HARARE, 11 January 2013 (PlusNews) – Chronic shortages of generic and antiretroviral drugs, stock-outs, high medication costs, and long distances to clinics are some of the hurdles people face in their quest to access essential medicines in Zimbabwe. At any given time, public health facilities in much of Zimbabwe have in stock only half of… Continue reading ZIMBABWE: Still Struggling with Drug Shortages
Tag: HIV/AIDS
Uganda Still Behind on HIV/AIDS ARV target
KAMPALA, 7 January 2013 (PlusNews) – Uganda continues to fall short of achieving its goal of ensuring that 80 percent of people living with HIV receive antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) by 2015, according to the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC). Some 62 percent of those needing HIV treatment were on ARVs in March 2012, up from 50… Continue reading Uganda Still Behind on HIV/AIDS ARV target
Africa Domestic Investment in HIV Goes Up But It’s Uneven
NAIROBI, 19 July 2012 (PlusNews) – Many sub-Saharan African nations – traditionally the beneficiaries of international HIV funding – are gradually increasing their financial contributions to the fight against the virus, boosting the number of people on treatment to record highs according to a new UNAIDS report, Together We Will End AIDS, released on 18… Continue reading Africa Domestic Investment in HIV Goes Up But It’s Uneven
Zimbabwean Members of Paliament to be Circumcised to Fight HIV
A group of Zimbabwean MPs is getting circumcised as part of a campaign to reduce HIV and Aids cases. A small makeshift clinic for carrying out the procedures was erected in Parliament House in the capital Harare. Blessing Chebundo, chairman of Zimbabwe Parliamentarians Against Aids, said his main objective was to inspire other citizens to… Continue reading Zimbabwean Members of Paliament to be Circumcised to Fight HIV
SOUTH AFRICA: Decentralizing care and treatment for drug-resistant TB
DURBAN, 14 June 2012 (PlusNews) – South Africa’s move to decentralize the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has given rise to a crop of nurses equipped not only to initiate patients on HIV treatment, but also to prescribe for and monitor drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) patients. However, experts and government officials say the need for specialist… Continue reading SOUTH AFRICA: Decentralizing care and treatment for drug-resistant TB
Jaboya:Helping women to end sex-for-fish culture
“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.”
Greater Local Ownership of HIV Research Needed in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, 9 December 2011 (PlusNews) – Unless African governments increase their funding for and engagement in HIV research, the continent cannot hope to attain equal status in determining its research agenda and priorities, speakers said at the 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Africa. “In most low-income or poor… Continue reading Greater Local Ownership of HIV Research Needed in Africa
HIV-positive Women in Africa Still Confused About Infant-feeding Choices
ADDIS ABABA, 9 December 2011 (PlusNews) – The latest guidelines on infant-feeding options for HIV-positive mothers in Africa have not been disseminated in many countries, leaving women dangerously confused about the best nutritional path to protect their children from contracting the virus, a new report shows. The UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2010 guidelines recommend… Continue reading HIV-positive Women in Africa Still Confused About Infant-feeding Choices