Botswana gets GSK’s modern HIV drug in largest ever Africa tender
An HIV drug first approved less than three years ago is to be rolled out in Botswana as a core medicine for newly diagnosed patients, following the largest ever tender secured by GlaxoSmithKline’s HIV business in Africa. ViiV Healthcare, which is majority-owned by GSK, said on Friday it was the first time that Tivicay, or […]
56 Percent of Sex Workers Have HIV in Zimbabwe
Research by the National Aids Council indicates that although the national HIV and Aids prevalence has been declining in the past two years, prevalence is four times high in other community groups like commercial sex workers. NAC monitoring and evaluation director Mr Amon Mpofu told parliamentarians on a countrywide tour and capacity building programme on […]
Prince ‘was diagnosed with AIDS six months before he died and refused treatment
Prince was suffering from AIDS before being found dead last week and had refused treatment because he believed he could be cured by prayer, it has been claimed. The Purple Rain singer, who was a Jehovah’s Witness, was diagnosed with the crippling condition just six months before he passed away, sources told the National Enquirer. […]
Door-to-Door HIV Testing in Zimbabwe
THE Biomedical Research and Training Institute says it has tested nearly half of the 30 000 people it targeted for its ground-breaking door-to-door HIV testing. The HIV survey started in October last year. Addressing stakeholders attending the Matabeleland South provincial launch of the Zimbabwe Population based HIV Impact Assessment (Zimphia) in Gwanda last week, Dr […]
Zambia Bans Hospitals From Conducting Compulsory HIV Testing For All Patients
Government has directed government health institutions to stop conducting compulsory HIV testing for patients seeking medical care. Commenting on concerns by the general public over government health institutions conducting compulsory HIV testing before administering medical attention, Health Deputy Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says government policy on HIV testing remains the same. Dr. Chilufya tells QFM […]
Kenyan employers forcing job seekers to take HIV tests before employing them
There are concerns that some unscrupulous employers are forcing job seekers to take HIV tests before employing them and Kenya’s judicial tribunal is fighting such discriminatory practices. There are concerns over reports that some unscrupulous employers are forcing job seekers to take HIV tests before employing them and the judicial tribunal has reportedly raised the […]
Man told by doctors he has 30 minutes to live after tapeworm found in his brain
Michael Mosley holding up a piece of human tapeworm A Colombian man’s lung tumors turned out to have an extremely unusual cause: The rapidly growing masses weren’t actually made of human cells, but were from a tapeworm living inside him, according to a report of the case. This is the first known report of a […]
Building the Capacities for Guinea’s SRs Will Be Challenging
The lack of capacity of sub-recipients is a long-standing problem in Guinea. In September 2015, the Global Fund signed a $62.7 million HIV grant with Guinea. When the Guinea country coordinating mechanism submitted the concept note for the HIV grant in August 2014, the SRs had not yet been identified. The CCM oversight committee started […]
A Pill That Prevents HIV Is Working Even Better Than People Thought
HIV preventative medicine is doing what it’s supposed to do, even for high-risk populations that aren’t using other forms of protection, according to new research from a health insurer. HIV, which stands for human immunodeficiency virus, can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Unlike some other viruses, which the body can get rid of […]
U.S.$ 41 Million to Strengthen HIV and TB Response in Sudan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Federal Ministry of Health in Sudan and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) have announced two new partnership agreements totaling US$ 41 million for Sudan, to give a major boost to the country’s response to HIV and Tuberculosis. “Thanks to our collaboration with UNDP […]
