DRC: HIV effort needs government, donor commitment to succeed
KINSHASA, 4 May 2012
(PlusNews) - Many national hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not accepting new HIV-positive patients for antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The only way to get onto a treatment list is to wait until a space opens up due to a death or drop-out, or seek the limited treatment options available outside the government's programmes, but few people can afford the drugs.
full reportUGANDA: Inadequate healthcare and rising HIV prevalence in Karamoja
MOROTO, 30 April 2012
(PlusNews) - The nomadic Karimojong ethnic group, once regarded as a low-risk HIV population because regional instability in northeastern Uganda and strong adherence to their culture kept them relatively isolated, have not been a priority on the country's HIV agenda, but recent statistics show prevalence among this community is now 5.8 percent, up from 3.5 percent five years ago.
full reportSWAZILAND: Nurses demand protection from TB infection
MBABANE, 26 April 2012
(PlusNews) - Hospitals are not protecting their workers from tuberculosis (TB) infection, say nurses in Swaziland, who recently staged a rare public demonstration to draw attention to how vulnerable they are to this highly infectious disease.
full reportKENYA: Protest over $500 million in unspent PEPFAR funds
NAIROBI/KISUMU, 25 April 2012
(PlusNews) - More than 400 Kenyan AIDS activists have demonstrated in the capital, Nairobi, demanding that the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief release some US$500 million for HIV programmes in Kenya that is stuck in the pipeline.
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