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Fewer pregnant women with HIV in Congo

BRAZZAVILLE, 18 January 2013 (PlusNews) - The HIV infection rate has declined among pregnant women in the Republic of Congo from 3.4 percent in 2009 to 2.8 percent in 2012, according to a study by the Ministry of Health, which said it had taken specific action to help this section of the population. full report

HIV/AIDS: Despite progress, HIV efforts fall short

 JOHANNESBURG, 20 November 2012 (PlusNews) - Record progress in reducing the number of new HIV infections and lowering the numbers of people dying from AIDS-related causes indicate that the end of AIDS is "entirely feasible". But the epidemic is not over in any part of the world, and is gaining pace in some. full report

AFRICA: Domestic investment in HIV up but uneven

 NAIROBI, 19 July 2012 (PlusNews) - Many sub-Saharan African nations - traditionally the beneficiaries of international HIV funding - are gradually increasing their financial contributions to the fight against the virus, boosting the number of people on treatment to record highs according to a new UNAIDS report, Together We Will End AIDS, released on 18 July. full report

BURUNDI: Government seeks funding for five-year HIV/AIDS plan

 BUJUMBURA, 11 June 2012 (PlusNews) - Burundi is seeking US$349 million for its National Strategic Plan to fight HIV/AIDS over the next five years. full report

RWANDA: Substantial HIV funding has not hurt other patient care

 NAIROBI, 9 May 2012 (PlusNews) - The large amount of donor funding that has gone into Rwanda's fight against HIV has not affected efforts to prevent and treat unrelated diseases, such as malaria and measles, and may in fact have improved overall healthcare, a six-year study has found. full report

DRC: Reducing the HIV risk of girls living on the street

 KINSHASA, 8 May 2012 (PlusNews) - Sarah, 16, started sleeping on the streets of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC), when she was only eight years old. She doesn't remember how she came to live on the streets, but thinks it was soon after her mother died. full report

DRC: HIV effort needs government, donor commitment to succeed

 KINSHASA, 4 May 2012 (PlusNews) - Many national hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not accepting new HIV-positive patients for antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The only way to get onto a treatment list is to wait until a space opens up due to a death or drop-out, or seek the limited treatment options available outside the government's programmes, but few people can afford the drugs. full report

EAST AFRICA: Regional HIV Bill passed without criminalization clause

 NAIROBI, 27 April 2012 (PlusNews) - East Africa's Legislative Assembly has passed a regional HIV/AIDS Bill that seeks to protect the rights of people living with HIV and harmonize regional legislation and policy on the prevention and treatment of HIV. full report

DRC: End of mother-to-child HIV transmission still a long way off

 KINSHASA, 24 April 2012 (PlusNews) - Poorly integrated maternal health services, a lack of human resources and a serious shortage of money for treatment mean the Democratic Republic of Congo is unlikely to meet the global plan of eliminating mother-to-child transmission by 2015. full report

DRC: Kinshasa fashion highlights lack of ARVs

 KINSHASA, 3 April 2012 (PlusNews) - Twelve HIV-positive women held a fashion show in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 30 March to highlight the plight of tens of thousands of people with HIV/AIDS, and challenge donors and the authorities to provide adequate treatment. full report
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