The year 2011 concluded with the convening of the International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This was where medical experts and health officials from all parts of the continent and some international players like former President George Bush (whose administration launched the PEPFAR initiative) took stock of the state of the “War Against AIDS”.
Palabra clave ‘Africa’
The state of AIDS in Africa today
Miércoles, enero 25th, 2012Podcast on sexual risk in young people
Jueves, enero 5th, 2012Have you wondered why HIV prevalence is so high among young people, particularly young women, in southern Africa? If you have thought that sexual behaviour may account for the fact that young South African women are more than 10 times as likely to have HIV as their worldwide counterparts, you may want to think again. Listen to the third podcast based on the lead article in HIV This Week Issue 95 entitled ‘A Tale of Two Countries….‘.
ONU vislumbra posible fin de epidemia de SIDA por mejores tratamientos
Miércoles, noviembre 23rd, 2011Contraceptive Used in Africa May Double Risk of H.I.V.
Martes, octubre 11th, 2011The most popular contraceptive for women in eastern and southern Africa, a hormone shot given every three months, appears to double the risk the women will become infected with H.I.V., according to a large study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on 4 October 2011. And when it is used by H.I.V.-positive women, their male partners are twice as likely to become infected than if the women had used no contraception.
Fuente: The New York Times
Parte 8: SIDA la Agonia de África por Mark Schoofs
Martes, julio 19th, 2011Parte 7: SIDA la Agonia de África por Mark Schoofs
Lunes, julio 18th, 2011Una Serie de Ocho artículos publicada en The Village Voice y galardonada con el premio Pulitzer 2000 al mejor reportaje internacional. Parte 7: Sudáfrica actúa
Parte 6: SIDA la Agonia de África por Mark Schoofs
Sábado, julio 16th, 2011Parte 5: SIDA la Agonia de África por Mark Schoofs
Viernes, julio 15th, 2011Una Serie de Ocho artículos publicada en The Village Voice y galardonada con el premio Pulitzer 2000 al mejor reportaje internacional. Parte 5: Muerte y segundo sexo.
