Sexual abuse behind bars
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - Sexual abuse is widespread in South Africa's prisons, but the provision of health services to this vulnerable population remains problematic.
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Stop ignoring us, say high-risk groups
NAIROBI: (PlusNews) - As Kenya prepares its third National AIDS Strategic Plan, several high-risk groups are calling on the government to give them more say in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Militaries unite to fight HIV
DAKAR: (IRIN) - Military forces from 20 countries in West and Central Africa have launched a regional HIV network to share information on combating HIV within their ranks and communities, following the example of other military-led efforts to fight the spread of HIV.
Dying while waiting
Two thousand people are now on the waiting list for antiretroviral medication at Edendale Hospital, which stopped giving new patients ARVs nine weeks ago.
Donors urged to step up gender equality efforts
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - When it comes to incorporating gender-related policies and interventions into their HIV/AIDS programmes, three of the largest global AIDS donors talk the talk, but have largely failed to walk the walk.
AIDS number one cause of maternal deaths
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - A new maternal mortality study names HIV and AIDS as the cause of one in four maternal deaths in Zimbabwe.
Floods interrupted AIDS services – report
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - A UN assessment has revealed that flooding in northern Namibia during March severely disrupted HIV and AIDS treatment, care and prevention services.
The slang of sexual networks
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - Risky sexual behaviour has a language of its own on the University of Zimbabwe's (UZ) campus in the capital, Harare.
Condom stockouts threaten prevention efforts
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - AIDS activists have reported that public health facilities in South Africa's Free State Province are experiencing serious shortages of condoms, with some clinics reporting complete stockouts.
Youth love to Scrutinize
South Africa'€™s youth have given the animated Scrutinize HIV prevention campaign the thumbs up.
DHB: Poor monitoring of PMTCT but improved HIV testing rates
South Africa'€™s flagship prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme is not being monitored properly, indicative of management neglect of the plan from national to facility level.
Free State – First no ARVs, now no condoms
The Treatment Action Campaign has reported massive condom stockouts and shortages in the beleaguered Free State.
Knowledge gap about risk of multiple sexual relationships Living with AIDS # 395
While South Africans are aware that using condoms can prevent HIV infection, the majority do not understand that having more than one sexual partner increases the risk of infection.
Getting the love test
MBABANE: (PlusNews) - A new campaign in the tiny kingdom of Swaziland is looking to get couples to get tested for HIV together. They are calling it the "Love Test" - an act by two intimate partners showing their devotion to each other.
Health workers report rise in HIV
YAMBIO: (PlusNews) - Healthcare workers in Yambio, capital of Sudan's Western Equatoria State, have warned that the number of HIV-positive people receiving treatment has risen, and they cannot keep up with the demand for medication.