By JAMES KUNDA-THE Ministry of Health says 60 per cent of the estimated 1.4 million Zambians living with HIV/AIDS are women.The ministry however says men are dying more from the ailment due to seeking treatment at a late stage.
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By Jessie Ngoma-Simengwa – SEXUAL behaviour in children is a healthy part of development.If children behave in certain ways often and keep doing the same things even when asked to stop, it is important as a parent that you treat the matter with seriousness or seek help.Adolescence is a critical period in which sexual activity […]
[The Conversation Africa] Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Around 9.9 million people around the world fell ill with the disease in 2020 and an estimated 1.5 million people died.
[The Conversation Africa] There are more than 85,000 children living with HIV in Zambia. The primary source of infection is from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an effective strategy to eli...
[Times of Zambia] The government has launched a new HIV drug called Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) which is said to have fewer side effects on bones and kidney and can suppress viral loads within 10-14 days.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -Visiting people in their homes to offer them HIV tests, and referring those who test positive to local clinics, can significantly reduce new infections in a community, according to the world's biggest study on how to cut HIV infe...
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Zambia's first social circus provides disadvantaged young people with education and job opportunities while teaching them everything from unicycling to juggling
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Zambia's first social circus provides disadvantaged young people with education and job opportunities while teaching them everything from unicycling to juggling
[Tutu TB Centre] A top-level German delegation has seen first-hand the positive impact made by community HIV testing during a visit to field sites operated by Stellenbosch University's Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC).
[Bhekisisa] More than three decades ago, HIV activists fought against mandatory testing. Now an old battle is finding new life.
[Zambia Reports] Opposition FDD has become the first prominent voice to oppose the announcement HIV testing will be mandatory.
[Zambia Reports] I am yet to read the full statement on the issue of making the testing for HIV mandatory.
[State Department] Today, the United States announced that through support from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) four African countries are approaching control of their HIV epidemics.
[Times of Zambia] WHILE it is a universally accepted norm that a healthy nation is a wealthy one, the scourge of HIV/AIDS on the contrary has impacted negatively on many economies around the globe.
[Times of Zambia] "I would like to get married to someone who is also HIV-positive like me because it will be easier for both us to understand each other." These are the words of 38-year-old Nzila Kafwimbi of Kitwe, who has been living with HIV for abo...
[What'sUpHIV] I'm a Zambian HIV prevention advocate. My country is one of many that are the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. According to UNAIDS, 1.2 million people are currently living with HIV in Zambia, yet just over half are currently receiving ...
[Key Correspondents] A 'rite of passage', which takes place a few weeks from now in Zambia's Eastern Province, continues despite contributing to high incidences of HIV among adolescent girls.
[Times of Zambia] On February 22, 2016, the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) in Boston, USA, released the following: In an important scientific achievement for women's health, two large Phase III clinical trials -- The Ring Study and AS...
[Times of Zambia] We want to commend the Government of the United States of America for investing in the initiative aimed at reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women in Zambia.
[Times of Zambia] The United States (US) government has provided US$48 million to assist about 260,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), including people living with HIV and AIDS.