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Hiv – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:52:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg Hiv – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Jaboya:Helping women to end sex-for-fish culture http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/jaboyahelping-women-to-sex-for-fish-culture Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:50:02 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10384 "When you are a woman and you want to get into the business of selling fish, you must be ready to lose your pride and use your body for bargaining," "Being ready to give sex as and when it is needed by the fishermen... it guarantees your survival here on the beach."

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]]> Depression Often Overlooked in Treating HIV Patients http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/depression-often-overlooked-in-treating-hiv-patients Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:55:08 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10363 HIV patients in Africa frequently suffer shame and depression but the continent’s health systems are ill-equipped to handle the issue, which not only affects their quality of life, but can lead to poor adherence to HIV treatment regimens.

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]]> Report Recommends Alternatives to Top-Down 100 Percent Condom Use Programmes for Sex Workers http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/report-recommends-alternatives-to-top-down-100-percent-condom-use-programmes-for-sex-workers Thu, 19 May 2011 20:58:05 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8853 Although 100% condom programmes can be effective in increasing condom use in commercial sex transactions, they should be implemented in ways that do not violate the human rights of sex workers or their clients.

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]]> Bill Gates Speech to the Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/bill-gates-speech-world-health-assembly http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/bill-gates-speech-world-health-assembly#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 01:15:26 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8841 Thirty years ago, when I founded Microsoft my colleagues and I envisioned a computer for everyone. Now, I join you in seeking good health care for every human being.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/bill-gates-speech-world-health-assembly/feed 1 Breakthrough in the Fight Against HIV http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/breakthrough-in-the-fight-hiv Sat, 14 May 2011 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8765 [youtube]ZkVqn169kKU&feature=player_embedded#at=11[/youtube]

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]]> Health Experts Warn Against Drug Resistance Super-Bugs http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/health-experts-warn-of-drug-resistance-super-bugs Fri, 08 Apr 2011 02:55:36 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8346 Global health experts said on Thursday that the world’s most powerful drugs are losing the battle against drug-resistant strains of malaria, HIV, gonorrhea and tuberculosis According to Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antimicrobial resistance is robbing us of the certainty that antibiotics will always be there to fight …

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]]> Kelly Clarkson Visits an Orphanage in South African http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/kelly-clarkson-visits-orphanage-in-south-african Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:09:33 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8208 Celebrity Singer Kelly Clarkson boosted the spirits of a group of underprivileged children by visiting an orphanage during a charity trip to Cape Town, South Africa. The singer met the residents of the House of Hope, an organization which looks after abused and forsaken children most of whom are infected with HIV. The hit actress …

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]]> Practical Steps to Reduce The Risk and Vulnerability of The African Woman to HIV http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/hiv-risk-reduce-african-woman-vulnerability http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/hiv-risk-reduce-african-woman-vulnerability#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:18:49 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7938 K. Amponsah-Manager Among the estimated 22.5 million people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls continue to be disproportionately represented. In South Africa, for instance, it is estimated that one-in-three women aged 25-29 are living with HIV (Human Sciences Research Council (2009). Another estimate puts the proportion of maternal orphans – those who …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/hiv-risk-reduce-african-woman-vulnerability/feed 3 Fighting Malaria With Nets Nets, Mandy Moore http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/fighting-malaria-with-insecticide-treated-mosquito-nets-mandy-moore http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/fighting-malaria-with-insecticide-treated-mosquito-nets-mandy-moore#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:12:46 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7651 I'm extremely grateful to be invited to share my voice alongside all these incredible women on International Women's Day.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/fighting-malaria-with-insecticide-treated-mosquito-nets-mandy-moore/feed 1 African Countries Warned of Drug-Resistant HIV http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-countries-warned-of-drug-resistant-hiv Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:51:18 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7484 African countries need to take steps to monitor and prevent the spread of drug-resistant HIV. This was the warning from researchers at the annual conference on retroviruses in Boston last week. Evidence presented to the conference showed that people who had never taken antiretroviral (ARV) medicine were increasingly being infected with HIV that was resistant …

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