DAKAR, 10 January (PLUSNEWS) - Senegal, which now has one of Africa's lowest HIV prevalence rates, could see a rise in infection figures if existing international resources are not used more efficiently, a group of NGOs has found. Full report

MNINI, 7 January (PLUSNEWS) - Twenty-one-year-old Nonhlanhla Zuma (not her real name) lies on a mattress on the stone kitchen floor. Her bony, almost childlike body, weakened by HIV, makes standing up a major effort.Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 7 January (PLUSNEWS) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has drawn praise from UNAIDS and local AIDS activists after disclosing that the death of his only surviving son on Thursday was AIDS-related.Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 6 January (PLUSNEWS) - Botswana's orphan population continues to grow as a consequence of AIDS, but just under half the children receive no official assistance, according to a joint United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Botswana government report. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 4 January (PLUSNEWS) - In the crowded wards of African hospitals, coughs and bony bodies tell the story of a deadly return. Tuberculosis (TB), supposedly defeated 40 years ago, is back, riding on the AIDS epidemic, and the world is ill-prepared, says the relief agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Full report

OUAGADOUGOU, 31 December (PLUSNEWS) - Health authorities in Burkina Faso have already admitted they will not be able to meet global goals for providing antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to people living with AIDS, but aid workers say even the government's scaled-down target will be under threat if grassroots groups are not drafted into the fight. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 11 January (PLUSNEWS) - Failure by Senegal's government to utilise funding effectively could undermine its AIDS programmes, a local NGO, Enda Tiers-Monde, has warned. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 11 January (PLUSNEWS) - A US $14 million Global AIDS Fund grant could put Malawi's plan to scale up its national antiretroviral rollout on course, a health official has said. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 11 January (PLUSNEWS) - Campaigns to expand access to AIDS treatment in poor countries will only be sustainable if prevention efforts are strengthened at the same time, experts have warned. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 11 January (PLUSNEWS) - The international medical relief agency, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), is concerned that the recent tsunami disaster could leave little funding for HIV/AIDS. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 10 January (PLUSNEWS) - The city council of Uganda's capital, Kampala, is to collaborate with various organisations in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV among disabled persons. Full report

JOHANNESBURG, 10 January (PLUSNEWS) - Analysts are concerned that HIV/AIDS and poverty are among the main issues "fracturing" South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC). Full report