IAS calls for stronger support and protection for HIV professionals
The International AIDS Society has condemned the imprisonment of Uzbek doctor Maxim Popov for promoting HIV prevention efforts in his country.
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Doing the diski dance on top of the world
The sound of the vuvuzela reverberated from the highest peak on the African continent at 7:30 this morning (Saturday May 8), when the Team of Hope, reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Just for laughs
Depression has been directly linked to serious illness. According to the WHO, people living with HIV/AIDS are 4.4 times more likely to be depressed. Every time we laugh our body releases a cocktail of chemicals and hormones which give us a feeling of happiness. This insert produced by Fathima Simjee tells the story of Alice Phiri, who has used laughter therapy to help her deal with her HIV positive status.
AIDS activists detained by Tanzanian Authorities at World Economic Forum on Africa
Thursday 6 May, Windhoek -- On Wednesday 5 May, the opening day of the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) in Dar Es Salaam, a group of nine AIDS activists from across the continent were detained for questioning by Tanzanian authorities after they handed over a memorandum entitled 'Health is Wealth', which emphasised the need for increased investment in health and particularly HIV, TB and Malaria in Africa, to two prominent speakers at the WEF.
The church resolves to intensify its response to AIDS Living with AIDS # 430
African church leaders met in Johannesburg recently to find common ground in response to HIV and AIDS. At the meeting, the church acknowledged that it has failed to react timeously and effectively to the challenge of AIDS.
AIDS Law Project relaunches with broader focus
The legal 'bull terrier' that has protected people with HIV for 17 years is changing into an organisation that fights against all adverse socio-economic conditions.
‘Callous leaders must commit to funding health’
AIDS and human rights activists have accused African leaders and donors of making cruel and unwise decisions on funding commitments to HIV and health.
Microbicdes only part of the agenda
HIV prevention researchers, policy makers and community advocates from more than 35 countries will meet in Pittsburg, USA for the 6th International Microbicides Conference (M2010) at the end of the month.
Activists “watching” African leaders
Health human rights activists will again remind African leaders that they are watching them when they stage a protest at the 2010 World Economic Forum on Africa meeting starting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania today (WED).
Barack Obama, George Bush and the Right to Life
OPINION: What is President Barack Obama, Rahm Emmanuel and his brother Zeke Emanuel up to in Africa and South Africa?
by Zackie Achmat.
Motsoaledi to address 25 000 in Vienna
Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will address the world's largest AIDS gathering in Vienna later this year. Organisers of the 18th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) announced that President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, and Motsoaledi will be among 19 high-level speakers who will address an estimated 25 000 conference attendees.
Reaching young people through soccer
A group of girls recently gathered in Cape Town to share their love for football, but the true goal of their meeting was to discuss an epidemic which has ravaged their communities.
HCT campaign launched Living with AIDS # 429
The much-awaited HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT)) campaign was launched last Sunday. At the launch, President Jacob Zuma, warned the hundreds of people who had braved the cold to listen to him speak that the outcome of an HIV test is a personal matter and that they can keep it a secret.
Rift Valley Fever – first human death in Western Cape
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed today that a 49-year old male from the Karoo has been the first human to die from Rift Valley Fever in the Western Cape. He died in Oudtshoorn Hospital. The NICD is still investigating the patient's source of exposure. It is unsure in which manner he contracted the disease. There have been confirmed cases of Rift Valley Fever in animals in the Oudtshoorn area.
Backing for SA’ s huge HIV testing campaign
Local advocacy groups and international partners in South Africa's response to HIV and AIDS welcomed the launch of the country's programme to have 15 million citizens tested for HIV over the next year.