Activists mobilise against Manto
Health activists are mobilizing against the appointment of former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang as mentor and African Union Goodwill Ambassador on maternal, infant and child health.
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Murder highlights need for protective legislation
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.
A culture that encourages HIV/AIDS
MBABANE: (IRIN) - Anecdotal evidence that entrenched cultural beliefs among Swazis actively encourage the spread of HIV/AIDS has been confirmed by a joint government and UN report.
Lack of implementation hinders SADC HIV and human rights efforts
While SADC countries have made progress in addressing some aspects of HIV/AIDS and human rights laws, most countries are selectively applying international guidelines on HIV/AIDS and human rights.
Sexual offence victims need immediate health care
Apart from the physical, psychological and emotional pain that comes with being raped, survivors still deal with being stigmatised and cast out of their families and communities. A report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reveals that sexual abuse victims, especially in countries facing humanitarian crises, do not receive emergency medical attention.
Female condom shortage
MOMBASA:(PlusNews) - A shortage of free female condoms in public hospitals in Kenya's Coast Province is compromising the ability of women to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Jane, “I told them I was HIV-positive … they raped me anyway”
NAIROBI:(PlusNews) - Exactly one year ago, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and his erstwhile rival for the presidency, Raila Odinga, signed an agreement that created a government of national unity, ending two months of election-related violence during which more than 1,000 people were killed. The effects of that violence are still being felt.
Sex workers want inclusion in HIV/AIDS programmes
At the first ever African Sex Workers'€™ Conference held in Johannesburg recently, sex workers called on governments to recognise their needs in their plans to respond to the AIDS epidemic.
Vaginal gel blocks HIV ‘€“ but not enough to be scientific success
Candidate microbicide PRO 2000 cuts HIV transmission by 30 percent, falling just short of the one-third required to be deemed a success. But scientists say this trial offers proof that the concept of a vaginal gel to block HIV is possible.
Government repatriates Zimbabwe sex workers
MOZAMBIQUE:(PlusNews) - A narrow hallway leads to a makeshift wooden counter where a shelf displays a few empty beer cans and soft drink bottles; a side door opens to a corridor with a series of bedrooms, almost all of them occupied. This is the 25 de Setembro Social Centre, one of the largest brothels in Chimoio, capital of Mozambique's central province of Manica.
Early care crucial for babies
Across the human lifespan, we are most vulnerable to death during birth and in the first 28 days of life. This is even more so for children born in developing nations including South Africa.
HIV/AIDS and lesbian women
The sexual rights and health needs of lesbian women have been largely overlooked both in public and scholarly discourses as well as at the level of health care service delivery. Opinion piece by Melanie Judge and Delene van Dyk
Help to get cervical cancer vaccine to women who need it
Hope is at hand for South African women unable to afford a new vaccine to combat cervical cancer as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI Alliance) has announced it plans to get the vaccine to high burden populations.
Help to get cervical cancer vaccine to women who need it
Hope is at hand for South African women unable to afford a new vaccine to combat cervical cancer as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI Alliance) has announced it plans to get the vaccine to high burden populations.
2015 targets: Was Africa ambitious? Living with AIDS # 347
International health experts and government representatives converge in Cape Town today for a three-day conference looking at improving maternal and child health care. But is Africa doing enough to save mothers and children from the risk of death?