African Children With Hiv

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Nearly 7% of Young South African Children HIV-Positive, Study Says

Almost 7% of South African children ages two to nine are HIV-positive, according to a study released on Wednesday by the South African Human Sciences Research Council , Reuters reports (Bell, Reuters, 5/12). HSRC Executive Director Olive Shisana... Read more »

International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Chicago Religious Community Joins to Raise Money for African Children with HIV/AIDS

Chicago, Illinois -- Responding to the rising incidence of HIV/AIDS in Africa, the Chicago-based International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) today announced that communities of faith across Chicago have joined in a fundraising... Read more »

African Children With HIV/AIDS Face Disadvantages, Receive Little Attention, Advances in Treatment

Although "enormous strides" have been made in treating HIV-positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa -- including the provision of low-cost medications and more effective treatment -- "[n]othing like that has happened for children," the Toronto Globe... Read more »

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Brother adopting HIV + African Girl

My brother and his wife are very different from my household family. The don't eat meat, want to home school their 4 year old, worry about the enviornment, etc. I have made sure to try my best to abide by their choices ex. not letting my...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Your brother and his family are performing an act of great compassion and caring. This 12 year old girl from Ethiopia will be able to live a very full life with her new family. She will have excellent medical care available to her, which is unlikely... Read more »

IV risk of infection in a remote African hospital

Hi Dr. Bob: My wife has been in Tanzania/Kenya helping out a several children's homes (orphanages) over the last month. While there she contracted malaria (she was taking Malarone but got Malaria still). She had to be hospitalized in a remote...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Mark,A three-month HIV-antibody test would provide a definitive result. Latex condoms can be used for penetrative sex during the three-month window period. Assuming the latex condoms are used properly and do not fail (break), your HIV risk... Read more »

Married South African in desperate need of your EXPERT advice.

Hi Dr BobI really admire you for the work that you are doing and for being such an example to so many of us.I really hope that you can find the time to help out a happily married guy, with 3 children, whose whole life seems to be falling apart...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your HIV risk is essentially nonexistent. Sucking shaft and balls (even if "recently shaved down there") is not considered a risk for HIV transmission.Your two negative rapid tests seven months after your "boys night out"... Read more »

South African Treatment

hey,my country has finally started with ARV's, which is wonderful! However, you are only allowed to get treatment when your CD4 count is below 200. I have been reading other answers on your website about when to start treatment- and it seems...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thank you for your question.Congratulations to your country for starting wide-spread distribution of HIV medications. There is quite a lot of debate about the optimal time to start medications. Here in the US (where we tend to have better funding... Read more »

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Married to West African

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

And have only dated African men for the past 10 years or more. I see very little about the risks from dating African men in the states on any website. What is this about HIV-2? What are the symptoms of that? Are they the same as for HIV-1? And,... Read more »

ATTENTION! ALL AFRICAN AMERICANS WOMEN

Posted by POZGAL43, 1 Reply

THIS IS A TIME FOR ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN TO SPECIALLY TO SIT DOWN AND TAKE NOTES ON THESE TITLES THAT WE SO-CALLED OURSELVES TODAY.SINGLE,MARRIED,OR SHACKING WITH SOMEONE SO,LADIES I`AM POZGAL43 AND I CAN TOUCH ON EACH ONE OF THESE... Read more »

New African/African American Meeting Place Online

Posted by Anonymous

Greetings,

We have started a new HIV/AIDS website dedicated to African/African Americans. We currently have the ability
for users to add blogs, post information that is of use to the
community and hiv dating. We need your assistance in getting this... Read more »

new documentary on HIV and African American youths

Posted by bartleby, 1 Reply

Hey all,

Have you heard about this new documentary by Claudia Pryor entitled "Why Us? Left Behind and Dying"? Even though African Americans between the ages of 11 and 25 account for 65% of new infections, HIV is still not discussed enough (or at all... Read more »

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