Women: the face of AIDS in Africa
Three-quarters of all Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 who are HIV-positive are women. That astonishing figure, just released by UNAIDS, highlights the growing concern of international agencies, African governments and AIDS activists over the 'gendered' impact of AIDS in Africa. It also has spurred the beginnings of a campaign to help young African women counter the disease.

Through a glass darkly - the prism of AIDS
For over two decades years the HIV/AIDS epidemic has stubbornly refused to yield to the best efforts of thousands of researchers, scientists, doctors and other health personnel.

HIV/AIDS DATA 2003
HIV/AIDS Data for Africa in 2003

Global AIDS Week: A Continent of Champions
December 1st another year, another World AIDS Day. Once again it is time to take stock and review what has been achieved over the last year. As always Africa is at the top of the news, but worryingly, it is now jostling for first place with Asia and Eastern Europe.

Global AIDS Week-A personal view
It is Global AIDS Week, and the concern of five Princeton student-activists is not whether the school will crack down on sudden AIDS protests or whether crowd-control will be needed at the keynote speech. Quite the opposite, actually. In planning the events for the week, our greatest consideration was whether our events will have a sizable audience, one that won't belittle the speakers. This concern reflects what happened last year when a panel of PHARMA's big shots debated in a lecture hall with only five seats filled.

AIDS IS AN EMERGENCY
There have been a slew of articles and statements all saying there is a need to re-think the approach to the AIDS epidemic. For some the impression is not enough is being done about the AIDS epidemic, and even worse, of the interventions currently being undertaken, not enough of the right ones are being performed. But this is not an entirely true picture, because people are taking this to heart and viewing the AIDS epidemic in a new light. AIDS is an emergency and should be treated as such.

Reframing HIV and AIDS
Last month WHO declared the HIV/AIDS epidemic a global health emergency. Should governments go one step further and treat it as a disaster?

Highlights of ICASA 2003
View highlights of the ICASA 2003 Conference held in Nairobi Kenya from 21st-26th Sept. 2003

PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV AND AIDS
Some countries, notably Uganda, have made great efforts to promote palliative care as part of the response to HIV and AIDS, and have well-defined national strategies. The Southern African HIV Clinicians' Society has commissioned and published guidelines for palliative care. Further professional initiatives are under way in South Africa. However, many other countries may have further to go before there is even a clear sense of what should be done.

HIV/AIDS In Africa 2002 - Update
Sub Saharan Africa is the region most affected by HIV/AIDS. 2.2 million people died of AIDS in 2001. By the end of 2001 more than 28.5 million people were living with HIV/AIDS.

The Fight against HIV/AIDS - A decidedly mixed picture but more good than bad.
You could be forgiven for being confused and wondering whether the news from the HIV/AIDS front is good news, or bad news which is better than worse news or no news at all. It is actually a mixture of all three, or more that there is good news and bad news.

SARS & HIV “Superspreaders”
most people who get SARS do not infect anyone else, but some individuals appeared to be responsible for transmitting the disease to dozens and sometimes hundreds of others. Such individuals are known as "superspreaders"......

Education as a Vaccine Against AIDS in NIGERIA (EVA)
In Nigeria, youth account for over 30% of all HIV/AIDS cases in the nation. The rising HIV/AIDS epidemic amongst Nigerian youth prompted two young women Damilola Adebiyi and Fadekemi Akinfaderin to do something about it.

AIDS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND INNOVATIVE POLICY INTERVENTION IN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is now 21 years old; but the epidemic is far from over. It is still growing, and the pace of its growth has continued to confound and alarm....