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Mobile technology takes fight against HIV in Lesotho to the people
In a country where 23% of people have the HIV virus, a programme using apps and travelling clinics is providing far easier access to treatment.
04 january 2017
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$19 billion invested, as AIDS kills 1.1 million people
The The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has disclosed that $19 billion was invested in the fight against AIDS in 2015, but the dreaded disease still killed 1.1 million people...
15 august 2016
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Elton John visits a clinic treating LGBT people with HIV in South Africa
Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Founder Sir Elton John, joined by Chairman David Furnish and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi visited a health clinic in Durban, South Africa which provides...
31 july 2016
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Launches New USAID-funded Project to Provide Universal HIV Services in Lesotho
The five-year, $62 million dollar project will expand and improve comprehensive and integrated HIV/AIDS care and treatment services in six districts.
30 july 2016
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Elton John pledges millions to support LGBT people in Africa
Singer links up with US Aids relief agency to create $10m fund that will issue grants and provide expertise to people living under homophobic regimes.
22 july 2016
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Elton John pledges millions to support LGBT people in Africa
Singer links up with US Aids relief agency to create $10m fund that will issue grants and provide expertise to people living under homophobic regimes.
22 july 2016
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Elton John AIDS Foundation and PEPFAR Announce Inaugural LGBT Fund Recipients
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) are today announcing the first two recipients of The LGBT Fund. The inaugural recipients...
21 july 2016
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New HIV vaccine to be trialled in South Africa
A vaccine against HIV will be trialed in South Africa later this year after meeting the criteria needed to prove it could help fight the epidemic in Africa.
20 july 2016
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South Africa’s latest weapon against HIV: street dispensers for antiretrovirals
Patients will no longer need to join five-hour-long queues for their medication.
18 july 2016
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Comfort and support: how a radio show for people with HIV made a difference
In the Cape Town community hardest-hit by HIV, a radio show run by young reporters provides advice and information for their peers.
14 july 2016
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Condoms By Drone: A New Way To Get Birth Control To Remote Areas
A drone takes a practice flight in Virginia with medical supplies — part of a project to evaluate the flying machines for use in humanitarian crises.
20 may 2016
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South Africa faces uphill battle to reduce HIV infection rates among young women
South Africa recorded half of the 5,000 new infections a week among young women out of 14 southern and Eastern African countries, the health minister said on Tuesday.
12 may 2016