LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - HIV has slashed life expectancy in Zimbabwe by up to 19 years for men and 22 years for women but births still outpace deaths, according to the first study to detail how the AIDS epidemic has impacted the country's wider population.
The study, led by Simon Gregson of Imperial College London, sought to gauge HIV's impact on Zimbabwe to see if researchers got it right in 1989, at the beginning of the epidemic, when they made initial predictions about how AIDS would affect populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Our research shows that, in spite of countless people having lost their lives to the virus, more people are still being born than are dying," Gregson said.
But Gregson's team wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the effects of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe were "substantial and still unfolding".read more
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Inmate spits blood on deputy, says he’s HIV positive
CORALVILLE - A man who allegedly sent two Coralville police officers to the hospital Saturday faces new charges for spitting blood on a Johnson County deputy, telling the deputy he was HIV positive.
Inmate assault with bodily fluids is a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $7,500 fine. read more
Inmate assault with bodily fluids is a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $7,500 fine. read more
AIDS fundraiser claims he was sacked for not being gay
In a major twist to a discrimination case, former executive director of AIDS/LifeCycle charity filed suit in a Los Angeles courthouse against two nonprofit organisations alleging that he was fired from his position because he was not gay.
The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Centre and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation are both implicated in the alleged discrimination case.
Both organisations have refused further comment, but have assured media that they have a diverse staff that consists of both straight and gay members.
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The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Centre and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation are both implicated in the alleged discrimination case.
Both organisations have refused further comment, but have assured media that they have a diverse staff that consists of both straight and gay members.
read more
Alcohol abuse weakens AIDS fight
SHAKAWE - Alcohol abuse by youth is a major discouragement for them from participating in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Okavango HIV/AIDS men sector chairman, Mr Setimotswe Matengani, said in an interview that most of the youth in the village drank alcohol excessively, resulting in their failure to test for HIV/AIDS and know their status.
Mr Matemgani urged the youth to refrain from engaging on anti-social activities that could destroy their future but instead uplift their lives by using government programmes such as CEDA. read more
Okavango HIV/AIDS men sector chairman, Mr Setimotswe Matengani, said in an interview that most of the youth in the village drank alcohol excessively, resulting in their failure to test for HIV/AIDS and know their status.
Mr Matemgani urged the youth to refrain from engaging on anti-social activities that could destroy their future but instead uplift their lives by using government programmes such as CEDA. read more
Zimbabwe receives seven million dollars to fight AIDS
Harare - The Zimbabwe government recently received 7 million US dollars from a global fund to finance health programmes in the cash-strapped country, reports said Tuesday. The recent donation was part of the 65 million dollars in grants to Harare announced by the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria late last year.
Health Minister David Parirenyatwa said in addition to buying anti-AIDS drugs the money would be used to train doctors and nurses involved in AIDS programmes, buy laboratory equipment and upgrade hospitals. read more
Health Minister David Parirenyatwa said in addition to buying anti-AIDS drugs the money would be used to train doctors and nurses involved in AIDS programmes, buy laboratory equipment and upgrade hospitals. read more
Angola: NGO Runs Seminar on HIV/Aids Tuesday
A seminar on HIV/Aids will be held on Tuesday in Huambo City, the capital of the province with the same name, in an initiative of the non-governmental organisation Save the Children Angola, Angop has learnt.
The three-day gathering will take place under the theme "Stigma and discrimination, inter-personal communication, facilitation techniques for the Media and Religious Leaders".
Topping the agenda are themes like introduction to HIV/Aids, origin, history of the illness in Africa and in the world, risk factors, ways of transmission and strategies of prevention, its impact and clinical diagnosis.read more
The three-day gathering will take place under the theme "Stigma and discrimination, inter-personal communication, facilitation techniques for the Media and Religious Leaders".
Topping the agenda are themes like introduction to HIV/Aids, origin, history of the illness in Africa and in the world, risk factors, ways of transmission and strategies of prevention, its impact and clinical diagnosis.read more
US, Viet Nam seek to bolster co-operation on drugs, HIV
Ha Noi — Co-operation with Viet Nam in the fight against the drug trade and HIV/AIDS are premier concerns of the US besides commercial ties.
The US representative said he was satisfied with the development of the bilateral relationship, and expressed his wish that the two parliaments would enhance their close co-operation for the development of the two countries’ ties.read more
The US representative said he was satisfied with the development of the bilateral relationship, and expressed his wish that the two parliaments would enhance their close co-operation for the development of the two countries’ ties.read more
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