http://www.irinnews.org/Updated everydayen-gbMon, 13 May 2013 11:30:48 GMTMon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MBABANE 13 May 2013 (IRIN) - It was an ambitious plan to circumcising the majority of men in Swaziland, an effort to reduce the risk of HIV transmission in a country with the world's highest HIV prevalence. How could it have gone wrong? Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98023/Circumcision-plans-go-awry-in-SwazilandMBABANE 13 May 2013 (IRIN) - It was an ambitious plan to circumcising the majority of men in Swaziland, an effort to reduce the risk of HIV transmission in a country with the world's highest HIV prevalence. How could it have gone wrong? ]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 25 April 2013 (IRIN) - Europe's financial crisis and rising xenophobia are complicating access to medical treatment for undocumented migrants, according to a new report by the international NGO Médecins du Monde (MdM).Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97922/Europe-s-undocumented-migrants-struggle-to-access-healthcareNAIROBI 25 April 2013 (IRIN) - Europe's financial crisis and rising xenophobia are complicating access to medical treatment for undocumented migrants, according to a new report by the international NGO Médecins du Monde (MdM).]]>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 19 April 2013 (IRIN) - Just days into the rollout of fixed-dose combination (FDC) antiretrovirals (ARVs) by South Africa’s HIV treatment programme - the world's largest - activists are raising fears of drug shortages.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97880/Shortages-of-new-one-a-day-ARV-pills-in-South-AfricaJOHANNESBURG 19 April 2013 (IRIN) - Just days into the rollout of fixed-dose combination (FDC) antiretrovirals (ARVs) by South Africa’s HIV treatment programme - the world's largest - activists are raising fears of drug shortages.]]>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>TETE 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - It is 15.45 in the afternoon and two young women are already sitting outside the Night Clinic in Moatize, a small town in Mozambique's northern Tete Province, near one of the largest coal mines in the southern hemisphere, owned by Brazilian mining giant, Vale. The national 123 road cuts through the town, and the clinic lies just off it, intentionally located to bring its services as close as possible to its target patients: miners, truck drivers and sex workers.Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97822/Unwelcome-side-effects-of-mining-in-MozambiqueTETE 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - It is 15.45 in the afternoon and two young women are already sitting outside the Night Clinic in Moatize, a small town in Mozambique's northern Tete Province, near one of the largest coal mines in the southern hemisphere, owned by Brazilian mining giant, Vale. The national 123 road cuts through the town, and the clinic lies just off it, intentionally located to bring its services as close as possible to its target patients: miners, truck drivers and sex workers.]]>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 31 March 2013 (IRIN) - The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year, US$270.7 million project will focus on rebuilding health facilities, training health workers, and supplying drugs and equipment.Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97761/Boost-for-healthcare-in-DRCNAIROBI 31 March 2013 (IRIN) - The British government has announced a major new programme aimed at providing essential healthcare to six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The five-year, US$270.7 million project will focus on rebuilding health facilities, training health workers, and supplying drugs and equipment.]]>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 28 March 2013 (IRIN) - As a UN high-level panel completes worldwide consultations to pick development goals for 2015 and beyond, PlusNews consulted experts to see how HIV/AIDS might fit into this new agenda.Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97750/Activists-fear-less-focus-on-HIV-after-2015BANGKOK 28 March 2013 (IRIN) - As a UN high-level panel completes worldwide consultations to pick development goals for 2015 and beyond, PlusNews consulted experts to see how HIV/AIDS might fit into this new agenda.]]>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JAKARTA 25 March 2013 (IRIN) - The Indonesian government hopes to implement one of the largest ever examples of “compulsory licensing”, which will enable the generic manufacture of drugs still under patent.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97728/Indonesia-to-override-patents-for-live-saving-medicinesJAKARTA 25 March 2013 (IRIN) - The Indonesian government hopes to implement one of the largest ever examples of “compulsory licensing”, which will enable the generic manufacture of drugs still under patent.]]>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MAPUTO 19 March 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has become the latest African country to implement a financial transaction tax (FTT) and airplane levy to fund health services in developing countries, part of the UNITAID initiative. Philippe Douste-Blazy, board chairman of the international financing mechanism, spoke to IRIN about the state of play in innovative health financing.Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97675/Tackling-poverty-and-disease-with-innovative-health-financingMAPUTO 19 March 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has become the latest African country to implement a financial transaction tax (FTT) and airplane levy to fund health services in developing countries, part of the UNITAID initiative. Philippe Douste-Blazy, board chairman of the international financing mechanism, spoke to IRIN about the state of play in innovative health financing.]]>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MAPUTO 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has completed its first HIV vaccine trial and is set to embark on a second, a demonstration of the country’s increased HIV research capacity.Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97657/Mozambique-s-first-HIV-vaccine-trial-heralds-new-era-in-local-researchMAPUTO 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Mozambique has completed its first HIV vaccine trial and is set to embark on a second, a demonstration of the country’s increased HIV research capacity.]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - A Papua New Guinea (PNG) study released today calls for condoms to be made more widely available in prisons.Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97646/In-Brief-Condoms-needed-in-PNG-prisonsBANGKOK 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - A Papua New Guinea (PNG) study released today calls for condoms to be made more widely available in prisons.]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - The Ugandan government's draft 2013/2014 budget allocates US$38.5 million to enrol a further 100,000 people living with HIV on life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. But activists say the money, while welcome in a country still largely dependent on donor funds for its HIV programmes, is not sufficient to meet treatment needs.Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97651/Uganda-government-under-pressure-to-boost-ARV-fundingKAMPALA 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - The Ugandan government's draft 2013/2014 budget allocates US$38.5 million to enrol a further 100,000 people living with HIV on life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. But activists say the money, while welcome in a country still largely dependent on donor funds for its HIV programmes, is not sufficient to meet treatment needs.]]>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>HARARE 12 March 2013 (IRIN) - HIV/AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have welcomed the government’s move to address the problem of HIV drug resistance by introducing third-line antiretroviral drug (ARVs). But it remains unclear how the cash-strapped government will finance this, as procuring the drugs will invariably be expensive and could divert resources away from other HIV treatment efforts.Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97627/Third-line-ARVs-could-widen-treatment-gap-in-ZimbabweHARARE 12 March 2013 (IRIN) - HIV/AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have welcomed the government’s move to address the problem of HIV drug resistance by introducing third-line antiretroviral drug (ARVs). But it remains unclear how the cash-strapped government will finance this, as procuring the drugs will invariably be expensive and could divert resources away from other HIV treatment efforts.]]>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 06 March 2013 (IRIN) - The HIV/AIDS epidemic arrived in sub-Saharan Africa after decades of neglect had left healthcare systems dangerously weak, barely able to cope with the onslaught of patients. Then the money started pouring in - funding for HIV programmes rose from 5.5 percent of health aid in 1998 to nearly half of it almost 10 years later.Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97601/Has-HIV-funding-revived-lagging-health-systemsJOHANNESBURG 06 March 2013 (IRIN) - The HIV/AIDS epidemic arrived in sub-Saharan Africa after decades of neglect had left healthcare systems dangerously weak, barely able to cope with the onslaught of patients. Then the money started pouring in - funding for HIV programmes rose from 5.5 percent of health aid in 1998 to nearly half of it almost 10 years later.]]>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 05 March 2013 (IRIN) - A three-year clinical trial involving over 5,000 women in East and Southern Africa has found that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - whether a vaginal gel or an oral tablet - is not effective at preventing HIV infection in young, unmarried women.Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97593/HIV-AIDS-Disappointment-in-HIV-prevention-trialJOHANNESBURG 05 March 2013 (IRIN) - A three-year clinical trial involving over 5,000 women in East and Southern Africa has found that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - whether a vaginal gel or an oral tablet - is not effective at preventing HIV infection in young, unmarried women.]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 01 March 2013 (IRIN) - The condom has played a central role in Uganda’s official HIV prevention strategy for over two decades, but the country has yet to get it right, with condom use declining and the government unable to meet what demand does exist.Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97573/Analysis-Condoms-continue-to-confound-UgandaKAMPALA 01 March 2013 (IRIN) - The condom has played a central role in Uganda’s official HIV prevention strategy for over two decades, but the country has yet to get it right, with condom use declining and the government unable to meet what demand does exist.]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 28 February 2013 (IRIN) - After spending more than a year reviewing and reforming its grant process, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is back in business, announcing the first handful of countries slated to receive up to US$1.9 billion in available funding over the next two years.Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97567/Global-Fund-announces-first-new-grants-under-new-modelJOHANNESBURG 28 February 2013 (IRIN) - After spending more than a year reviewing and reforming its grant process, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is back in business, announcing the first handful of countries slated to receive up to US$1.9 billion in available funding over the next two years.]]>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 26 February 2013 (IRIN) - When violence broke out following the announcement of Kenya’s poll results in 2007, Henry Mwiterere and his family fled to safety shortly before their house, in the Rift Valley town of Burnt Forest, was burned to the ground.Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97545/Kenya-s-HIV-programmes-steel-themselves-for-electionsNAIROBI 26 February 2013 (IRIN) - When violence broke out following the announcement of Kenya’s poll results in 2007, Henry Mwiterere and his family fled to safety shortly before their house, in the Rift Valley town of Burnt Forest, was burned to the ground.]]>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BOMET 25 February 2013 (IRIN) - A small team of HIV/AIDS activists is trailing Kenyan presidential candidates as they crisscross the country, pressing them to increase their commitment to the care and treatment of people living with HIV.Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97539/Activists-pressure-Kenya-apos-s-presidential-candidates-to-act-on-HIVBOMET 25 February 2013 (IRIN) - A small team of HIV/AIDS activists is trailing Kenyan presidential candidates as they crisscross the country, pressing them to increase their commitment to the care and treatment of people living with HIV.]]>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KATHMANDU 21 February 2013 (IRIN) - Safer-sex messaging on condoms is universal but the generally poor availability of lubricants, and awareness of them, is hindering HIV prevention, health activists warn.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97517/Lack-of-lube-hurts-HIV-preventionKATHMANDU 21 February 2013 (IRIN) - Safer-sex messaging on condoms is universal but the generally poor availability of lubricants, and awareness of them, is hindering HIV prevention, health activists warn.]]>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>HARARE 08 February 2013 (IRIN) - HIV-positive women are living longer, but are now dying of cervical cancer. In Zimbabwe, cervical cancer is now the most common cancer among women, particularly those living with HIV. Activists are urging the government to step up efforts to prevent deaths related to the disease, accusing it of paying lip service to the problem.Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97429/Cervical-cancer-a-major-threat-to-HIV-positive-womenHARARE 08 February 2013 (IRIN) - HIV-positive women are living longer, but are now dying of cervical cancer. In Zimbabwe, cervical cancer is now the most common cancer among women, particularly those living with HIV. Activists are urging the government to step up efforts to prevent deaths related to the disease, accusing it of paying lip service to the problem.]]>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 06 February 2013 (IRIN) - The sale of HIV test kits to the public by private chemists in Uganda is causing concern among health officials, who feel that HIV testing should remain in the hands of professionals and be accompanied by counselling.Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97419/Ugandan-authorities-concerned-as-HIV-self-test-kits-hit-the-marketKAMPALA 06 February 2013 (IRIN) - The sale of HIV test kits to the public by private chemists in Uganda is causing concern among health officials, who feel that HIV testing should remain in the hands of professionals and be accompanied by counselling.]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - All people who seek treatment in health centres in Uganda will be offered HIV testing and counselling under a new plan to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment.Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97367/Uganda-begins-rollout-of-provider-initiated-HIV-testingKAMPALA 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - All people who seek treatment in health centres in Uganda will be offered HIV testing and counselling under a new plan to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment.]]>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MBABANE 29 January 2013 (IRIN) - The relief felt by health officials and activists several months ago at the apparent outlawing of child marriages now appears to have been premature, with Swaziland’s traditional leadership recently declaring that such unions are acceptable under customary law.Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97360/In-Swaziland-child-marriage-still-a-grey-areaMBABANE 29 January 2013 (IRIN) - The relief felt by health officials and activists several months ago at the apparent outlawing of child marriages now appears to have been premature, with Swaziland’s traditional leadership recently declaring that such unions are acceptable under customary law.]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 23 January 2013 (IRIN) - A new Ugandan HIV-prevention campaign that frankly addresses sexual infidelity is generating heated debate over the direction the country's HIV strategy should take.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97317/Ugandan-HIV-campaign-targets-quot-cheaters-quotKAMPALA 23 January 2013 (IRIN) - A new Ugandan HIV-prevention campaign that frankly addresses sexual infidelity is generating heated debate over the direction the country's HIV strategy should take.]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MONROVIA 22 January 2013 (IRIN) - Stigma, discrimination and difficulty in reaching health clinics has led over half of new HIV cases in Liberia to go untreated, says the National AIDS Control Programme of Liberia, which calls the situation “alarming”.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/97307/Bringing-HIV-AIDS-out-into-the-open-in-LiberiaMONROVIA 22 January 2013 (IRIN) - Stigma, discrimination and difficulty in reaching health clinics has led over half of new HIV cases in Liberia to go untreated, says the National AIDS Control Programme of Liberia, which calls the situation “alarming”.]]>