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"We can save more babies", say researchers

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Friday, November 21, 2008

A ground-breaking South African study has provided the first hard evidence that treating HIV-positive babies with antiretroviral (ARV) medicines from...

SOUTH AFRICA: Thousands of lives lost in treatment delays

Saturday, November 08, 2008

A new study estimates that more than 330,000 HIV-positive South Africans lost their lives between 2000 and 2005 as a direct result of government...

GAMBIA: President’s herbal HIV/AIDS 'cure' boosts ARV use

Monday, November 03, 2008

President Yahya Jammeh’s traditional herbal treatment for HIV has had an unanticipated side-effect, say HIV experts in the country – rather than...

AFRICA: Many children still miss out on treatment

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Experience has shown that it is possible to run successful paediatric HIV programmes in rural African settings, yet less than 10 percent of patients...

SOUTH AFRICA: Alarm over drug recalls

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

A packaging error by a factory worker a year ago has led to a nationwide recall of two types of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs manufactured by Adcock...

UGANDA: Home-based HIV treatment extends lives (Audio)

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Off the beaten track east of Uganda's capital, Kampala, a four-wheel-drive vehicle is taking a nurse, a community health worker and a cooler full of...

KENYA: Dating dilemmas: Risk rejection or stick to positive partners?

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

To avoid the pain of being rejected, many HIV-positive Kenyans are choosing to exclusively date other infected people. But does this make things any...

MALAWI: Faith can give comfort, but cannot cure AIDS

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

A billboard showing traditional and religious leaders holding hands in the fight against AIDS is a common feature in Blantyre, Malawi's commercial...

UGANDA: Home-based HIV treatment extends lives

Monday, March 24, 2008

Off the beaten track east of Uganda's capital, Kampala, a four-wheel-drive vehicle is taking a nurse, a community health worker and a cooler full of...

UGANDA: New ARV factory off to a slow start

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Much excitement greeted the opening of Quality Chemicals in 2007, the first manufacturer of antiretroviral (ARV) medication in East Africa, but six...