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Spectrum Uganda calls for greater HIV testing for LGBTI community amid hostility
Today is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia and Spectrum Uganda has been marking it with a series of activities to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS issues among sexual minorities, to challenge stigma and homophobia, and to increase support to people living with HIV to lead productive lives. more
UN and EU sign 44 million euro deal with Zambia on maternal, neonatal and child health
The United Nations and the European Union have signed a 44 million Euro agreement aimed at accelerating progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Zambia.
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In Uganda one group of widows living with HIV is defying the odds
How one group of widows living with HIV is defying the odds to gainfully live their lives more
Safe water reducing oppportunistic diseases among people living with HIV
Over 18,000 thousand families in Nyanza region have been provided with clean water. Access to clean safe drinking water has contributed to a decline in opportunistic diseases among people living with HIV in the Nyanza region, Kenya. This follows the … more
Kenya launches digital healthcare surveillance
Kenya has made the first notable step to deal with illegal trafficking of ARVs by recently launching digital drug surveillance technology in Nairobi. The Pharmacovigilance Electronic Reporting System (PV-ERS) is a suite of software applications with a web portal, which … more
Uganda has launched HIV-free children by 2016 campaign
Uganda has joined other countries like Swaziland, Ghana, and Sierra Leone among others, and launched a new national framework to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2016.
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Stigma affecting uptake of paediatric HIV services in Uganda
Stigma is undermining uptake of paediatric HIV prevention and AIDS treatment services in Uganda. more
Improving male involvement in eMTCT
A virtual discussion to explore how to improve male involvement in the elimination of mother to child transmission (eMTCT) has begun in Zimbabwe this week and will run until 30 April. more
US government committed to eliminate HIV in developing world
HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age in Uganda. It is estimated that nearly 1.4 million Uganda are living with HIV and each year 98,000 pregnant women are at risk of transmitting HIV to their babies
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The Global Fund targets $15 billion to fight HIV, TB and malaria
The Global Fund targets $15 billion to effectively fight AIDS, TB and malaria more
Women Deliver
This year’s Women Deliver conference takes place in Kuala Lumpur from 28-30 May and focuses on the health and well-being of girls and women more
HIV patients in Côte d’Ivoire encouraged by faith leaders to stop treatment
In Côte d’Ivoire, some religious leaders encourage HIV patients to stop their treatment and start intensive prayer days in order to be cured. more
Uganda carries out PrEP trials
Uganda joined other countries including Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Zanzibar, and Zimbabwe for a trial of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). This followed recent research which shows that anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) Tenofovir and Truvada reduce the risk of HIV infection in … more
Uganda adopts EMTCT intervention Option B+
Uganda has adopted a new policy called Option B+ for the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV (EMTCT). According to the Ministry Of Health the new policy guidelines focus not only on eliminating HIV transmission mother to child, … more
Organizers of the 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention consolidate programme
Friday, 22 March 2013 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) – Organizers of the 7th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013) met in Kuala Lumpur to consolidate the conference programme. IAS 2013, held from 30 June … more
Self-stigma: A silent killer of people living with HIV/AIDS
“I used to pass in a short cut from my home to the hospital to seek medical treatment as if I was a thief. I was afraid of neighbors knowing that I was going to get my ARVs and whenever … more
