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.
Tag: HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS: Countries Feeling the Funding Pinch
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI, 1 December 2011 (PlusNews) – Faced with the global economic downturn and less money from donors, national HIV programmes in East and Southern Africa – the region hardest hit by HIV/AIDS – are struggling to stay afloat. IRIN/PlusNews brings you a wrap of countries feeling the biggest pinch. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) According… Continue reading HIV/AIDS: Countries Feeling the Funding Pinch
HIV Deadly Funding Crisis
That money for HIV/AIDS efforts is not as plentiful as in previous years hardly comes as a surprise. UNAIDS notes that the global economic crisis appears to have put an end to a decade of funding increases by donors – after flattening out in 2009 for the first time, international AIDS assistance fell by 10 percent in 2010.
Aids-related Deaths ‘Down 21% From Peak’, says UNAids
Aids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, figures from UNAids suggest. Globally, the number of new HIV infections in 2010 was 21% down on that peak, seen in 1997, according to UNAids 2011 report. The organisation says both falls have been fuelled by a major expansion in access to… Continue reading Aids-related Deaths ‘Down 21% From Peak’, says UNAids
UNICEF and Partners Launch Report on Preventing HIV Among Young People
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2 June 2011 – In South Africa, the nation with the largest number of young people living with HIV, the destructive nature of the epidemic can be better understood than anywhere else in the world. According to a global report released here yesterday by UNICEF and its partners, one in three young… Continue reading UNICEF and Partners Launch Report on Preventing HIV Among Young People
Going Under the Knife to Cut HIV Chances
Kenya has managed to bring down the high rate of HIV through a campaign promoting male circumcision but a funding crisis is preventing the effective measure from being rolled out on a wider scale. [youtube]mVrqBdcYs_I&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
30 Years of HIV
HIV is 30 years. Check where we came from and where we are in our struggle with the killer
UN Urges More Funds for Early HIV Treatment
The UN Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) has called for increased funding for the early treatment of people with HIV. The head of the agency, Michael Sidibe, said a new study showed it could reduce the risk of HIV transmission by 96%. He said the challenge was to expand access to drugs, and deal with social… Continue reading UN Urges More Funds for Early HIV Treatment