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Shortage of HIV Test Kits Raises Concerns in Kenya
Voluntary counseling and testing centers around Kenya are turning people away due to a shortage of HIV testing kits after the recall in December of more than one million faulty HIV tests. How People Arrived Here: federal ministry of health nigeria hiv...
No Money, No CD4 Tests
Swaziland is still short of lab reagents needed for CD4 count testing, which is used to initiate and monitor patients on antiretroviral treatment, and HIV-positive people are growing increasingly frustrated as the country enters its fourth month without...
Miss America Hopeful, Ellen Bryan Aids Effort to Reduce Lightning Deaths And Injuries
Ohio’s contestant in the upcoming Miss America pageant never dreamed that participation in the scholarship competition would provide an opportunity to share her sister’s story in hopes of saving others’ lives. Miss Ohio, Ellen...
Zimbabwe to Offer Free Healthcare to Pregnant Women And People with HIV And AIDS
Zimbabwe is to offer free healthcare to pregnant women and people with HIV and AIDS starting in January 2012, Health Minister Henry Madzorera said on Saturday.
Stigma Hinders Participation in Kenya’s Clinical HIV Trials
Would-be participants in HIV research often refuse to volunteer out of fear of being labelled as HIV-positive and subsequently stigmatized by their communities, according to a recent study conducted in Kenya.
HIV Traps Indonesian Women And Girls in Poverty
The number of reported HIV cases has tripled in Indonesia in recent years, curtailing productivity and trapping affected girls and women, especially, in poverty, according to a recent UN Development Programme (UNDP) report.
Stigmatization And Discrimination Against People Living with HIV/AIDS a Major Problem in Sierra Leone
Stigmatization and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS have been categorized as a major problem to deal with in Sierra Leone. How People Arrived Here: discrimination against people with disease, stigmatization of hiv aids victims
UCLA Researchers Suggest Unconventional Approach to Control HIV Epidemics
A new weapon has emerged to prevent HIV infection. Called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, it is a strategy of providing medications to at-risk people before they are exposed to the virus. Having shown great promise in recent phase 3 clinical trials,...
