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Spectrum Uganda calls for greater HIV testing for LGBTI community amid hostility

Today is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia and Spectrum Uganda has been marking it with a series of activities to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS issues among sexual minorities, to challenge stigma and homophobia, and to increase support to people living with HIV to lead productive lives. more
May 17, 2013 Filed under HIV and human rights 0 Comments

UN and EU sign 44 million euro deal with Zambia on maternal, neonatal and child health

The United Nations and the European Union have signed a 44 million Euro agreement aimed at accelerating progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Zambia. more
May 15, 2013 Filed under HIV and wider development issues 0 Comments

In Uganda one group of widows living with HIV is defying the odds

How one group of widows living with HIV is defying the odds to gainfully live their lives more

Safe water reducing oppportunistic diseases among people living with HIV

Over 18,000 thousand families in Nyanza region have been provided with clean water. Access to clean safe drinking water has contributed to a decline in opportunistic diseases among people living with HIV in the Nyanza region, Kenya. This follows the … more
May 9, 2013 Filed under HIV and wider development issues 2 Comments

Kenya launches digital healthcare surveillance

Kenya has made the first notable step to deal with illegal trafficking of ARVs by recently launching digital drug surveillance technology in Nairobi. The Pharmacovigilance Electronic Reporting System (PV-ERS) is a suite of software applications with a web portal, which … more
May 9, 2013 Filed under HIV and wider development issues 0 Comments

Uganda has launched HIV-free children by 2016 campaign

Uganda has joined other countries like Swaziland, Ghana, and Sierra Leone among others, and launched a new national framework to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2016. more

Stigma affecting uptake of paediatric HIV services in Uganda

Stigma is undermining uptake of paediatric HIV prevention and AIDS treatment services in Uganda. more
April 30, 2013 Filed under HIV and care 0 Comments

Improving male involvement in eMTCT

A virtual discussion to explore how to improve male involvement in the elimination of mother to child transmission (eMTCT) has begun in Zimbabwe this week and will run until 30 April. more