Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 18
KENYA: TB Patients Held in Prison
- Inter Press Service
When a doctor instructs a patient to take one tablet three times a day, she often has no way to ensure the instructions are followed. Many stop taking their medication once they feel they have regained their strength — especially when the course of treatment lasts for months. When the medicine is for a highly infectious disease like tuberculosis, defaulting on treatment can have serious consequences...
AFRICA: Governments Failing to Take the Threat of HIV Seriously
- Inter Press Service
Experts worry that African governments are failing to take the threat of HIV seriously enough by not dedicating enough of their resources to prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) efforts.
BAHRAIN: No Change Seen in Ban on Entry of People with HIV
- Inter Press Service
Bahrain may be dependent on expatriate labour, but that has not stopped it from deporting migrant workers who are found to be HIV-positive.
KENYA: Monitoring Antiretroviral Intake Among Children
- Inter Press Service
When 11-year-old Ronald Gathece was placed on antiretrovirals (ARVs) after being diagnosed HIV-positive, medical staff did not monitor his reaction to the treatment. But the side effects had been so bad that the young boy had contemplated suicide.
SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Tea Bag’ Filter Provides Safe Drinking Water
- Inter Press Service
Though it may look like a tea bag, straining water through this recently developed filter could provide a cheap, easily replenished source of water for those who need it most.
UGANDA: Unfriendly Nurses and Culture Hinder Male Involvement in HIV Prevention
- Inter Press Service
Irene Wangolo was advised to take an HIV test during her antenatal visit and to return to the clinic with her husband so they could be counselled on preventing HIV transmission to their unborn baby.
Mobile HIV Test Unit a Hit in Congo
- Inter Press Service
'I came here out of curiosity, but I ended up taking an AIDS test. I have the results,' Gerard, 30 years old, told IPS. He adds, right before leaving: 'The results are negative.'
ZIMBABWE: Children Crossing Borders in Search of HIV Treatment
- Inter Press Service
A new type of migration is taking place in Zimbabwe. While in the past people crossed the borders into South Africa and Botswana seeking work and fleeing from their repressive circumstances, now a silent migration of HIV-positive children seeking antiretroviral treatment (ART) is taking place.
HEALTH-KENYA: Attempts to Modernise Traditional Circumcision Rites
- Inter Press Service
During every year that ends in an even number, the month of August is a special occasion for young men in Kenya’s Western Province. During this month thousands of boys aged between 10 and 18 undergo male circumcision — something that is seen as an important rite of passage into manhood among their communities. But it is also a time were nearly half the young men circumcised will have to fight for their lives.
HEALTH: S. Africa Becomes a Victim of its ARV Treatment Success
- Inter Press Service
Almost a million South Africans are already on lifelong antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and this number is supposed to triple in the next decade if the South African government keeps to its implementation plan.
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