Swaziland & HIV/AIDS

Treatment

Africa's Forgotten HIV Children (October 25, 2006)
In BBC News Online
Swaziland: Struggling AIDS Programs Rely on Volunteers (June 1, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Statistics

PlusNews Treatment Map: Swaziland (Regularly Updated)
Data on the total number of people on HIV treatment, the drug regimens used and the amount of international aid received.
From Integrated Regional Information Networks
About 42% of Pregnant Women in Swaziland Are Living With HIV, Report Says (February 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS Epidemic Affecting Swaziland's Population, Experts Say (January 2, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (Swaziland) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
HIV Prevalence Rises in Swaziland Despite Efforts to Fight Disease (May 24, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Highest HIV Prevalence Now in Swaziland, UN Says (March 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Swaziland Has World's Highest AIDS Rate (January 3, 2003)
Almost four out of 10 adults in the small African nation are HIV-positive.
In The Guardian

News

Inter Press Service Examines TB Epidemic, Effect of HIV/AIDS on Disease in Swaziland (April 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
A Positive Spin-Off From the AIDS Crisis? (March 29, 2004)
From Inter Press Service
Toronto's Globe and Mail Profiles AIDS Epidemic in Swaziland (March 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Politics

PEPFAR Donates Computers to Swaziland's Ministry of Health (September 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Swazi King's Use of Ceremony to Choose Wives Sends Wrong Message About Country's HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Critics Say (September 8, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Swazi King's Choice of Teenage Bride Draws Criticism From AIDS Advocates (August 27, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Personal Stories

The Pain of Those Left Behind: Retreat Urges HIV Nurses in Africa to Tell Their Stories (April 8, 2009)
R. Kevin Mallinson's own experiences with grief and loss during the early years of the U.S. epidemic inspired him to create a retreat for nurses in Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa -- three nations with some of the highest HIV rates on the planet, where HIV-related deaths happen with mind-numbing frequency.
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO