HIV/Aids News

Economic crisis hits HIV fight

Dwindling funding, antiretroviral stock shortages, fund mismanagement and the global economic crisis are some factors threatening the already straining battle against HIV/Aids.

Mozambique to produce own ARVs

A Brazilian-funded factory for producing antiretroviral drugs, the first in Mozambique, will begin selling the key HIV medication by year's end, officials said Tuesday.

HIV increases heart risk

New research suggests that HIV infection increases the risks of heart attack and stroke as much as traditionally recognised risk factors such as diabetes and smoking.

New treatment may eradicate HIV

A possible method for eradicating HIV-infection in the human body has been uncovered by researchers.

Stigma thwarts HIV fight

The fight against HIV is hindered by the stigma that people continue to attach to the virus, Judge Edwin Cameron said on Thursday evening.

Porn industry HIV investigated

Health officials are looking into the latest HIV case in the porn industry, fearing that reckless practices on film sets might be raising the risk of new infections.

Activists watching leaders

Aids activists are taking to the streets outside the World Economic Forum on Africa, to highlight how the financial crisis could have dire consequences for healthcare.

Economic crisis tough on HIV/TB

A staggering 70% of African people on antiretroviral treatment (ART) are at risk of losing this life saving treatment in the next 12 months due to the economic crisis.

ECape carries heavy health burden

The Eastern Cape is bearing a burden of disease displaced from other provinces, the provincial health department said on Tuesday.

Child, teen HIV down - study

The prevalence of HIV in children and teenagers has dropped, a national survey has found.