Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS in Africa”, page 8
MALAWI: Fears of Sustainability of New ART Regime
- Inter Press Service
As government prepares to roll out the expensive new antiretroviral treatment regime recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) this month, there are fears about the programme’s sustainability after two recent proposals for funding were rejected by the Global Fund.
HEALTH: A Phone Call Could Provide HIV/AIDS Treatment
- Inter Press Service
Soon chatting to ones friends or family over a mobile phone could mean that an HIV positive person will receive sustainable antiretroviral treatment (ART) that could prolong their life. That is if civil society in Kenya has its way.
Rich Nations Wage Assault on Generic AIDS Drugs
- Inter Press Service
Moves by developed nations such as the United States to tighten intellectual property laws are threatening to limit production and distribution of generic drugs, which experts say have been and will remain key in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and currently account for 80 percent of HIV/AIDS treatment.
HIV Infections Down, but Treatment Access Still Uneven
- Inter Press Service
Officials underscored the importance of stepped-up action Friday to combat HIV/AIDS, the worst epidemic the world has seen since it began 30 years ago, ahead of a high-level meeting on the disease at the United Nations next week.
HEALTH: Poor States Should Start Campaign to Extend Patent Rights
- Inter Press Service
Pharmaceutical industries in emerging markets are shifting their focus away from poor to developed countries, which will affect access to cheap generic medicines. Poor states should tackle this development by capitalising on the international trade exemptions they still enjoy regarding medicines as 'intellectual property'.
CHINA: HIV Patients Find Treatment but Face Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
Despite notable successes in the battle against HIV and AIDS in China, discrimination against infected people remains rife here and critics continue to question the Chinese government over allocation of treatment funds.
HEALTH: Money Needed for ART Funding
- Inter Press Service
Fixed targets for universal access to AIDS treatment and funding to make it achievable are what HIV and AIDS organisations want from the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session due to be held in New York next month.
KENYA: Small Profit Margin Hinders Access to Subsidised Anti-malarial Drugs
- Inter Press Service
On the streets of Nairobi James Odhiambo goes from one pharmacy to the next in search of anti-malarial drugs marked with the Global Fund’s logo of a green leaf. He is looking for this specific brand because he understands that it is more than ten times cheaper than the same drug produced by different manufacturers.
Parliamentarians Ask G8 to Focus on Women
- Inter Press Service
Ahead of this month’s G8 summit in France, parliamentarians from 35 countries have issued a strong call for leaders of the world’s major economies to focus on the role of women and girls in development.
DR CONGO: Measles Claims Lives as Public, Private Resources Stretched Thin
- Inter Press Service
More than 3,000 cases of measles have been recorded in the past three months in two districts of Maniema Province, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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