Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 14
SIERRA LEONE: (Misused) Key to Malaria Prevention
- Inter Press Service
Lucky for Osman Conteh that one of his aunts disagreed with the family consensus that he had been stricken by an evil spirit. She insisted the twitching, incoherently babbling child be taken to the hospital rather than a witch doctor.
Zambia Must Fulfill Promises to Children Living With AIDS
- Inter Press Service
Less than one in four Zambian children who should be on life-saving anti-retroviral drugs is receiving them. The country planned to increase the number of children on ARVs from the present 20,000 to 120,000, but inadequate facilities pose a major stumbling block.
LATIN AMERICA: Violence Against Women Linked to HIV Risk
- Inter Press Service
'My mother used to beat me. She would lock me away, and then she started chaining me to the table,' says Elizabeth. Teresa recounts how she was seven months pregnant when her husband grabbed her by the hair, threw her to the ground and kicked her.
No Sex Education Please, We're Arab
- Inter Press Service
Civil society has warned of adverse social and health consequences after the Egyptian government ordered the removal of content related to male and female anatomy, reproductive health and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from the school curriculum.
Funding Cuts on Horizon for Global Health, AIDS
- Inter Press Service
Over the past several years, the number of people needing treatment for HIV/AIDS has risen, but so has the amount of funding for the treatment and prevention of the disease. The United States has been at the forefront of that funding, but with the new emphasis in Washington on reducing government spending that may be about to change.
UGANDA: Sexual Crimes Go Unpunished
- Inter Press Service
Anna Grace Nakasi, recently chosen to contest next February’s local council elections for Tubur subcounty, in Soroti district in North Eastern Uganda, contracted HIV when she was raped during the war.
Malawi Struggling to Address Paediatric HIV
- Inter Press Service
There are 91,000 children living with HIV in Malawi. A shortage of resources means that many do not receive proper treatment and care.
AFRICA: New Drugs To Speed TB Treatment
- Inter Press Service
Researchers are testing a new combination of tuberculosis drugs on patients in South Africa which they are hoping will shorten the treatment term of the disease to six months.
CONGO: Polio Kills 100
- Inter Press Service
An emergency vaccination campaign against polio begins Nov. 12 in the Republic of Congo, where an epidemic centred on the southern city of Pointe-Noire has killed at least 100 people since the beginning of October.
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.
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