Children & HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Uganda Launches Plan to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS by 2015 (February 6, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Two Initiatives Launched at WEF With Aim of Ending New HIV Infections Among Children by 2015 (January 27, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Pre-Chewed Food May Pose HIV Threat to Infants (September 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New Initiative Provides Better Treatment for Pediatric AIDS (August 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Local Misconceptions of Children's Immune Systems Hindering HIV Treatment in Malawi, Study Says (June 14, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Antiretrovirals Important to Protect HIV-Positive Children From Measles (May 16, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Kenya: Integrating HIV Care With Broader Maternal and Child Health (March 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Babies Who Escape HIV Face Other Death Risks: Study (March 2, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pediatric HIV/AIDS Foundation Head Reacts to House's Proposed Budget Cuts (February 23, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Under the Radar: July 22 (July 22, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBody.com
- Good Outcomes in HIV-Positive Children, But Problems With Diagnosis of Infants (July 21, 2010)
HIV treatment is as effective in children as in adults in southern Africa, research shows.
From aidsmap.com
- Under The Radar: July 20 (July 20, 2010)
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBody.com
- Bangladeshi Children Who Lose Mothers More Likely to Die, Lancet Study Finds (June 4, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Panel Releases Research Agenda to Improve HIV Treatment, Prevention for Women, Children (March 12, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Kicks Off PEPFAR Small Grants Project Targeting Children (February 22, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Zambian Study Finds Longer Breastfeeding Best for HIV-Infected Mothers (January 14, 2010)
In Clinical Infectious Diseases, from Infectious Diseases Society of America
- "Accelerated Progress" Required to Meet Child Mortality MDG by 2015 (January 8, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- New York Times Examines Aid to African Orphans (December 7, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- South Africa: Harnessing World Cup to Change Children's Lives (November 4, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Africa Should Protect Children From AIDS: Machel (October 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS Launched in Africa (October 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Efforts Underway in Namibia to Treat Pediatric HIV (July 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- ART for Mothers Leading to Decline in Child Deaths, KwaZulu Natal Study Finds (July 23, 2009)
A major decrease in the childhood mortality rate in children under the age of two, observed between 2001 and 2006 in northern rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, was associated with the rollout of antiretroviral therapy in that region.
From aidsmap.com
- New York Times Examines Program to Help Orphans Survive "Fragile Days of Infancy" (June 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- South African Health Minister to Launch PMTCT Plan (May 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Meeting Addresses MTCT of HIV in Africa (May 26, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV/AIDS Hindering Namibia's Progress in Improving Child Health (April 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Canadian MPs Present Petition on Behalf of Grandmothers Campaign (March 9, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- "Sesame Street" Program in Nigeria Aims to Spread HIV/AIDS Awareness Messages to Children (March 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV-Associated Orphanhood and Children's Psychosocial Distress: Theoretical Framework Tested With Data From Zimbabwe (May 14, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Child Deaths Reach Record Low, UNICEF Says; HIV Remains Leading Cause of Death (September 13, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
On TheBodyPRO.com
- A Special Girl, Two Special Doctors (March/April 2006)
Kemiso Ntope is an 11-year-old girl living in a pediatric hospital in Botswana, where two years ago she became the first child to receive free HIV meds from her country's government.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Pediatric AIDS Corps Gaining Attention at TIME Global Health Summit (November 1, 2005)
The $40 million program was launched in June 2005 by Baylor College of Medicine and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Zimbabwe Takes Steps to Help Its Growing Ranks of AIDS Orphans (August 22, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clinton Launches Programs to Put More HIV-Positive Children on Antiretroviral Treatment in Kenya, Rwanda (July 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Clinton Says Foundation Plans to Expand Programs to Treat 60,000 HIV-Positive Children Next Year (July 18, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Children Orphaned or Made Vulnerable by AIDS (2005)
A section of the massive, multimedia report, "Childhood Under Threat: The State of the World's Children 2005".
From UNICEF
- Africa: Children's Access to Prophylaxis May Improve After Medical Study, New WHO Recommendations (December 31, 2004)
WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF recommend the cheap antibiotic co-trimoxazole for all children with HIV symptoms in poor countries, but activists say the move may be too little, too late.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- HIV Prevention Among Young People: Measuring the Impact (September 8, 2004)
Webcast and transcript of a panel discussion hosted by the World Bank; South Africa was a primary topic.
From kaisernetwork.org
- 15 Million AIDS Orphans Worldwide, 12 Million in Sub-Saharan Africa, Report Says (July 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Zambia: Peer Sexual Health Program for Teens Improves Acceptance of Condoms, Abstinence (June 21, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Congress Passes Bill to Establish Office to Coordinate Care, Treatment for AIDS Orphans (June 15, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Western Countries Should "Show Compassion" for Libyan Children Infected With HIV, Libyan Prime Minister Says (June 8, 2004)
A response to criticism of the death sentence of international healthcare workers convicted of infecting children with HIV.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Fees Bar African AIDS Orphans From Schools (June 7, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sudanese Youth Fight to Stem AIDS (April 12, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- House Committee Approves Bill That Would Provide Care for Orphans, Including AIDS Orphans, in Developing Countries (April 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Zambian HIV/AIDS Advocate Calls Attention to AIDS Orphans, Truck Drivers During Visit to England (January 16, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington Times Examines Whether African Children's Basic Health Care Is Overshadowed by HIV/AIDS Epidemic (September 2, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Uganda: With Free Formula Gone, HIV-Positive Mothers Breastfeed (August 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kenyan Head Teachers Warned Against Denying AIDS Children to Schools (August 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- For Ugandan Girls, Delaying Sex Has Economic Cost (August 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Africa's HIV Babies Given Hope (July 11, 2003)
In The Globe and Mail
- Kenya Needs Massive Aid Package for Orphaned AIDS Children: UNICEF (July 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Experts Urge Schooling in Africa (June 26, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New Health Care Center Opened for Children With AIDS in Botswana (June 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ethiopia: Youth, HIV/AIDS Experts Hold Panel Discussion (June 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South Africa: Dorm for HIV-Affected Children Serves as Model (June 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Impedes Realization of Nigeria's Education Goals (June 23, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Female Genital Mutilation Cause of Increased HIV/AIDS in Somalia: Doctors (June 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Congo: Humanitarian Groups Demand Urgent Action to Halt Escalating Sexual Abuse of Girls and Women in Congo (June 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Zimbabwe: 240,000 Children Living With HIV, Says Minister of Health (June 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Aid Targets Rwanda's AIDS Orphans (May 29, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Malawi: Child Mortality Higher When Mother Has HIV (May 29, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Wisconsin Philanthropist Wants to Build African Village for AIDS Orphans, Elderly (May 19, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ethiopia: AIDS Orphans Said to Be Increasing Alarmingly (April 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS Orphan Resources Around the Globe (March/April 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Most Vulnerable of the Epidemic -- Orphans (March/April 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- AIDS Higher Among South African Children (December 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Namibia: New AIDS Project Targets the Young (November 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Uganda: School HIV/AIDS Manual Ready (November 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- AIDS and Hunger Force Zambian Children Into Labor (October 29, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- UN Targets Children for AIDS Message in Southern Africa (October 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- More Youth in East Africa Seeking HIV Tests (October 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Zimbabwe: 50 Percent of New HIV Cases Are People Below 18 (October 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fear of Social Backlash Hampers Zimbabwe's Fight Against AIDS Baby Deaths (October 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Mandela, Clinton Join Forces to Fight AIDS Among South Africa's Youth (September 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- In Southern Africa, Teen Abstinence Is "Cool" (August 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "It's What Your God, of Whatever Name, Would Want You to Do ..." (August 2002)
An address by a key United Nations official to the African Religious Leaders Assembly on Children and HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- South Africa: New Children's Book Explains AIDS (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South African Students Call for Better Nationwide Strategy in Battle Against HIV (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South Africa Man Jailed for Life After Raping Baby to Protect Self From HIV (July 29, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nevirapine During Labor and in the Neonate Significantly Improves Zidovudine Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Perinatal HIV Transmission: Results of PHPT-2 First Interim Analysis (July 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Joint Report Details Escalating Global Orphan Crisis Due to AIDS (July 10, 2002)
Number of children orphaned by AIDS will rise dramatically.
From UNAIDS
- Talking to Adolescents About Condoms (June 2002)
[Archived Article]
Excerpts from an online discussion among Nigerians about counseling teenagers on reproductive health.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Kenya to Offer Free Drug to Combat Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (May 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- South Africa Companies Advised to Fund Orphanages (May 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Orphaned by AIDS in Zambia (May 5, 2002)
From PBS, MacNeil-Lehrer Productions
- Safe Haven Opens in Kenya for Young Women Fleeing Circumcision, Forced Marriage (April 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Breastfeeding Wrecks Short Course Anti-HIV Treatment for Babies (April 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- HIV/AIDS Orphans 78,000 Children in Botswana (March 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Assist the Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS (December 4, 2001)
[Archived Article]
Send a letter to the South African ambassador.
From AIDS Action Council
- Policy Facts: Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Africa (January 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS Action Council
- Panel 3: Communities Suporting Orphans in Their Homes: A Low-Cost Model for Care (December 2000)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2000, from UNAIDS
- Chicago Religious Community Joins to Raise Money for African Children With HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2000)
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Success in Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission Not a Reality for All (September/October 2000)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- UN Says Up to Half the Teenagers in Africa Will Die of AIDS (July 7, 2000)
In British Medical Journal
- A Look at AIDS in Africa (2000)
Listen to a special hour-long documentary on AIDS in Africa.
From BBC Radio 4 and World Service
- AIDS: Africa in Peril (2000)
From CNN
- Child Rape: A Taboo Within the AIDS Taboo (April 4, 1999)
In Sunday Times (South Africa)
- Problem Pregnancy (December 9, 1998)
[Archived Article]
Doctors regard AZT as an AIDS vaccine for babies, but South Africa says it's too expensive.
In The Village Voice
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