North Korea claims to have ‘cure’ for Mers, Ebola, Aids
North Korea says it has developed a vaccine that is “very effective” in treating MERS, Ebola and AIDS, the state mouthpiece KCNA reported, as well as a range of other diseases that modern medicine is yet to find a cure for. The drug, known as Kumdang-2, is reportedly able to treat everything from AIDS to […]
Tragedy as man rapes his 2 daughters, infects them with HIV and gets 1 pregnant
A 60 year old rapist and paedophile has admitted to raping his two step-daughters and deliberately infecting them with HIV. He originally denied the accusations but is now awaiting sentence after changing his plea to guilty on the second day of his trial this week. He has since developed full-blown AIDS. One of the girls […]
Zambia Mushrooming ‘Boarding Houses Boost HIV Infections’
Kitwe District AIDS coordination advisor has attributed the high HIV/AIDS infection rate in the district to the mushrooming boarding houses. Regina Katongo said during the Kitwe District AIDS Task force (DATF) stakeholders meeting yesterday that the mushrooming boarding houses in the district were partly responsible for the escalating HIV/AIDS infection rate. This follows the statistics […]
“I thought only people in Africa could catch AIDS”
“I thought only people in Africa could catch AIDS”-Rachel DilleyAfter a short holiday relationship, she began to fall ill and it all seemed strange. According to her, she never used condoms since she knew she had very little chance of falling pregnant at her age.When someone suggested she test for HIV, she was rather surprised […]
Revealed – Sex Secrets of South Africa’s Gay Students
Gay flag for a ‘queer’ South Africa The sex genie is out of the bottle when it comes to male students who engage in sex with men (MSM) in South Africa. The study, the first of its kind in South Africa, was conducted by the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) and the Networking […]
Zimbabwe Holds Highest Condom Usage Record in the World
Zimbabwe has the highest condom usage in the world and this has contributed to a reduction in HIV infections, the state-run National Aids Council (NAC) has revealed. NAC’s director of monitoring and evaluating, Amon Mpofu, said the latest data indicated that Zimbabwe now tops in terms of condom usage with over 109 million condoms distributed […]
What a Funding Crisis Is Doing to Aids Patients in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou — For years you couldn’t tell if someone in Burkina Faso had HIV/AIDS just by looking at them. Now it’s getting easier again because cuts in food assistance are depriving them of nutrition, AIDS advocates say. Some 12,000 HIV/AIDS patients who rely on food aid are at risk of food insecurity and health problems […]
HIV positive student knowingly infects 30 people with HIV
Michael Johnson was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison and may serve up to 60 years after being convicted on all five counts of infecting and exposing partners to HIV. If Johnson’s sentences are served concurrently he will serve 30 years. If his charges are served consecutively, he will serve 60 and a […]
