Topic HIV & AIDS
Mobile phones transforming HIV testing in Africa
Mobile phones are transforming the way HIV test results are being transmitted to AIDS patients in Africa, a study has shown. AIDS is one of the biggest diseases affecting the
Continue Reading→Our own should manage Global Funds, Civil Society
Uganda Civil Society wants TASO to manage Global Fund Uganda may not get value for money from the funds dispatched by the Global Fund under Round 7 phase II under
Continue Reading→Herbal remedies: sustainable way for HIV treatment
About 70 percent of Ugandans infected with HIV go back to nature and consult traditional herbalists for HIV treatment When the cock crows and birds fly out of their nests
Continue Reading→Training for improved care in HIV
The trainers themselves are trained continuously through the Regional Aids Training Network (RATN) Father Alex Ojera from the Apostles of Jesus church Gulu in northern Uganda was one of the
Continue Reading→Condom Shortage in Uganda
There is yet another condom shortage in Uganda but people are not necessarily having too much sex There is yet another condom shortage in Uganda but people are not necessarily
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HIV and reproductive health in Braille
Visually Impaired young adults in Uganda access HIV and reproductive health information in Braille Straight Talk Foundation, a health communication non-governmental organization introduced a publication that will educate young visually
Continue Reading→Zambian traditional healers to help in HIV/AIDS response
Zambia AIDS Law Research and Advocacy Network (ZARAN) Zambian traditional healers can help in HIV and AIDS response in the country. This has been pointed out by a local not-for-profit
Continue Reading→Vaginal Microbicide Trial Failed
Clinical trial on the effectiveness of the anti- HI virus gel A clinical trial of the effectiveness of the anti-AIDS virus gel, Microbicide PRO 2000 – a topical compound that
Continue Reading→HIV positive children demand for their rights
Child labor, defilement, child sacrifice, we need our rights! recited an HIV positive young girl, a member of the Baylor Uganda children choir “We have a right, the right of
Continue Reading→HIV-Positive Soldiers Allow to Service in SA
South African government has approved a new HIV and AIDS policy A Special Report by Danstan Kaunda in Johannesburg, South Africa South African government has approved a new HIV and AIDS
Continue Reading→More people can get HIV treatment without Lab tests
Professor Peter Mugyenyi was a co-principal investigator in a landmark clinical trial -Development of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (DART) that could see more people in Africa being treated for HIV without
Continue Reading→Pregnant Women turned away as HIV funding delays
A delay by major funders to disburse funding hurts HIV patients on therapy Uganda’s entire HIV treatment programme is crumbling under a treatment crisis due to delayed funding for life-prolonging
Continue Reading→US supports Uganda Medical Male Circumcision
Uganda has officially started to roll out a cost-effective, non-research medical male circumcision (MMC) service program Uganda has officially started to roll out a cost-effective, non-research medical male circumcision (MMC)
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