AIDS News

8:15 AM EST
2/9/2012 Breaking down legal barriers to HIV information accessWhile a number of Asian and Pacific countries are addressing legal barriers to accessing HIV information and treatment, there is still a gap between policy and implementation, say officials.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Healthcare Policy, Crime, Law And Justice, Laws

11:13 AM EST
2/7/2012 Tackling underage sex work in Nyanza's gold minesInside a smoky makeshift kiosk, Julie (not her real name), 16, can hardly cope with the demand from her clients for a cup of tea and a snack - the men are parched from their work as gold miners in the western Kenyan district of Nyatike. The money Julie makes from the kiosk is not sufficient, so she supplements it by having sex with the miners in exchange for money; it also buys their loyalty.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Prostitution

8:37 AM EST
2/3/2012 Improved AIDS levy collections fill part of funding gapWith global funding for HIV/AIDS on the decline, Zimbabwe's innovative AIDS levy - a 3 percent tax on income - has become a promising source of funding for the country, with a dramatic increase in revenue collected in the past two years.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Politics, State Budget And Tax

7:35 AM EST
2/2/2012 Global Fund shake-up signals new directionThe appointment of a new general manager, Gabriel Jaramillo, at the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis could be a "turning point" for the troubled organization, which has suffered from a funding crisis and allegations of corruption.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, International Economic Institution

10:17 AM EST
1/27/2012 Shortage of HIV test kits raises concernsVoluntary counseling and testing centers around Kenya are turning people away due to a shortage of HIV testing kits after the recall in December of more than one million faulty HIV tests.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS

11:18 AM EST
1/26/2012 Basua community battles for survivalThe marginalized western Ugandan Basua community is fighting extinction; forcibly removed from their forest home two decades ago, they have struggled to cope with modern life and have been ravaged by health crises, including HIV.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority, Demographics, Emigrants

7:55 AM EST
1/26/2012 Male circumcision - women need counselling tooA small Kenyan study has found that more women than men feel HIV is a less serious threat after their male partners are circumcised; the study also made local news for finding that female partners of recently circumcised men found sex more enjoyable.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Health Treatment, Medical Procedure/test, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Family, Sex

10:48 AM EST
1/23/2012 Male circumcision - women need counseling tooA small Kenyan study has found that more women than men feel HIV is a less serious threat after their male partners are circumcised; the study also made local news for finding that female partners of recently circumcised men found sex more enjoyable.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Human Rights, Health, Health Treatment, Medical Procedure/test, Disease, AIDS

7:29 AM EST
1/20/2012 Snake oil salesmen and dodgy HIV "cures"Uganda's National Drug Authority recently arrested sales representatives of a company selling a drug that purports to cure HIV; the firm's owners are not licensed to sell medicine and are being sought by the police. The sale of such "cures" is a profitable racket for charlatans willing to take advantage of desperate HIV-positive people.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Health Treatment

12:45 PM EST
1/19/2012 Snake oil salesmen and dodgy HIV 'cures'Uganda's National Drug Authority recently arrested sales representatives of a company selling a drug that purports to cure HIV; the firm's owners are not licensed to sell medicine and are being sought by the police.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Health Treatment, Prescription Drugs, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime