afrol News, 6 November - In the second phase of a massive Ghanaian mobilisation against AIDS, labelled Stop AIDS, Love Life , 23 Muslim leaders and 25 Christian leaders have undertaken to work together with the government and other stakeholders in confronting the problems Ghana faces because of HIV/AIDS. Ghanaian Vice
afrol News, 2 November - Niger s response to date to the HIV/AIDS pandemic has been slow, weak, uncoordinated and, at best, only marginally effective, a government paper recognises. Various efforts since 1987 had not prevented a rapid spread of the disease, and now, up to 5.5 percent of pregnant women (in Tahoua) are H
afrol News, 1 November - The densely trafficked West African highway between Lagos and Abidjan not only promotes regional trade and contacts. It also promotes the spread of HIV and AIDS, especially due to the large number of sex workers. Now, the governments of Nigeria , Benin ,
afrol News, 1 November - Botswana has had the healthiest economic development on the African continent during the last decades. Now, the unprecedented growth has been replaced by stagnation. It seems that the HIV virus has infected the economy itself. According to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on
Ghana - Planning a peaceful protest due to be arranged today, an activist from the Ghanaian AIDS Treatment Access Group (GATAG) yesterday was detained. The police have refused to grant GATAG a march permit, and insist that if GATAG doesn t cancel their march the activists will face the risk of brutality and arrest.
Heart and Soul , a prime time television and radio soap opera about the lives of two African families, is bringing issues such as HIV/AIDS, poverty and human rights to hard-to-reach populations in East Africa. The potential audience is estimated at 50 million to 75 million. According to the United Nations Development
5 September - The medicines to fight two of Africa s most prominent killers, the HIV virus and the malaria parasite, are becoming significantly cheaper. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced that it has reduced the not-for-profit preferential prices of its HIV/AIDS medicines by up to 33 percent and its anti-malarial me
6 August - Increased malnutrition in Southern Africa is set to cause hundreds of thousand already ill people to die, and increase the spread of deadly diseases, a study in Malawi has shown. Food aid must be accompanied by the provision of basic health services to avert tremendous loss of life triggered by the ongoing d
24 July - While social indicators slowly but progressively have improved all over the African continent since the 1970s, new statistics show that four southern African countries are experiencing dramatic drops in life expectancy; up to 13 years. The spread of AIDS explains some, but far from all of these unprecedented
afrol News - The International Red Cross today launched its largest appeal since the Balkans operation three years ago, seeking US$ 61.9 million to provide direct support, including 76,000 metric tonnes of food, to 750,000 people affected by a severe food crisis in a region where HIV infection rates are running as high
afrol News, 10 July - Governments committed to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS need to specifically target soldiers says a new report. Like other sexually transmitted infections, HIV rates are often higher in the armed forces than in the general population. This is especially true in Africa. The new report, Combat AIDS
SOUTH AFRICA - The Constitutional Court of South Africa has ruled against the government, ordering it to start the immediate distribution of the drug Nevirapine to pregnant HIV-infected women. Nevirapine hinders the mother-to-child transmission of the lethal virus. The large numbers of AIDS campaigners and civil societ
NIGERIA - Swiss multi-national, Nestle S.A, today announced its cooperation with the Red Cross Red Crescent to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. Nestle s first financial contribution will go to HIV/AIDS prevention programmes in Nigeria . The Red Cross Red Crescent today announced its beginning partnerships with corporate capit
The South African government has finally ordered the distribution of the anti-AIDS drug Nevirapine to HIV-positive pregnant women, preventing the transmission to their unborn children. Following a court order to distribute Nevirapine temporarily, the government however still challenges this infringement of its policies
CÔTE D IVOIRE - Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, visiting the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, is advocating the production of cheap generic AIDS drugs in Cote d Ivoire to be able to effectively address the pandemic in his country. Meeting WHO Director Gro Harlem Brundtland, Gbagbo pointed out that Cote d Iv
The South African trade union, COSATU, which is a close ally of the ruling party ANC, yesterday issued an unequivocal statement saying it was convinced that the disputed HIV/AIDS drug Nevirapine could save hundreds of babies from being born with HIV/Aids and dying an unnecessary, early death. The ANC remains reluctant
The government of South Africa yesterday made known it was to pursue its appeal against the December and March High Court judgements on providing Nevirapine in the public health sector for purposes of drastically reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The original judgement of Judge Chris Botha that was handed d
Nigeria will need 65 billion nairas (670 million euro) over a three year period to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic, according to local assessments. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo this weekend expressed dismay at the continued rise of the scourge despite efforts by the government to check its spread. President
afrol News - HIV causes AIDS might not be a controversial statement normally, but when KwaZulu-Natal Premier Lionel Mtshali stated this yesterday, it was directly addressed at South African President Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki s policies on HIV/AIDS are thoroughly influenced by his doubt on this connection. In this Province,
Author: Lionel Mtshali (Issued by: Office of the Premier, KwaZulu-Natal)
Concerning: In his State of the Province Address, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Mtshali announced wide-ranging reforms in the provincial government s AIDS/HIV policy, directly counteracting the central government of South Africa and President Mbeki. In his speech (only the parts relating to HIV/AIDS are reproduced), Mtshali ma
afrol News - Gauteng is the third South African province to counter national policy on Nevirapine, the anti-retroviral drug preventing HIV transmission from mother to unborn child. However, Gauteng is the first province governed by the ANC party to do so, causing massive reactions from the party central. Although South
Lionel Mtshali, Premier of the South African province KwaZulu-Natal, has ordered that the drug Nevirapine, preventing HIV transmission from mother to unborn child, be given to all prospective mothers in the Province. As 40% of women giving birth in his province are now HIV positive, there was no time for testing all of
African Online Services (afrol.com), - February 12, 2001
While the South African government is under heavy critics for its unwillingness to provide preganant HIV positive women with drugs that prevent the transmission to their unborn children, the province Western Cape has cut several international deals, enabling it to provide these drugs freely. Premier Peter Marais of Wes
afrol News, 5 January - Botswana is turning to Brazil to reinforce its strategy against HIV/AIDS, demonstrating that South-South cooperation is more than a slogan, the UN development agency UNDP yesterday reported. The Brazilian response to the HIV/AIDS scourge has impressed experts, who have urged other countries to c
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