Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 29
MOZAMBIQUE: Quiet Progress Against HIV/AIDS
- Inter Press Service
When Dorothy Kakongwe smiles, her creases tell stories no history book can recount. Now, as an elderly and humble nurse, she can reflect on the changes in the landscape and people around her.
RIGHTS-US: NGOs Praise End to HIV Travel Ban
- Inter Press Service
Global health and U.S. AIDS activists are hailing President Barack Obama's announcement Friday that the government will end a 22-year-old ban on the entry into the United States of HIV-positive visitors.
HEALTH-AFRICA: Fresh Campaign Against Paediatric AIDS
- Inter Press Service
Eleven years ago, Raloke Odetoyinbo had been married for two years and a month when she found out she was HIV positive.
WATER-MOZAMBIQUE: Remote Villages Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
- Inter Press Service
'This is where we get our water from,' says a villager on the footpath leading out of Mcondece. Branches and other debris float on the surface of the sluggish, murky brown creek.
KENYA: AIDS Prevention Amongst Drug Users a Challenge
- Inter Press Service
The United Nation Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) claims that Kenya has more drug users than any other East African country. UNODC estimates there are 100,000 cocaine users, 200,000 using opiates like heroin and four million who smoke cannabis.
HEALTH: New Vaccine for AIDS Raises Conditional Hope
- Inter Press Service
The possibility that a vaccine could soon be developed to fight the deadly HIV virus has the scientific community brimming with hope and excitement, but there is also disagreement about how effective it could be in the global war against AIDS.
RIGHTS: Police Force HIV Tests for Sex Workers
- Inter Press Service
It was, Malawian police say, a routine sweep for criminals at one of the country’s busiest border posts. They were looking for criminals.
HEALTH-INDIA: Positive Approach to Life
- Inter Press Service
At an age when most 20-year-olds dream of living a perfect life, Kousalya Periasamy found hers shaken by personal tragedies.
HEALTH-KENYA: Affordable New Weapon Against Cervical Cancer
- Inter Press Service
Faced with an increase in the number of cervical cancer cases, Kenya has adopted a simple, cheap yet effective visual inspection method of detection. Ideal for low resource settings, the test is offering reprieve to thousands of women who die annually from the disease.
Q&A: Harmonise the Efforts of African Scientists
- Inter Press Service
As many as 100 million people in Africa suffer from schistosomiasis, a chronic illness caused by a parasite associated with freshwater snails. The schistosoma flatworm causes a debilitating illness that can damage internal organs, and stunt growth and cognitive development of children.
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