March 12, 2010

E.Europe Will Take Centre Stage at Vienna AIDS Conference

AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such

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Plans to Ramp Up HIV Testing by S.Africa Announced

By next June a ramped up AIDS plan, announced by the South African government on Thursday, aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world’s worst affected country.

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African Truckers can Now Use the New Maps on Trucking Routes to Visit AIDS Clinics

African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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March 10, 2010

Britain to Donate 42 Million Condoms to South Africa Prior to WC

Britain has decided to provide 42 million condoms to South Africa before the Soccer World Cup as part of HIV prevention drive.

South African

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Restoring the Immune Response During HIV Infection may Expand the Drugs Used to Fight HIV

More light on how to fortify the immunity of HIV patients, may be shed by a new Canada-US research.

The study, by Universiti de Montrial and the

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March 9, 2010

Will Africa Beat AIDS With Cell Phones?

Mobile phones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, says to the UNAIDS chief.

The relatively new technology has a role to

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“All Newborns to be HIV Free” in 5 Years

While making strides in reducing deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, the Global Fund to fight the three diseases said Monday, that within five years the world could shield all newborns from HIV.

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Study Shows How HIV Escapes Treatment

A new study has found that the AIDS virus, HIV, can dodge treatment by staying dormant inside progenitor blood cells that develop into immune cells.

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March 8, 2010

Reservoir Where HIV-Infected Cells Can Lay-In-Wait Discovered

A new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as a factory for new infections has been identified by University of Michigan scientists.

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Zimbabwe’s Women Hardest Hit With AIDS Burden

Cecilia Chinhamo has endured a torrent of verbal abuse from her husband, since testing positive for HIV six years ago.

“My husband shouts at me and

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