2 Jul 2009
HARARE - Government officials in Zimbabwe are unhappy about a decision by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to ditch the National AIDS Council (NAC) as the principal recipient of its existing and future grants and to instead channel funds through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Since the formation of the Global Fund in 2002, the country has received grants...
2 Jul 2009
NEW DELHI —In a landmark ruling Thursday that could usher in an era of greater freedom for gays and lesbians in India, New Delhi’s highest court decriminalized homosexuality.
“Discrimination is antithesis of equality,” Delhi High Court judges wrote in a 105-page decision that is the first in India to directly guarantee rights for gays and lesbians. “It is the recognition of equality which will ...
2 Jul 2009
Establishing and scaling up early infant HIV diagnosis (EID) programmes is feasible in even the most remote parts of Ethiopia, reported Berhanu Gudetta and colleagues in a study at the HIV Implementers’ Meeting, held in Windhoek, Namibia in early June.
Renovation of two regional laboratories making DNA PCR testing possible, coupled with the successful use of dried blood spot (sometimes referred...
1 Jul 2009
A peer-driven strategy in which people with HIV encouraged individuals in their social networks to take an HIV test has proven to be an efficient and effective way to reduce undiagnosed infection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers report in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The approach worked better than traditional partner notification, and the HIV ...
1 Jul 2009
Although scientific advances are allowing HIV positive people to survive for longer, there has been little, if any breakthrough in solving the stigma associated with HIV.
"During the past decade, the life quality and longevity of people with HIV and AIDS has improved significantly thanks to the growing use of anti-retroviral drugs, or 'cocktail therapy'," said Lu Hongzhou, director of the Shang...
1 Jul 2009
New HIV and AIDS organisation for young people is launched.
OneVoice South Africa today announced the launch of their new organisation. Meaningful participation of young people is at the heart of its new HIV and AIDS prevention programme, which recognises that young people are not only the beneficiaries of such interventions, but are also proactive leaders in their communities.
Moving from c...
1 Jul 2009
This is an announcement of the 2009 winners of the annual AfriComNet Awards for Excellence in Strategic Communication in Africa. Winners include:
1. Philippe Talavera, Director, Ombetja Yehinga Organization
2. EBF Tozodii - Community based road shows to promote exclusive breast feeding in rural Zimbabwe
3. Betengna Radio Diaries, Ethiopia
4. Dance4life, South Africa
5. The Speaking Book, by...
1 Jul 2009
SIRTE, Libya - The world's rich nations must not allow the global downturn to distract them from their commitment to help Africa stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, the UN's top official in the fight against the disease said on Wednesday.
Michel Sidibe, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, said he was worried that money earmarked for fighting AIDS in Africa at a Group of Eight (G8) summit four years ago ...
1 Jul 2009
The West Java (the most populous province of Indonesia)administration has declared a state of emergency in its fight against HIV/AIDS, with high prevalence among what are termed non-risk groups.
Data from the West Java provincial AIDS commission (KPAD) shows that as of March this year, 2,682 AIDS cases and 1,838 HIV cases had been reported in the province.
85 percent, or 3,838 people, living...
1 Jul 2009
In their study paper, a team of researchers led by Dr. Naimish Patel have described how HIV switches off the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
The researchers have detailed how HIV interferes with the cellular and molecular mechanisms used by the lungs to fight TB infection.
"HIV/TB co-infection is a critical global health problem, especially in developing countries. We hope th...
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