to Talks?
analysis After twenty months of clashes, the government and the separatists are both refusing to give ground. Both sides must explore compromise solutions aimed at a level of regional autonomy somewhere between the secession the separatists yearn for and the fake decentralisation proposed by Yaoundé. What's new? The conflict in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon is deadlocked.
Civilians Caught in the Middle in Cameroon's Restive Regions
Government forces in the country's Anglophone regions have killed scores of civilians, using indiscriminate force, and torched hundreds of homes over the past six months - this as armed separatists assaulted and kidnapped dozens of people during the same period, Human Rights Watch has said. Women protest in Bamenda, Cameroon, in response to a Sept. 3, 2018, attack on the local Presbyterian School of Science and Technology, where six students were abducted.
What Does Nigeria Court Ruling Mean for Cameroon Separatists?
Civilians Caught in the Middle in Cameroon's Restive Regions What Does Nigeria Court Ruling Mean for Cameroon Separatists?
Govt Supporters Protests Against U.S. Criticism of Cameroon
Govt Supporters Protests Against U.S. Criticism of Cameroon U.S., EU Agree on Solutions to Cameroon's Crisis - U.S. Official Cameroon TV Host Roasted for 'Lessons' on Women Abuse U.S., EU Turn Up the Heat on Cameroon's Biya Extradition of Cameroon's Ambazonia Leader Sisiku 'Illegal' Cameroon's Biya Turns 86, Critics Say It's Time for Change Opposition Leader's Rebellion Charge Deepens Cameroon Crisis U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week...
Nigeria Now Fourth Worst Hit In Global HIV Rankings
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U.S., EU Agree on Solutions to Cameroon's Crisis - U.S. Official
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Cameroon TV Host Roasted for 'Lessons' on Women Abuse
Cameroon TV Host Roasted for 'Lessons' on Women Abuse U.S., EU Turn Up the Heat on Cameroon's Biya Extradition of Cameroon's Ambazonia Leader Sisiku 'Illegal' Cameroon's Biya Turns 86, Critics Say It's Time for Change Opposition Leader's Rebellion Charge Deepens Cameroon Crisis U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week Activity in Cameroon Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders,...
U.S., EU Turn up the Heat on Cameroon's Biya
U.S., EU Turn up the Heat on Cameroon's Biya Extradition of Cameroon's Ambazonia Leader Sisiku 'Illegal' Cameroon's Biya Turns 86, Critics Say It's Time for Change Opposition Leader's Rebellion Charge Deepens Cameroon Crisis U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week Activity in Cameroon Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt...
Stepping Up the Fight Against HIV Infections
Stepping Up the Fight Against HIV Infections Uganda Smoothing the Treatment Path for HIV/Aids Patients Tanzania Hit By Condoms Shortage As Zimbabwe's Currency Woes Persist, HIV+ Patients Feel the Pain Zimbabwe Preacher Fined for HIV Cure Claim Severe Drought in Africa Threatens to Drive New HIV Infections Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi Why Knowing Your Status is Still a Huge Hurdle on World Aids Day World Aids Day -...
Extradition of Cameroon's Ambazonia Leader Sisiku 'Illegal'
Extradition of Cameroon's Ambazonia Leader Sisiku 'Illegal' Cameroon's Biya Turns 86, Critics Say It's Time for Change Opposition Leader's Rebellion Charge Deepens Cameroon Crisis U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week Activity in Cameroon Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It Conflicts and Corruption Draining...
Uganda Smoothing the Treatment Path for HIV/Aids Patients
Uganda Smoothing the Treatment Path for HIV/Aids Patients Tanzania Hit By Condoms Shortage As Zimbabwe's Currency Woes Persist, HIV+ Patients Feel the Pain Zimbabwe Preacher Fined for HIV Cure Claim Severe Drought in Africa Threatens to Drive New HIV Infections Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi Why Knowing Your Status is Still a Huge Hurdle on World Aids Day World Aids Day - How Namibia is Beating Other African...
Tanzania Hit By Condoms Shortage
Tanzania Hit By Condoms Shortage As Zimbabwe's Currency Woes Persist, HIV+ Patients Feel the Pain Zimbabwe Preacher Fined for HIV Cure Claim Severe Drought in Africa Threatens to Drive New HIV Infections Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi Why Knowing Your Status is Still a Huge Hurdle on World Aids Day World Aids Day - How Namibia is Beating Other African Countries HIV Infection Rate In Babies on Rise in Kenya HIV...
Cameroon: Interview With Senfo Tonkam, Activist and Political Analyst Exiled in Germany
interview By Senfo Tonkam This is an interview with Senfo Tonkam, a former Cameroonian student leader exiled in Germany, in which he discusses issues affecting Black people in the world including linguistic divides and tribalism among other problems. Introduction An activist of the Black Community, Senfo Tonkam has participated, organised, led and supported numerous actions, organisations, movements and projects for the liberation and unification of Africa and Blacks around the world.
Cameroon's Biya Turns 86, Critics Say It's Time for Change
Cameroon's Biya Turns 86, Critics Say It's Time for Change Opposition Leader's Rebellion Charge Deepens Cameroon Crisis U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week Activity in Cameroon Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy Cameroon Separatists Sell Cryptocurrency to...
Opposition Leader's Rebellion Charge Deepens Cameroon Crisis
Opposition Leader's Rebellion Charge Deepens Cameroon Crisis U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week Activity in Cameroon Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy Cameroon Separatists Sell Cryptocurrency to Replace CFA Franc Does New Generation of Unschooled Cameroonians...
Africa: Bill & Melinda Gates - Our 2019 Annual Letter - Things We Didn't See Coming
document Dedication We’re dedicating this year’s letter to our dear friend and Bill’s Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, who died of cancer last October. Paul was a brilliant man with a wide-ranging mind and a special talent for explaining complicated subjects in a simple way. He loved to share his passion for music, science, the arts, sports, philanthropy, and so much more. He supported homeless shelters, brain research, and arts education.
Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week Activity in Cameroon
U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon Scores Killed as Separatists Stop Youth Week Activity in Cameroon Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy Cameroon Separatists Sell Cryptocurrency to Replace CFA Franc Does New Generation of Unschooled Cameroonians Mean New Conflict?
U.S. Halts Some Military Assistance to Cameroon
Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy Cameroon Separatists Sell Cryptocurrency to Replace CFA Franc Does New Generation of Unschooled Cameroonians Mean New Conflict?
Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike
Cameroon's Opposition Leader Kamto Goes on Hunger Strike Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy Cameroon Separatists Sell Cryptocurrency to Replace CFA Franc Does New Generation of Unschooled Cameroonians Mean New Conflict?
Cameroon Govt Arrests Opposition Leaders, Journalists
The arrest of two reporters who were covering a meeting of members of Cameroon's opposition at a home in Douala was followed by the detention of the leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement Maurice Kamto and other opposition figures for their involvement in protests. Cameroon: Opposition Vows to Defy Paul Biya's Government Deutsche Welle, 28 January 2019 Cameroonians are taking their grievances against the regime of President Paul Biya to the world.
Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It
Protesters Say Police Shot at Them - Govt Denies It Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy Cameroon Separatists Sell Cryptocurrency to Replace CFA Franc Does New Generation of Unschooled Cameroonians Mean New Conflict? Plantation Accused of Environmental Havoc in Cameroon Losing the AFCON a Huge Blow for Cameroon In Cameroon's Conflict-Ridden Regions, Duo Sings For Peace Mismanagement the Bane of African Football? Kylian Mbappe The Greatest Talent in Football Since Pele?
Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy
Conflicts and Corruption Draining Cameroon Economy Cameroon Separatists Sell Cryptocurrency to Replace CFA Franc Does New Generation of Unschooled Cameroonians Mean New Conflict? Plantation Accused of Environmental Havoc in Cameroon Losing the AFCON a Huge Blow for Cameroon In Cameroon's Conflict-Ridden Regions, Duo Sings For Peace Mismanagement the Bane of African Football? Kylian Mbappe The Greatest Talent in Football Since Pele?
Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality
Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi Why Knowing Your Status is Still a Huge Hurdle on World Aids Day World Aids Day - How Namibia is Beating Other African Countries HIV Infection Rate In Babies on Rise in Kenya HIV Positive Cleric Blasts Aids Cure Prophets in Zimbabwe Fake News Sites Pull Wool Over Mainstream Media, Public's Eyes It's A Long Walk to ARVs For Zimbabwe Villagers Living With HIV Namibian First Lady Honoured...
The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi
The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi Why Knowing Your Status is Still a Huge Hurdle on World Aids Day World Aids Day - How Namibia is Beating Other African Countries HIV Infection Rate In Babies on Rise in Kenya HIV Positive Cleric Blasts Aids Cure Prophets in Zimbabwe Fake News Sites Pull Wool Over Mainstream Media, Public's Eyes It's A Long Walk to ARVs For Zimbabwe Villagers Living With HIV Namibian First Lady Honoured For Fight Against Aids Kenyan Pastor Refuses to Officiate...
Plantation Accused of Environmental Havoc in Cameroon
A visit to five villages in the southern region of the country has exposed the disturbing reality of local and indigenous communities being deprived of their basic human rights by Sudcam a large and powerful corporation according to civil society and government officials.
Losing the AFCON a Huge Blow for Cameroon
Cameroon: Why Losing the African Cup of Nations Is a Heavy Blow for Cameroon The proud footballing nation of Cameroon is under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. This follows the announcement that they have been stripped of the hosting rights for the… Read more »
In Cameroon's Conflict-Ridden Regions, Duo Sings For Peace
What started as a struggle for equality and justice by citizens of southern Cameroon has spiraled into a full-blown crisis. Rebel groups seeking an end to what they consider domination of the anglophone south by the francophone north have taken up weapons against the government's security forces, causing hundreds to die while tens of thousands are forced from their homes.
World Aids Day - How Namibia is Beating Other African Countries
Knowing your HIV status has many advantages. It is an essential entry point to HIV treatment, prevention, care and support services. People who test positive for HIV should be linked immediately to antiretroviral therapy to keep them alive and well and, when viral load suppression is reached, prevent transmission of the virus.
Why Knowing Your Status is Still a Huge Hurdle on World Aids Day
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"Killings in Cameroon's Anglophone Regions Must Stop"
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Kenya: Siaya, Homa Bay Top Counties With Highest HIV/Aids Prevalence
By Angela Oketch Siaya County is leading with the highest number of adults infected with HIV in the country, narrowly overtaking Homa Bay, a new report shows. The document prepared by two government agencies leading the fight against the scourge notes that Siaya recorded a prevalence of 21 per cent followed by Homa Bay at 20.7. Kisumu County was third at 16.3 per cent while Migori and Busia came fourth and fifth with 13. 3 per cent and 7.7 per cent respectively.
Crisis in Cameroon Placing Strain on Health System
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 800 news and information items daily from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. © 2018 AllAfrica Privacy Contact AllAfrica - All the Time
HIV Infection Rate In Babies on Rise in Kenya
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 800 news and information items daily from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. © 2018 AllAfrica Privacy Contact AllAfrica - All the Time
Kenyan Priest Gunned Down While Preaching in Cameroon
Kenya: Kenyan Priest 'Was Shot As He Preached' in Cameroon A sombre mood has engulfed Sengera area in Kisii, the home village of Father Cosmas Ondari Thursday who was killed by suspected Cameroon soldiers on Wednesday evening. Read more »
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