Global Issues News Headlines for “AIDS around the world”

Health-South Africa: HIV-Related Deaths Slows Economy

2012-01-27T07:17:00-08:00

If there was no HIV/AIDS, South Africa would have 4.4 million more people than today, the size of a major city. This significant slow-down in population growth is causing a slow down in economic growth and resulting in social ills, researchers warn.

Double Sentence: Aids In A Senegalese Prison:

2012-01-05T13:44:00-08:00

Amadou* takes in a long, deep breath, clears his throat and steps to the front of the room. He turns to look out at a familiar group of faces sitting on long wooden benches here at the Camp Penal maximum-security prison in Dakar. This is the last in a group of 150 inmates Amadou has been speaking with today. He’s tired, but remains focused.

Zambia: 'People Are Not Dead Until They Have Died'

2011-12-26T19:24:00-08:00

'I had no power, I could not even walk. I just had to be lifted by someone. When bathing, when going to the toilet, when going anywhere,' Geoffrey Mwila says in a soft voice.

Guatemala: Discrimination Undermines AIDS Prevention

2011-12-13T15:04:00-08:00

'At the clinic we were attended to by a woman who criticised us and only talked to us about religious questions,' says Carlos Valdez of Proyecto Unidos, an NGO in Guatemala that fights for access to HIV/AIDS prevention services by homosexuals and sex workers.

Nigerian Bill Criminalises More Than Just Gay People:

2011-12-07T08:44:00-08:00

'The prospect of arriving home... being arrested at the airport - that's kind of scary,' said Osazeme O., a dual citizen of Nigeria and the UK, in a wry understatement.

Philippines: These Shots Target AIDS

2011-12-02T02:40:00-08:00

A unique campaign in the Philippines is using stylised online photos to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS. Fashion and conceptual photographer Niccolo Cosme first initiated Project Headshot Clinic in 2007 as a way of merging profile photos online and advertising.

Poverty And Racism Fuel Hiv/aids Epidemic In U.S.:

2011-12-01T18:44:00-08:00

On World AIDS Day, all eyes are fixed on the global south, where a preventable HIV/AIDS epidemic across Asia, Africa and Latin America has infected almost 33 million people.

Aid Not Enough To Fight Aids:

2011-12-01T07:11:00-08:00

Billions of people are marking yet another World AIDS Day - this one themed 'Getting to Zero', for zero AIDS-related deaths, zero new infections, and zero stigma and discrimination.

Latin America: Female Condoms in Short Supply

2011-11-30T15:22:00-08:00

In spite of the growing spread of HIV/AIDS among women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the female condom, which could put them in charge of their health, is not readily available.

Carribean: Fresh Challenges Accompany Progress in AIDS Fight

2011-11-21T17:56:00-08:00

Cracey Fernandes, the president of the Guyana Sex Work Coalition, does not hide the fact that he is homosexual.