Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 21
Nigeria Suffers Acute Lead-Poisoning Outbreak
- Inter Press Service
The Nigerian government is trying to cope with an outbreak of lead poisoning which has killed over 200 people in Zamfara State since early July.
HEALTH: To Fight AIDS, Fight Gender Inequality
- Inter Press Service
Under the banner that gender inequality is one of the main drivers of the spread of AIDS, women from around the world are uniting to demand a stop to the epidemic among all females -- whether adults or girls.
SOUTH AFRICA: Trauma of Children Caring for HIV-Positive Parents
- Inter Press Service
Nine-year-old Nomasonto* had no choice but to switch roles with her mother and care for the HIV-positive woman who gave birth to her. Instead of worrying about homework and going out to play with her friends, Nomasonto’s daily concerns were now a matter of life and death.
Former Presidents Denounce Drug War Ahead of AIDS Meet
- Inter Press Service
The failed 'war on drugs' has not only badly damaged countries where it is waged, it is responsible for driving up HIV infection rates in some countries, says an official declaration endorsed Wednesday by three former Latin American presidents in advance of the XVIII International AIDS Conference that begins Jul. 18 in Vienna.
MALAWI: Concerns over Cost of New HIV/AIDS Treatment Regime
- Inter Press Service
As government implements a new HIV/AIDS treatment regimen according to latest world standards, a major grouping of non-governmental organisations are concerned that the high cost of the new medication will mean government will no longer be able provide free treatment to as many people as before.
HIV Vaccine Advances Made Ahead of Global Conference
- Inter Press Service
In 1984, then-U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler famously declared, 'We hope to have such a vaccine ready for testing in approximately two years.' The vaccine in question would prevent AIDS and the goal Heckler set has been missed by over 26 years.
ZAMBIA: Parent’s Fears Slowing Uptake of Paediatric AIDS Treatment
- Inter Press Service
Diana Banda* is quickly running out of excuses to give her six-year-old son about why he has to take a schedule of drugs every day.
UGANDA: HIV-positive Teens Infecting Other Teens
- Inter Press Service
HIV-positive Phiona* (19) had unprotected sex with her best friend and she prays that she did not infect him with the virus. She knew she should not have let it happen but Phiona was too scared to tell him her status, and the teenagers did not have access to condoms.
HEALTH-KENYA: Agency Unaware of Anti-Counterfeit Law Suspension
- Inter Press Service
The agency tasked with implementing the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008 in Kenya is unaware of the Constitutional Court’s suspension of the law’s application to medicines. Moreover, a large multinational pharmaceutical company has offered to assist the agency in implementing the law with regards to medicines despite the court decision.
MEXICO: Laws Criminalising HIV Transmission Are Discriminatory
- Inter Press Service
In 30 of Mexico's 32 states there are laws penalising transmission of HIV, the AIDS virus, which are regarded by experts as discriminatory and ineffective in curbing the epidemic.
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