SÃO TOMÃ: (PlusNews) - Twenty years after the first case of HIV infection was recorded in the archipelago of São Tomé and PrÃncipe, off the coast of Gabon, six people living with HIV/AIDS have decided to take a stand against stigma and discrimination by telling their stories on national television.
GULU: (PlusNews) - On the night of 13 May, in the northern Ugandan district of Gulu, Christine Atuk was woken by piercing screams coming from the neighbouring hut where her daughter was sleeping. "I peeped through the window and saw a huge ball of fire burning her hut," she recalled.
Outlining his departmental plans at a media briefing in Pretoria, new Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, said he has been 'ordered to hit the ground running'. He announced five key priorities, one of which is to strengthen the quality of care in the health service.
When HIV enters the body, it predisposes the person to several mental illnesses, one of which is Depression. This report explores the link between HIV and depression.
Acyclovir, medication used to treat herpes, has no effect on preventing HIV transmission, according to a new study.
Government has revealed the 'National Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan' in the event of an outbreak of Swine Flu in the country.
The South African government has re-assured the nation of its ability to contain any Swine Flu outbreak. The flu first broke out in Mexico about two weeks ago.
Respected medical journal The Lancet this week released an editorial on the swine influenza A virus which is spreading around the world.
Having multiple and concurrent partners, has been identified as one of the causes for rising HIV infections, particularly in southern Africa. Research has shown that the practice is considered as normal. In this report, we meet a man who tells us why he has more than one partner.
Health Minister Barbara Hogan recently established an Interim Advisory Committee, to help the Health Department in improving quality of care, to guarantee patient safety and to strengthen infection control measures in the public health care system.
GULU/AMURU: (PlusNews) - Stella Aceng, a mother of 10 living in Gulu district, northern Uganda, recently left the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) that had been her home for the past 20 years and moved back to the village where she spent her childhood, but it has been a less than happy homecoming.
KARACHI: (PlusNews) - Pakistan's efforts to combat AIDS face an uncertain future as funding for a major HIV/AIDS prevention and care project comes to an end this month.
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - Customers who come into Matseliso Lebakae's shop in Maseru, capital of Lesotho, to buy nutritional supplements, can also browse for an employee or handyman services.
RIO DE JANEIRO: (PlusNews) - Men don't cry. Men take risks. Men don't ask for help. Men are strong. Men have many sexual partners. These stereotypes of masculinity are contributing to the spread of HIV throughout the world, experts warned at a recent symposium on men and boys.
BRAZZAVILLE: (PlusNews) - Seated at his cluttered desk in the offices of Congo's National AIDS Council (CNLS), Franck Fortuné Mboussou is a very happy man. In a country where barely 10 percent of the female population has ever been tested for HIV, the organisation finally has enough money to buy a mobile testing unit.
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