HIV

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen HIV first became known to the world in the early 80s, the fear of the disease caused negative feelings towards those…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 27-year-old woman in Lira district, northern Uganda has been jailed for seven years after confessing to intentionally infecting her 5-year-old stepson…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe stories the mothers tell when they gather at the Awendo Health Centre in western Kenya are a catalogue of small failures,…

Reading Time: < 1 minute“When the three of us were between 7 and 8 years old, our adoptive mother said she had to tell us two…

Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople with HIV have a higher chance of having chronic systemic inflammation during pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Domboshava man, who has been allegedly raping victims without protection before robbing them, has appeared in court. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly half of Kenyan teenagers aged 15 to 17 years do not know how to protect themselves from HIV/Aids infection, the Kenya…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOntario’s top court has quashed two murder convictions against a Hamilton man in a high-profile case in which he transmitted HIV to…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA first-of-its-kind study identifies mechanisms that explain how a drug commonly used to treat HIV and hepatitis causes kidney disease and kidney…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith successful treatment, HIV has become a chronic health condition which can be managed with life-long care.  Read More