AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs

Nigeria: Road Accidents Now Kills More Nigerians Than HIV, TB - Govt

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 04:52:34 GMT

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday lamented the frequency of carnages caused by road accidents in the country, noting that deaths resulting from crashes have now exceeded the ones caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) and the deadly tuberculosis disease combined.

Sudan: IOM - Partners Start Distribution of Relief Materials to the Affected Population

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:25:55 GMT

[SNA] Khartoum -- The Director of the UN International Organiaton for Migration (IOM), Catherine Northring , on Tuesday, outlined that the organizationin cooperation with the USAID and the partners started the distribution of the 155 ton of relief materials to the affected population in the country.

South Africa: Covid-19 and HIV - So Far It Seems the Outcome Is Not What Was Feared

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:25:34 GMT

[The Conversation Africa] Based on official figures - which may be somewhat under reported - COVID-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared.

Malawi: Chikwawa Diocese Launches Project to Prevent New HIV Infections Among Children

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:38:37 GMT

[Nyasa Times] Chikwawa Diocese of the catholic Church, through its Social Services Directorate, has launched an HIV project to prevent new infections among children in the district.

Nigeria: About 900,000 People Living With HIV/Aids in Nigeria Unaccounted for - Group

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:05:50 GMT

[Premium Times] "Out of the 1.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, about 900,000 are yet to show up for treatment and are currently unaccounted for"