Latest in Tag: AIDS Highlight
Latest in Tag: AIDS
Egypt’s NIGSD aids in preparation of National Governance Report on Kenya
The meeting was organised by the secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism to discuss Kenya’s initiation of its national report on governance. It came in line with the recent African Union (AU) summit decision, which included the call for member states to prepare national reports in this regard.
World to miss 2020 targets against AIDS due to unequal progress, COVID-19: UNAIDS report
Missed targets have resulted in 3.5 million more HIV infections and 820,000 more AIDS-related deaths since 2015
Revisiting the early AIDS struggle in 120 Beats Per Minute
Released on the eve of World AIDS Day in Germany, the film “120 Beats Per Minute” is an award-winning homage to the young AIDS advocacy activists who helped raise awareness about the disease in early 1990s France.France in the mid-1980s: The country is shaken by a blood bank scandal. Many have died. AIDS can no …
Music raises disease awareness at AIDS gala
A high profile politician, a witty TV host, and nine soloists making waves on the international opera scene: the AIDS gala in Bonn used high art to deliver a serious message on the future of AIDS prevention.Annalisa Stroppa’s coloraturas were spellbinding from the beginning. The Italian mezzo-soprano sang with precision, yet so fast that it …
177 inmates tested for HIV for ‘proximity’ with positive detainee
Two detainees, arrested for homosexuality, are suspected of having transferred HIV due “physical proximity” with the 177 inmates at the Haram Police Department
Graffiti exhibition fights social perception of AIDS/HIV
The community fears those who are infected, says artist
World AIDS Day calls for a ‘rethink’ on HIV
Social stigma prevents many HIV positive Egyptians from seeking medical help
Fighting non-communicable diseases could save 5 million lives
By Dr Bjørn Lomborg In rich countries, the biggest causes of death are strokes, heart attacks and cancer, accounting for more than two-thirds of all deaths. But for the poorer world, people often assume that infectious diseases like diarrhoea, tuberculosis, AIDS, malaria, measles and tetanus are the biggest killers. That is no longer true. While …
Deadlier than Ebola
By Dr Bjørn Lomborg Ebola has received much of the attention in 2014, killing about 8,000 people. Over the same period of time, however, about 4 million people died from AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The truth is that, despite great progress in healthcare, much of the world is still blighted by preventable disease, with …
Lawsuit targets army officials claiming HIV, Hepatitis C cure
Poor and helpless patients put high hopes on ‘army scam invention’, says lawyer
Egyptian AIDS Society slams TV show over ‘homosexual orgies’ episode
Arrests part of campaign by government to distract attention from crackdown on civil society, says LGBT expert
Tracking financial assistance to Egypt
Daily News Egypt provides an overview on financial assistance Egypt has received following former president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster
AIDS-related deaths double in Egypt
Less than 20% of infected Egyptians have access to treatment, according to a new report from UNAIDS
‘I’ve had to adapt’: Play presents Egyptian perspectives on living with HIV
The play “Disease is Not a Charge”, presented by the nonprofit advocacy group Ta3osh, aims to fight discrimination against HIV-positive Egyptians
New campaign aims to improve healthcare access for HIV patients
T3ayosh wants to prevent the discrimination it says HIV patients face in the healthcare industry
Overview of financial aid packages to Egypt
Egypt has received nearly monthly financial support from international institutions and countries over the past 10 months. The Daily News Egypt lists the financial packages received from such entities.
Why the AIDS cure matters
By Wael Eskandar The military has sent mixed messages about its miracle cure that allegedly cures both AIDS and hepatitis C. On the one hand, news published by Al-Watan highlights that former defence minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the validity of the cure, but in recent days despite …
AFDB to increase lending programme to Egypt in 2015
African Development Bank says it will continue providing assistance to Egyptian government in the form of loans and grants
Review: Columnists debate Morsy’s poor performance
Several columnists have denounced Morsy’s recent visit to Germany as an example of his failure to consider the deteriorating political situation in Egypt, criticising his decision to visit Berlin amid the political uproar. Some highlight that many Egyptians regret their choice of Morsy as president. The failing trip to Germany Mohamed Salmawi Al-Masry Al-Youm …
Disease busters going bust
By Sisonke Msimang JOHANNESBURG: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria marks its tenth anniversary this year against a backdrop of growing protests against global inequality. World attention has been trained on the Occupy movement, which has challenged the “1 percent” of the global population that exercises disproportionate influence on economic and social policy. …
Africa: Winning against AIDS
By Michel Sidibé Winning the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2012 is something millions of people across Africa are dreaming of right now as the continent’s most prestigious football tournament gets underway in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. As nations join together in solidarity, spurring on their teams they should not forget that they are already winners …
HIV epidemics emerging in Middle East, North Africa: study
LONDON: Epidemics of HIV are emerging among gay and bisexual men in the Middle East and North Africa and high levels of risky sexual behavior threaten to spread the AIDS virus further in the region, researchers said on Tuesday. In the first study of its kind in a region where homosexuality and bisexuality are taboo, …
Increasing HIV prevalence in Middle East and North Africa: UNAIDS report
UNITED NATIONS: Even though HIV prevalence is still relatively low in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), it has increased in recent years, a 2010 UNAIDS report said. On World AIDS day, the joint United Nations program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), in collaboration with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for …