HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa

See also: Africa & HIV/AIDS

Important to Include Men in HIV Prevention, Treatment Programs (February 8, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Future Research Critical to Ending AIDS Epidemic (November 17, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Addressing High-Risk Groups, Couples Counseling in HIV Prevention (October 3, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Treatment Is Prevention: ARV Treatment in HPTN-052 Reduces Transmission by at Least 96%: Single Transmission in Treatment Arm Occurred Prior to Viral Suppression (July/August 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
Bid to Put the Brakes on Disease in Africa (July 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Where Do We Go From Here: Proof That a Pill Can Prevent HIV in Women and Men (July 14, 2011)
From Global Campaign for Microbicides
Pivotal Study Finds That HIV Medications Are Highly Effective as Prophylaxis Against HIV Infection in Men and Women in Africa (July 13, 2011)
From University of Washington
Do Not Overlook People With Disabilities in HIV Prevention Efforts (June 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Partner Notification Is Effective and Feasible in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for HIV Treatment and Prevention (April 8, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African Girls Getting World Bank Cash Deters Sex With Sugar Daddies (March 31, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cash Incentives Have Potential to Prevent HIV Among Young Sub-Saharan African Women (March 16, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Implications of Pope's Comments for Catholic Aid Workers in Africa (December 2, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Retired African Bishops Launch Anti-HIV Campaign (August 19, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Africa: Study Links Homophobia, HIV (July 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Africa, the Caribbean: Study Finds MTV AIDS Project Changes HIV Attitudes (July 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Internet Key to Reaching Men Who Have Sex With Men in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe (July 19, 2010)
A workshop held before the opening of the AIDS 2010 conference heard about the central role that the internet has in reaching marginalized gay and other men who have sex with men.
From aidsmap.com
Sony Teams Up for World Cup Anti-AIDS Campaign (March 26, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Maps Guide African Truckers to AIDS Clinics (March 17, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Studies Show Long-Term Couples Overlooked by HIV Prevention Strategies (February 18, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Western Public Health Lobby Must Recognize Social Dimension of HIV in Africa (November 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Africa: To Battle HIV, Go for Public Tests, Resolve Clergymen (November 5, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS, NGOs Partner to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Africa (September 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Needle Misuse Common in Africa, Millions at Risk, Health Experts Say (July 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Progress Seen in Some African HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Programs, U.N. Special Envoy Says at World Economic Forum on Africa (June 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Deworming Drug Could Help Reduce Spread of HIV in Africa, Study Finds (May 26, 2009)
Schistosomiasis, a worm disease that comes from snail-infested water, can lead to female genital sores if left untreated -- and these sores can provide an easier avenue for HIV transmission.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Treatment Activists Push UNAIDS and WHO to Meet Commitments to Reduce HIV in Women and Newborns (May 21, 2009)
The vast majority of the 1.5 million HIV-positive women who become pregnant each year in resource-poor countries don't have access to vital services and support, according to a new report.
From International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
Global Online Forum to Give Teachers a Voice on HIV (May 14, 2009)
From UNAIDS
Vatican Statement Defends Pope's Comments on Condoms, HIV/AIDS in Africa (April 21, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Priority Interventions: HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in the Health Sector (PDF) (April 2009)
From World Health Organization
Research May Support Pope's Comments Against Condom Use in Africa, Opinion Piece Says (March 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Round of amfAR MSM Awards Supports Grassroots HIV/AIDS Groups in Six African Countries (March 26, 2009)
Awards coincide with landmark study of HIV risk and human rights abuses among MSM in Southern Africa.
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Southern African Development Community Should Do More to Fight HIV/AIDS, Official Says (March 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Formal Education Helping to Address HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, Researchers Say (March 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Testing, Immediately Treating HIV/AIDS Cases in Africa Could Halt Epidemic, Model Predicts (November 26, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Israeli Circumcision Expertise Helps Africa Fight HIV (July 8, 2008)
In The Chicago Tribune
Anti-Gay Laws in Africa Make Fighting HIV Much Harder, Activists Say (June 23, 2008)
From allAfrica.com
AIDS: Raising Awareness (2008)
Photos of posters and murals in Africa to raise awareness about HIV.
From allAfrica.com
Alarming Spread of HIV in Southern African Development Community Military: Mozambican Defense Official (November 1, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PrEP Could Prevent About Three Million HIV Cases in Sub-Saharan Africa Over 10 Years, Study Says (September 20, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS Affecting Mining Industry Worldwide, Reuters Reports (July 12, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Gay, Male Sex Workers in Africa Urgently Need HIV Prevention, Study Says (June 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
New HIV Cases in Sub-Saharan Africa Outpacing Treatment Efforts; Prevention Efforts Should Be Increased, Report Says (June 6, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Flash-Heating Could Inactivate HIV in Breast Milk, Study Suggests (May 21, 2007)
Method could offer HIV prevention option for mothers in areas without clean water; this press release includes a video explaining how the flash-heating process works.
From University of California-Berkeley
HIV/AIDS Stigma in Southern Africa "Exacerbated" by "Misunderstanding" About How HIV Spreads in the Region, Opinion Piece Says (April 17, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
How Did Circumcision Prevent HIV in Clinical Trials in Africa ... And What Does It Mean for the United States? (March 2007)
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From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Obama Takes HIV Test to Lessen Stigma (August 27, 2006)
In Boston Globe
African Nations' Experience With ABC Prevention Method "Mixed" as Reported at AIDS Conference (August 15, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Born to be Infected: We Still Can't Protect Our Girls (August 8, 2006)
In Positively Aware
Africa's Last Taboo (March 2006)
Africa's demonization of gay people means HIV campaigns fail to target men who have sex with men; the consequences are dire, say the continent's gay activists.
In Positive Nation
Boston Globe Examines Expansion of African Mother-to-Child HIV Prevention Programs to Include Fathers, Families (September 20, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
When Marriage Kills: The Danger of Not Pushing Condom Use in Africa (March 30, 2005)
In The New York Times
Women and AIDS: Have You Heard Us Today? (December 1, 2004)
From World Health Organization
One Man, One Bicycle and a World of Change in Africa (November 15, 2004)
Andrew Petkun is a photographer and AIDS activist who has made frequent visits to Africa. His goal: To use photojournalism to help eliminate the stigma attached to HIV.
From U.S. Department of State
New York Times Magazine Examines Promotion of Fidelity in HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs in Africa (June 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Fidelity Fix: Another Way to Prevent the Spread of AIDS in Africa (June 13, 2004)
In this in-depth examination, Helen Epstein investigates why HIV is spreading so quickly in southern Africa.
In The New York Times
Boston Globe Profiles U.S. Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS in African Militaries (May 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Baltimore Sun Examines Senegal's Successes, Challenges in Fight Against HIV/AIDS (May 24, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Large Mother-Child HIV Prevention Programs Can Work in Developing World, Study Says (January 27, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African Development Bank Grants $8.3 Million to Central Africa for AIDS (September 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nevirapine Reduced Mother-to-Child Transmission Better Than AZT -- At 70 Times Less Cost (September 12, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Nevirapine Inexpensive, Long-Lasting Option in Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission, Study Says (September 12, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO, UNAIDS Officials Urge Continued Promotion of Safe Sex in African HIV Prevention Programs (September 3, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The International Epidemiologist: A Talk With Zena Stein (September 2003)
[Archived Article]
A discussion of HIV among women, AIDS in Africa and the development of microbicides.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
United States Must Help Halt Spread of HIV Through Unsafe Medical Practices in Developing Nations, Opinion Piece Says (August 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Phase II Trial With PRO 2000 to Prevent HIV Transmission Begins in Africa (August 20, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Washington Post Profiles Impact of African "Cleansing" Rituals on HIV Spread (August 19, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Congressional Delegation Departs for Africa to Discuss HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment With Government, Health Officials (August 19, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Women Successful in Negotiating Condom Use, Through Intervention Program (July 24, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gates Grant to Help Fund HIV-Herpes Study (July 24, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A $30 million donation will fund a study in the developing world to determine whether acyclovir helps prevent HIV infection by treating herpes infections.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anti-AIDS Business Coalitions From 14 African Countries Meet in Zambia (July 21, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Official: To Fight AIDS in Africa, Empower Women (July 21, 2003)
Excerpts from a column by Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Formula Feed Is "Medicine to Prevent HIV" (July 18, 2003)
[Archived Article]
Researchers recommend that formula feeding for babies of HIV-positive women in developing countries be treated as though the formula is a medicine -- which means it should be supplied continuously and adequately paid for by the government.
From aidsmap.com
HIV Prevention Must Overcome Denial, Focus on Human Consequences of Disease, Health Journalist Says (July 18, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Significant Association Found Between Oral Contraceptive Use and HIV Acquisition (July 14, 2003)
In The 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO
Gadhafi Tells African Leaders: "Straights" Don't Get AIDS (July 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Campaign Changing African Views on Female Circumcision (July 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African Healers Join the AIDS Fight (July 2, 2003)
[Archived Article]
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
AIDS Could Follow Chad-Columbia Oil Pipeline (June 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Viacom and BBC to Launch Pan-African HIV Radio Campaign (May 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill Gates Donates $28 Million to Diaphragm Research Project (May 6, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African Churches Urged to Fight Stigmatization of AIDS (May 6, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Youth Project Tailors Prevention Messages to Different Social and Political Contexts (April 29, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Places, Not People, Are Key to HIV Prevention, Study Says (April 28, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keeping the Faith in Fighting AIDS in Africa (April 8, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevention vs. Treatment? (April 2003)
[Archived Article]
Myth: The best way to control AIDS in the developing world is to put all available resources into stronger prevention programs
A book excerpt from Global AIDS: Myths and Facts.
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In Global AIDS: Myths and Facts, from South End Press
Senator Sessions to See If Sex or Needles Prime Cause of African AIDS (March 25, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Outdated Contraceptive May Help in Third World (December 11, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
All-Out Effort Fails to Halt AIDS Spread in Africa (December 6, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Dynamics and Behavior Change as Determinants of the Impact of Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment on HIV Transmission in the Context of the Rakai Trial (December 3, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Aggressive STD treatment may help curb budding HIV epidemics.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stigma Major Barrier to Fighting AIDS, Says Piot (December 2, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African AIDS Education Fails to Change Behavior (November 5, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Large African Bank Unveils New AIDS Initiative (October 14, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global War Against AIDS Runs Short of Vital Weapon: Donated Condoms (October 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Africa: Condoms With Coca-Cola? AIDS Campaign Widens the Net (August 2, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Promoting Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Through the Viramune Donation Programme: A Model of Public-Private Partnership (July 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
African Clerics Acknowledge They've Failed to Combat AIDS (June 11, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Scientists Optimistic That AIDS Vaccine Could Be Developed in Africa (June 4, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UN Soap Opera Fights HIV/AIDS in Africa (June 4, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Africa: AIDS Prevention Touted Over Treatment (May 24, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"No Glove, No Love" Campaign to Fight Africa AIDS (April 24, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Warriors; Carter, Gates Sr. Find Hell and Hope in a Continent's Plague (April 15, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
International AIDS Physicians Group Decries African Bishops' Condemnation of Condom Use (July 31, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
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
Women's Interest Group Urges Worldwide Effort to Combat AIDS in Africa (November 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
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
African Scientists Launch Vaccine Strategy for the Continent (July 13, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From UNAIDS
Male Circumcision: An Ignored Intervention (July 10, 2000)
[Archived Article]
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Education Can Help Save Young People From AIDS, UNAIDS Chief Says (April 26, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From UNAIDS
Preventing Sexual Transmission of HIV -- New Ideas From Sub-Saharan Africa (March 30, 2000)
In New England Journal of Medicine
The Deadly Gender Gap (December 30, 1998)
[Archived Article]
Fighting AIDS in Africa means convincing men to take responsibility for what is often thought of as a woman's disease.
In The Village Voice
Voices From Africa
[Archived Article]
Private and community-based HIV/AIDS approaches.