| TANZANIA: Male circumcision campaign targets 2.8 million |
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DAR ES SALAAM، 7/2/2011 (PlusNews) - The Tanzanian government has embarked on a large-scale voluntary male circumcision programme aimed at reducing the HIV risk of men and boys in areas of the country with low levels of male circumcision. full report |
| SOUTH AFRICA: HIV testing in schools is a minefield |
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JOHANNESBURG، 7/2/2011 (PlusNews) - South Africa is preparing to take HIV testing into the classroom as part of its national voluntary HIV testing and counselling campaign, but testing kids is controversial and implementing the programme is fraught with challenges – just ask those already doing it. full report |
| AFRICA: Need for systematic HIV drug resistance testing |
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NAIROBI، 8/2/2011 (PlusNews) - HIV is a tough enough diagnosis, but when one contracts a strain of HIV resistant to some life-prolonging medicines, treatment options are limited. A new study has found that transmitted HIV drug resistance may be on the rise in Africa, and the authors warn that unless resistance surveillance is increased, the continent's treatment programmes could suffer. full report |
| UGANDA: Can "love wheel" stop infidelity in marriage? |
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KAMPALA، 9/2/2011 (PlusNews) - Spin the wheel and get a tip to spoil your better half; spend more time together or go out for a romantic evening: A new Ugandan HIV prevention programme hopes a "love wheel" will encourage couples to seek excitement within their own marriages rather than in the arms outsiders. full report |
| SOUTH AFRICA: No ARVs in 'whoonga', say experts |
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JOHANNESBURG، 10/2/2011 (PlusNews) - Media in South Africa recently erupted into a frenzy of coverage of an allegedly new illegal drug, 'whoonga', said to contain life-prolonging antiretrovirals (ARVs), but experts say the drug is actually an old foe, heroin, and does not include ARVs. full report |