Some 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually in Nigeria, says UN

05 may 2021 - 07:29:31

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations has disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually in Nigeria. Mr Claes Johansson, Chief [...] Full text...

$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS

30 march 2021 - 05:36:56

New York, US (PANA) - A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has shown that investing $29 billion a [...] Full text...

Women more exposed to HIV/AIDS than men in Congo

01 december 2020 - 21:17:02

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Women show a prevalence rate higher than 3.7 per cent in Congo, the Congolese government declared here Tuesday on the occasion [...] Full text...

Women more exposed to HIV/AIDS than men in Congo

01 december 2020 - 21:17:02

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Women show a prevalence rate higher than 3.7 per cent in Congo, the Congolese government declared here Tuesday on the occasion [...] Full text...

Burkinabe PM urges end to stigmatisation of AIDS patients

01 december 2020 - 16:35:31

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso  Prime Minister Christophe Marie Joseph Dabiré on Tuesday called on the public to refrain from stigmatisation of people [...] Full text...

UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day

01 december 2020 - 11:54:13

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World AIDS Day on Tuesday with a call for “global solidarity and shared responsibility” to [...] Full text...

Guinea advocates new strategies to fight AIDS

01 december 2020 - 11:34:12

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Prime Minister, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, on Monday hailed the courage and faith of people living with HIV. In a radio [...] Full text...

Guinea advocates new strategies to fight AIDS

01 december 2020 - 11:34:12

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's Prime Minister, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, on Monday hailed the courage and faith of people living with HIV. In a radio [...] Full text...

Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS

27 november 2020 - 05:27:24

Ne York, US (PANA) - Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV/AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and deaths linked [...] Full text...

Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS

27 november 2020 - 05:27:24

Ne York, US (PANA) - Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV/AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and deaths linked [...] Full text...

A child is infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals

26 november 2020 - 05:23:59

New York, US (PANA) - Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with [...] Full text...

Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 - WHO

07 july 2020 - 17:46:28

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of running of stock of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of [...] Full text...

Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months

22 june 2020 - 13:35:39

New York, US (PANA) - Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because of higher costs linked to [...] Full text...

Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months

22 june 2020 - 13:35:39

New York, US (PANA) - Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because of higher costs linked to [...] Full text...

UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis

12 may 2020 - 06:09:36

New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the battle against HIV are under [...] Full text...

UN issues ‘wake-up call’: Don’t sideline AIDS response during COVID-19 crisis

12 may 2020 - 06:09:36

New York, US (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, decades of advances made in the battle against HIV are under [...] Full text...

WHO says COVID-19-related service disruptions likely to cause thousands of extra deaths from HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa

11 may 2020 - 19:04:30

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A modelling group convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS has estimated that if efforts are not made to [...] Full text...

Congo's First Lady highlights urgency for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission

10 march 2020 - 18:41:23

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's First Lady Antoinette Sassou Nguesso has underlined the urgency for prevention of pediatric mother-to-child HIV transmission in the country. She made [...] Full text...

Congo's First Lady highlights urgency for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission

10 march 2020 - 18:41:23

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's First Lady Antoinette Sassou Nguesso has underlined the urgency for prevention of pediatric mother-to-child HIV transmission in the country. She made [...] Full text...

Women and girls still vulnerable to HIV due to gender inequality: UNAIDS

06 march 2020 - 05:31:55

New York, US (PANA) - Gender discrimination and violence, as well as “huge” gaps in education, are among the factors why women and girls remain [...] Full text...

Women and girls still vulnerable to HIV due to gender inequality: UNAIDS

06 march 2020 - 05:31:55

New York, US (PANA) - Gender discrimination and violence, as well as “huge” gaps in education, are among the factors why women and girls remain [...] Full text...

High AIDS prevalence rate in young people rising in Congo

26 february 2020 - 18:14:30

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Health and Population, Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, announced on Tuesday in Brazzaville that new HIV / AIDS infections [...] Full text...

Zambia: First Lady says Zambia may defeat AIDS by 2030

11 february 2020 - 18:37:00

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia’s First Lady, Esther Lungu, says the Zambian Government is committed to ending AIDS by 2030, and achieving HIV/AIDS epidemic control [...] Full text...

Annual meeting of West African network for TB, AIDS and malaria opens in Mali

05 february 2020 - 21:10:03

Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Members of the West African network for Tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria (WANETAM) Wednesday began their annual meeting, the organizers told PANA [...] Full text...

Congo urged to redouble efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS

28 january 2020 - 10:07:02

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government was urged on Monday by UNAIDS Country Representative, Baruani Yuma Kilundu, to redouble efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of [...] Full text...

Niger has made great efforts in the fight against AIDS, says Minister

11 january 2020 - 18:51:42

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In 2018, the number of people living with HIV in Niger was around 36,000; HIV prevalence in the general population has [...] Full text...

USAID reaches 250,000 vulnerable Nigerian children affected by HIV/AIDS

09 january 2020 - 07:14:15

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says that in the last five years it has reached nearly 250,000 vulnerable [...] Full text...

USAID reaches 250,000 vulnerable Nigerian children affected by HIV/AIDS

09 january 2020 - 07:14:15

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says that in the last five years it has reached nearly 250,000 vulnerable [...] Full text...

NGO seeks innovative approach for political leadership in HIV and health law in Africa

06 december 2019 - 17:41:21

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  While HIV status and reporting requirements raise legal issues related to patient confidentiality, one member of a civil society organisation said [...] Full text...

"People with disabilities still unaware of HIV infection" in Africa

05 december 2019 - 19:28:28

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Disability Alliance (ADA), El hadji Siddo Nouhou Oumarou, on Thursday complained that people with disabilities in [...] Full text...

Health experts urge governments to invest in hepatitis elimination in Africa

05 december 2019 - 16:42:34

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Health experts on Thursday urged African governments and other stakeholders to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing [...] Full text...

New cervical cancer programme to focus on screening adult women living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

04 december 2019 - 01:10:23

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  A new cervical cancer programme initiated Tuesday on the sidelines of the week-long International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa [...] Full text...

Rwandan First Lady commends partnership in cervical cancer prevention

03 december 2019 - 17:41:33

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Tuesday commended continued efforts to include community education and social mobilisation towards addressing the gap [...] Full text...

"HIV free Africa" is achievable if conditions are met - Official

02 december 2019 - 20:48:06

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan minister of State for Public Health and Primary Health Care, Dr Patrick Ndimubanzi, on Monday added his voice to the [...] Full text...

HIV related deaths decline in Botswana - Masisi

02 december 2019 - 19:52:01

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana President, Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, says despite its challenges, Botswana has decreased AIDS-related deaths from an estimated number of 7,300 cases [...] Full text...

Medical experts underline guidance on male circumcision to prevent HIV infection in Africa

02 december 2019 - 16:46:26

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Nearly 18.6 million cumulative male circumcisions for HIV prevention were performed between 2008 and 2017 in 14 priority countries of East [...] Full text...

Kaberuka calls for strong mobilization of domestic funding, resources to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 13:31:05

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Domestic resource mobilization in fighting against HIV/AIDS is not just a technical issue but it is about how we can sustain [...] Full text...

'Botswana First Lady embarks on HIV/AIDS outreach programme'

02 december 2019 - 13:20:58

Gaborone, Botswana  (PANA) - The Botswana First Lady, Neo Jane Masisi, has embarked on a nationwide campaign called “Dipalametse” (translated as escalation) aimed at mobilising [...] Full text...

HIV/AIDS round-table of African First ladies opens in Kigali

02 december 2019 - 12:36:40

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A round-table gathering members the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) opened Monday in Kigali on the sidelines of [...] Full text...

Rwandan First lady calls for reduction of gender inequalities to eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa

02 december 2019 - 12:02:22

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Monday called on all stakeholders to join hands to reduce gender inequalities as an essential [...] Full text...

About 170,000 Ghanaian adults 'not on HIV treatment'

02 december 2019 - 06:32:40

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 170,000 Ghanaian adults with HIV are not on treatment thus throwing into doubt the country's ability to achieve the 90-90-90 [...] Full text...

HIV drugs for children to be produced under one dollar a day in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 november 2019 - 20:17:53

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Indian pharmaceutical company, Cipla, on Friday announced their commitment to price the ground-breaking new product Quadrimune, a “4 in 1” [...] Full text...

WHO launches social media campaign on HIV infection

29 november 2019 - 11:07:23

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Africa on Friday launched a social media campaign, #TheTeaOnHIV, that aims to better [...] Full text...

WHO launches social media campaign on HIV infection

29 november 2019 - 11:07:23

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Africa on Friday launched a social media campaign, #TheTeaOnHIV, that aims to better [...] Full text...

Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief

27 november 2019 - 05:50:31

New York, US (PANA) - When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and more affected people access treatment, [...] Full text...

Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief

27 november 2019 - 05:50:31

New York, US (PANA) - When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and more affected people access treatment, [...] Full text...

Rwanda experiences decline in stigma, discrimination against HIV carriers

26 november 2019 - 16:46:20

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has registered a remarkable decline in external stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV (PLHIV), the Executive Secretary of  [...] Full text...

2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention Forum set for 2 December in Kigali

26 november 2019 - 15:56:37

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 2019 Biomedical HIV Prevention forum, an international platform that creates a space to share different perspectives, experiences and opportunities to [...] Full text...

Rwanda's HIV prevalence estimated at 3 pct in 2019

26 november 2019 - 15:11:58

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate in Rwanda is approximately 3 percent among the general population  (15-49 years), according to the [...] Full text...

US, Nigerian agency launch new HIV/AIDS campaign

25 november 2019 - 11:48:30

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS [...] Full text...