ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED in the fight against HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis in the developing world need to improve the co-ordination of their programmes and co-operate more to avoid losing the gains made against the three diseases, a recent conference in Kampala
Kaudha Pauline 14 a pupil of Buwuda Primary School is the last born in the family of four. Though her name suggests she is a twin, she is not. She inherited the name from her grandmother and wants to live
Persistent stigmatisation and discrimination is still rampant in the Ugandan community and has acted as one of the major challenges in scaling up the fight against HIV in all sections of society.
As the fight against HIV and AIDS intensifies, the Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP) and the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity are undertaking a clinical research project called the "Host Genetics Study".
PREVENTION measures in the fight against HIV/AIDS are repeatedly being criticised for having a limited impact on the predominantly heterosexual disease found in Africa.
The Department of Health has awarded a R3.615 billion tender for procurement of antiretroviral drugs to support the implementation of the comprehensive response to HIV and AIDS in the country.
CURRENT efforts to fight AIDS, including international commitments to achieve universal access to treatment, care and support by 2010 will fail if the pervasive stigma faced by people living with HIV is not tackled more aggressively.
UNITED Nations (UN) special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, Elizabeth Mataka has said the high level of ignorance among the youth on HIV/AIDS should be bridged with accurate information to protect the young people from contracting and further spreading the
