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Zimbabwe: 28 percent of Zimbabwe’s prisoners HIV positive
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Zimbabwe: 28 percent of Zimbabwe’s prisoners HIV positive
Health minister David Parirenyatwa has called for action as it emerged that HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe’s crowded prisons has increased to 28 percent, with homosexual sex blamed for the...
13 august 2015
Kenya: Misuse of antiretrovirals poses threat to HIV success story
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Kenya: Misuse of antiretrovirals poses threat to HIV success story
In Kenya, misuse of life-saving antiretroviral drugs may be undermining the world’s greatest achievement to date in response to HIV.
12 august 2015
HIV prevalence still at 3% in Rwanda
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HIV prevalence still at 3% in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwanda’s HIV-prevalence level has remained constant at 3% during the last 15 years due to successful treatment and prevention programmes. This is according to the Rwanda...
11 august 2015
Uganda makes new AIDS drug
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Uganda makes new AIDS drug
PRIME minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda on Sunday launched a new AIDS drug, Trioday, which is a one-a-day therapy that is expected to improve adherence and retention in HIV treatment. The tablet,...
11 august 2015
UNAIDS says 23 babies born with HIV in Zambia daily
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UNAIDS says 23 babies born with HIV in Zambia daily
UNAIDS country coordinator Dr Medhin Tsehaiu says 23 babies are born HIV-positive in Zambia on a daily basis.
31 july 2015
Khayelitsha couples know little about HIV status
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Khayelitsha couples know little about HIV status
Less than half of men in a high-risk South African township knew whether their partners had ever been tested for HIV, and women weren't much more informed, according to a survey of heterosexual...
31 july 2015
Kenya Joins HIV DREAMS Project
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Kenya Joins HIV DREAMS Project
Kenya will be getting new support to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among adolescent girls. President Obama announced Sunday that Kenya would be included in the DREAMS project. It’s funded by the...
30 july 2015
South Africa tots up population wins
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South Africa tots up population wins
On 14 July UNAids released its report, How Aids Has Changed Everything.
27 july 2015