International HIV/AIDS - News from the
BBC
20/05/03 Hope
for Aids vaccine
Researchers have discovered that a small
group of Ugandans seem to have natural
protection against HIV.
15/05/03 Living
with HIV in Russia
Since 1998 the number of registered HIV
cases in Russia has increased twenty-fold,
and Russia is unique in that 80% of its
HIV population is under 30 years of age.
13/05/03 War
may have spread HIV
Scientists believe a form of HIV probably
entered the human population in Africa
at least 60 years ago - and that war helped
it spread
10/05/03 Zambia
hard hit by Aids
The southern African country of Zambia
has set a new record - one which no country
would wish to hold
06/05/03 Dirty
needles blamed for HIV
Children in South Africa are being infected
with HIV through dirty needles, experts
have claimed
01/05/03 Aids
takes toll on Kenyan army
The Kenyan army has set up an Aids unit,
warning that HIV is affecting the armed
forces at all ranks.
28/04/03 Price
of Aids drugs cut by half
GlaxoSmithKline, the biggest manufacturer
of Aids drugs in the world, has halved
the price of its leading Aids drug in
poor countries.
02/04/03 Church
schools India HIV victims
Two HIV-positive children in India have
begun attending a Bible school after being
continually being forced out of community
schools over the past two years
22/03/03 Stemming
Aids tide in former USSR
HIV is running out of control among the
ruins of the former Soviet empire. Health
workers are desperately worried by the
rapid spread of the disease, which has
been accelerated through widespread drug
use, prostitution, ignorance and official
apathy.
14/03/03 New
HIV drug approved
A new type of HIV drug, designed for people
who are resistant to other treatments,
has been approved by the US authorities.
07/03/03 Aids
panic at Botswana school
A senior nurse has been suspended after
using a single needle to vaccinate 83
schoolchildren in north-western Botswana.
07/03/03 Fury
at Zambia army HIV test
The Zambian army’s decision to turn
away HIV positive applicants has been
angrily criticised.
24/02/03 Aids
vaccine only limited success
The first Aids vaccine to be tested on
humans does not protect the general population,
but may protect blacks and Asians, a US
biotech company has announced.
20/02/03 Aids
ravages Swazi society
BBC News has harrowing new evidence of
the extent of the Aids catastrophe in
southern Africa. According to the United
Nations, several countries could be near
collapse. They all face one major obstacle:
a shortage of affordable drug treatment.
20/02/03 Q&A:
Aids in Africa
BBC News Online examines why Aids has
spread so fast in Africa amid claims that
it has more to do with unsafe medical
care than unsafe sex.
20/02/03 Dirty
needles research rejected
The United Nations has disputed the findings
of United States researchers which says
most HIV infections in Africa result from
dirty medical needles.
19/02/03 Ghana
gold workers ‘paid in condoms’
A gold-mining company in Ghana says it
has managed to reduce Aids and HIV infection
rates among its workers by over 75%, by
giving staff condoms in their pay packets.
17/02/03 Cuba
leads the way in HIV fight
Few stories about HIV/Aids infection bring
hope. But in the Caribbean, where communism
takes its last gasp, there is encouragement
in the fight against Aids.
14/02/03 SA
Aids activists target Mbeki
Thousands of demonstrators campaigning
for HIV/Aids treatment in South Africa
have been holding a protest outside parliament
in Cape Town, coinciding with the annual
State of the Nation speech by President
Thabo Mbeki.
10/02/03 New
HIV barrier ‘closer’
Scientists believe they could be a step
closer to developing a new way of stopping
the transmission of HIV without using
condoms.
07/02/03 Living
in Mandela’s shadow
The recent conference of the African National
Congress was a chance for President Mbeki
to outline his vision of South Africa’s
future, before the party faithful, and
a national television audience.
05/02/03 South
Asia Aids warning
South Asia must act now to bring the spread
of HIV/Aids under control, United Nations
officials have warned.
29/01/03 Bush
pledges $15bn to fight Aids
US President George W. Bush has pledged
$15bn over the next five years to fight
Aids.
28/01/03 Abuse
spreads HIV among Zambian girls
Girls in Zambia are five times more likely
to be infected with the HIV virus than
their male counterparts due to widespread
sexual abuse, a human rights organisation
has reported.
27/01/03 Polygamy
linked to spread of HIV
HIV charities in Mozambique are trying
to change attitudes to polygamy as part
of efforts to stop the disease from spreading.
30/12/02 Iran
medics ‘must confront Aids’
Iranian health workers have been urged
not to turn away patients with HIV or
Aids in a new effort to check the spread
of the disease.
13/12/02 HIV
spotted inside human cell
Remarkable time-lapse pictures show, for
the first time ever, HIV at work in a
human cell.
12/12/02 Drive
to increase HIV drug access
A drive has been launched to increase
the number of people with HIV/Aids in
the developing world who get access to
potentially life-prolonging drugs.
Archive
04/12/02 ‘Screen
immigrants for HIV’
26/11/02 Women
victims of HIV rise
26/11/02 My
testing time
15/11/02 South
Africa miners treated for HIV
09/11/02 Indian
state‘s new Aids campaign
05/11/02 Medical
needles spreading HIV
30/10/02 Can
Laos keep Aids at bay?
15/10/02 New
hope for HIV orphan
11/10/02 Lemon
juice ‘could stop Aids’
04/10/02 South
Africa boosts ethical investment
03/10/02 Industry
tackles Aids drug scandal
26/09/02 Secrets
of Aids ‘immunity’
17/09/02 HIV
puppet on Sesame Street
13/09/02 Herbs
help Africa‘s Aids fight
11/09/02 Sex
education enters China‘s classrooms
10/09/02 Old
Mutual offers staff anti-Aids drugs
06/09/02 Interview
with Lucky Mazibuko
06/09/02 China
admits one million HIV cases
05/09/02 Glaxo
slashes Aids drugs prices
02/09/02 Pacific
Youth Warned on AIDS
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