Shunned! Zimbabwe AIDS services delivery in jeopardy as donors turn their back
Harare, Zimbabwe (2010 Features): The Global Fund to Fight
HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria, puts it down to technical shortcomings, but the
Zimbabwe government accuses the international health funder of “playing
politics.” ...More»
Late diagnosis of HIV in women hampers Uganda’s PMTCT programme
At the end of 2007, only 34 per cent of pregnant women received antiretroviral treatment to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. This is up from 14 per cent in 2005, but way below the 80 per cent target set. Despite its successes in the HIV response, Uganda has fallen short in preventing mother to child transmission of HIV. Some 30,000 children continue to be infected each year as only 12 per cent of adults, including expectant mothers, know their status. ...More»
AIDS DRUGS RESISTANCE THE NEW CHALLENGE IN INDIA
Those in charge of leading the battle against HIV and AIDS in India have just announced that they will roll out much-need ‘second line’ drugs, meant to treat those who have started showing resistance to ‘first line’ treatment. This is welcome, argue experts, but policymakers should also urgently look at problems plaguing the first line roll-out....More»
