Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS around the world”, page 10
RWANDA: Stronger Support for Children Affected by HIV
- Inter Press Service
At Kigali's Kibagabaga Hospital, 30 young people aged between 12 and 18 years old wait in a crowded holding room, waiting for their turn to see the doctor in charge of prescribing antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). They are among 220,000 children affected by AIDS who are benefiting from social and medical assistance from the Rwandan government and its development partners.
CARIBBEAN: Progress Stalls on HIV/AIDS
- Inter Press Service
Despite the gains associated with antiretroviral treatments (ART) over the last decade, HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death among young and middle-aged adults in the Caribbean, warns a new U.N. report.
BANGLADESH: Dose of Vigilance Helps Manage HIV, AIDS
- Inter Press Service
It is one of the poorest countries in the world, has a low literacy rate, and is next door to at least two countries that have a considerable portion of their respective populations with HIV and AIDS. Yet even having a large migrant population has not made Bangladesh a hot spot for HIV and AIDS.
CAMBODIA: Access to Drugs A Life Saver for People with HIV
- Inter Press Service
The monsoon rains soaked the ground beneath Mon Hol’s home until it turned to ankle-deep mud. The aged thatched-leaf roof of his hut, badly in need of replacement, provided little protection.
CHILE: Women Sterilised Over HIV Status
- Inter Press Service
When Francisca arrived at the historic Curicó Hospital — a staple in the Chilean central valley for nearly one and a half centuries — for the birth of her first child, she didn't know it would be her only one.
KENYA: More Men Preventing HIV Transmission to their Unborn Children
- Inter Press Service
Pastor Joseph Muhembeli and his wife, Beatrice, queue at the Vihiga health centre with their six-month-old daughter for their prevention of mother-to-child treatment (PMTCT). But before long, as per the clinic’s policy, the couple are whisked to the front of the line — all because Muhembeli has accompanied his wife for the treatment.
ZIMBABWE: Debt Crowds Out Essential Spending on Health
- Inter Press Service
Zimbabwe’s debt burden of about 8,3 billion dollars, owed to internal and external institutions, is crowding out essential national budget items such as health and basic services, with detrimental effects for particularly women.
CUBA: Ten Years Fighting HIV/AIDS and Reaching Out to Gays
- Inter Press Service
Raúl Regueiro remembers every detail about the creation, 10 years ago in Cuba, of the project for the prevention of HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men, and the way the initiative crossed the boundaries of purely health-related concerns to address the question of social inclusion.
DEVELOPMENT: Welfare of Poverty-Stricken Families Depends on New Policy
- Inter Press Service
For HIV-positive Tereza Chatsilizika, the monthly cash grant of 10 dollars she receives means that she can educate her disabled daughters and put food on the table.
Funding Falls Short for Global Fight Against AIDS
- Inter Press Service
The 11.7 billion dollars pledged Tuesday to replenish the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the coming three years falls significantly short of the 20 billion dollars hoped for, threatening to undo the progress made in the fight against these diseases - the three largest infectious killers in the world.
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