JOHANNESBURG, 17 December (PLUSNEWS) Zimbabwe's struggling agricultural sector, already hard hit by drought, shortages of inputs and the fast-track land reform programme, has also been badly affected...
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Rwanda: US official pledges to mobilise resources in fight against HIV/AIDS
KIGALI, 3 December (PLUSNEWS) - US Secretary for Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson promised on Wednesday to mobilise funds for HIV/AIDS programmes in Rwanda and to secure antiretroviral (ARV)...
Angola + 6 more
Southern Africa: Interview with UNAIDS Prevention and Vulnerability Advisor
JOHANNESBURG, 18 November (PLUSNEWS) As a prevention and vulnerability advisor, Aurorita Mendoza is responsible for addressing the prevention needs of some of the population groups hardest-hit by the...
Burundi: HIV/AIDS patients may get free drugs by December
BUJUMBURA, 14 November (PLUSNEWS) - Plans are underway to provide HIV/AIDS patients in Burundi with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) free of charge by December, an official of the national AIDS body, the...
Zambia: WFP targets HIV/AIDS orphans in urban areas
JOHANNESBURG, 27 October (PLUSNEWS) The rise in the number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Zambia has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to scale up its assistance programmes in some of the...
Mozambique: Food and work for those living with HIV
MAPUTO, 23 October (PLUSNEWS) - The first six years of Elsa's life have not looked promising. "She was born sick," said the girl's aunt, Elena Ze. Elsa's head seemed heavy for her small, frail frame...
Sudan: PlusNews Web Special on HIV/AIDS in Southern Sudan
JOHANNESBURG, 22 October (PLUSNEWS) - With real progress in peace talks [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=37175] offering hope of an end to almost 20 years of conflict in Sudan, an...
Sudan: Interview with Mary Biba, SPLA/M secretary for Yambio County
JOHANNESBURG, 22 October (PLUSNEWS) Mary Biba is the only female to have been appointed as a county secretary by the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M). She has been instrumental in...
Congo: UN to provide ARVs for 1,000 HIV-positive people
BRAZZAVILLE, 20 October (PLUSNEWS) The UN system in the Republic of Congo is to provide 1,000 HIV-positive people with antiretroviral treatment, the UN country coordinator Aurelien Agbenonci has said...
Ethiopia: Circumcision abandoned to prevent HIV infection
JOHANNESBURG, 16 October (PLUSNEWS) In an effort to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, some 350 practitioners of ritual circumcision in Ethiopia's Gonder region have agreed to abandon the practice, as well...
Swaziland: Aid focus shifts to mitigate impact of HIV/AIDS
MBABANE, 10 October (PLUSNEWS) - The impact of HIV/AIDS on Swaziland's agricultural production has forced aid agencies to adjust their programming in a bid to mitigate the effects on food security...
CAR + 2 more
Central Africa: ADF grants US $8.3 million to help region fight HIV/AIDS
NAIROBI, 11 September (PLUSNEWS) The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a US $8.3-million grant to finance a project in support of countries bordering the Congo, Oubangi and Chari rivers to...
Zambia: Poverty driving children into sex work
JOHANNESBURG, 10 September (PLUSNEWS) - Street children and child workers in Zambia are being driven into commercial sex work, exposing them to the risk of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted...
Ethiopia: US funds to help cut mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS
ADDIS ABABA, 9 September (PLUSNEWS) Ethiopia has been awarded US $5 million to help prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their unborn babies, officials announced on Monday. The funding is...
Lesotho + 5 more
Southern Africa: Local agricultural knowledge key to fighting HIV/AIDS and food insecurity
JOHANNESBURG, 4 September (PLUSNEWS) - The explosive impact of HIV/AIDS on food security in Africa is now well recognised. But little has been done to empower rural communities with local resources...
Central African Republic: Japanese NGO receives US $500,000 for HIV prevention
BANGUI, 3 September (PLUSNEWS) - A Japanese NGO, Amis d'Afrique, has received US $500,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support an HIV education and prevention project in the Central...
Tanzania: World Bank approves US $70 million HIV/AIDS grant
DAR ES SALAAM, 28 August (PLUSNEWS) The World Bank approved on Wednesday a US $70-million grant for Tanzania's multisectoral HIV/AIDS project, which is aimed at reducing the spread of the disease...
Liberia: Strong donor commitment urged amid ongoing war
JOHANNESBURG, 30 July (PLUSNEWS) Non-governmental organisations have appealed to donors to continue supporting HIV/AIDS programmes in Liberia, despite reports that rebels had looted hospitals and...
Rwanda: Kigali gets US $2.8 million for HIV/AIDS control
NAIROBI, 23 July (PLUSNEWS) - The African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US $2.8 million grant to finance Rwanda's national HIV/AIDS control plan, the bank reported on Tuesday. The grant is...
Ethiopia: Government ready to distribute HIV/AIDS drugs
ADDIS ABABA, 15 July (PLUSNEWS) Ethiopia is on the brink of distributing the country's first ever anti-retroviral drugs for treating HIV/AIDS - but only to people who can afford them. The life-saving...