Opening of the 18th Ordinary General Assembly of Organization of the African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA): What: Opening of the 18th Ordinary General Assembly of Organization of the African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) When: 31st January 2017 Time: 09:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Where: African Union … [Read more...] about Opening of the 18th Ordinary General Assembly of Organization of the African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA)
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A new meningitis screening test could help cut South Africa’s HIV/AIDS deathtoll | The Conversation
A new meningitis screening test could help cut South Africa's HIV/AIDS deathtoll: A photomicrograph of the Cryptococcus fungus. www.einstein.yu.eduSouth Africa has launched the world’s largest national screening programme to detect cryptococcal meningitis – an AIDS-defining fungal opportunistic infection in patients living with HIV – sooner than it would have been picked up in … [Read more...] about A new meningitis screening test could help cut South Africa’s HIV/AIDS deathtoll | The Conversation
Leading African academics quiz Bill Gates on HIV/Aids and the role of philanthropy | The Conversation
Leading African academics quiz Bill Gates on HIV/Aids and the role of philanthropy: Philanthropist Bill Gates addresses delegates at the 2016 Aids Conference in Durban. Masimba SasaPhilanthropist Bill Gates is the founder and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It has committed more than US$ 3 billion in HIV grants to organisations around the world and more than … [Read more...] about Leading African academics quiz Bill Gates on HIV/Aids and the role of philanthropy | The Conversation
U.S. Mission to South Africa Awards Grants to Community Organizations Partnering in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
U.S. Mission to South Africa Awards Grants to Community Organizations Partnering in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS: The U.S. Mission to South Africa hosted a HIV/AIDS Community Grants Program Awards Ceremony, culminating a multi-day workshop for 23 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Gauteng, Free State and North West, on September 28. Through this … [Read more...] about U.S. Mission to South Africa Awards Grants to Community Organizations Partnering in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Nutrition may be as big a challenge today as HIV/AIDS was 15 years ago | The Conversation
Nutrition may be as big a challenge today as HIV/AIDS was 15 years ago: A Malawian woman carries a bag of maize meal. Reuters/ Mike Hutchings Adequate nutrition is still a massive global problem despite research showing that it contributes significantly to both the economic and health benefits of a country. In Africa an estimated 220 million people are undernourished. As … [Read more...] about Nutrition may be as big a challenge today as HIV/AIDS was 15 years ago | The Conversation
