AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs

[spotlight] With a new six-monthly injection, South Africa last week launched the most promising new HIV prevention tool in years, but much of the infrastructure that made HIV prevention services accessible to high-risk groups has been dismantled over the last year. Spotlight asks whether we can successfully deliver this breakthrough technology without the trusted pathways decim...

[IPS] Bratislava -- As South Africa officially launches the rollout of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug, civic groups in the country have slammed the plan, saying it will not reach anywhere near enough people.

[SNA] PORT SUDAN, June 8, 2026 (SUNA) -- Sudan has approved a comprehensive national proposal to combat malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, with a total value of $139,298,699, during a recent meeting held at the headquarters of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Red Sea State.

[The Conversation Africa] HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave.

[SAnews.gov.za] With government officially rolling out the injection for both HIV treatment and prevention on Friday, Deputy President Paul Mashatile says this milestone represents one of the most significant scientific advances in HIV prevention in recent years.