Speaking soon after paying a courtesy call on Vice President Joice Mujuru at her Munhumutapa offices, Ms Beagle said she was impressed by Zimbabwe’s progress in the response to HIV. Continue reading
A walk through the epidemic
May 2, 2013 . - 1 Comment
From 1985 to today it is 28 years and the face of the HIV epidemic has changed. The first HIV diagnosis in Zimbabwe was in 1985. In the developed world they had known the virus causing havoc for five years before us. Continue reading
Portland, Maine musical raises funds for Zimbabwe
April 12, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
In battle against AIDS, African music takes center stage at Mayo Street Arts by Timothy Gillis | The Portland Daily Sun A Portland fundraiser will reach out to a nation where most people die from AIDS — Zimbabwe, where people … Continue reading
Third-line ARVs could widen treatment gap
April 12, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
HIV/AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have welcomed the government’s move to address the problem of HIV drug resistance by introducing third-line antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). But Itai Rusike, director of the Community Working Group on Health, has raised concerns that introducing a third-line drug regimen could further widen the treatment gap. Continue reading
Zimbabwe’s ARV supplies improve
April 10, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
Government has reverted to giving people on antiretroviral drugs three months’ supplies following improvement in the national drug stocks, a senior health official has said. Continue reading
How the National AIDS Council works
March 28, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
The National AIDS Council has been accused of abusing the AIDS levy by spending more of the collected revenue on administration instead of drug procurement. For clear answers on these and other questions, Phyllis Kachere spoke to the council’s chief executive, Dr. Tapuwa Magure. Continue reading
Bee venom kills HIV, study shows.
March 7, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
Bee venom contains a potent toxin called melittin that can poke holes in the protective envelope that surrounds HIV, and other viruses. The melittin forms little pore-like attack complexes and ruptures the envelope, stripping it off the virus. Continue reading
Global Fund unveils new model
March 6, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
by Paidamoyo Chipunza | The Herald THE Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria has provided US$245 million for HIV and AIDS programmes in Zimbabwe, which the country can apply for by May this year. If successful, programmes under the … Continue reading
Second medically proven HIV cure reported
March 4, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
A baby girl in the US born with HIV appears to have been cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy, doctors say. Continue reading
Large HIV drug-based prevention trial fails
March 4, 2013 . - Leave a Comment
The failure of one of the largest trials yet conducted of HIV drug-based prevention methods poses questions for how to turn vaginal microbicides and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into methods people can actually use Continue reading
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