This app provides easy, on-the-go access to current HIV testing services (HTS) guidelines and information on your smartphone or tablet, whether you are online or offline. This story summarizes how the app was developed a…
Read moreA new multi-purpose, Infectious Diseases Unit was officially opened today 20 December by His Excellency Gen. Taban Deng Gai; the First Vice President of South Sudan.
Read moreOne dark night, James Kimeu Mulei had a nasty encounter. The sixty-year old Kenyan man fell victim to a violent attack in which he sustained a broken ankle and was unable to walk. A few years ago, the story might have ended there: with an elderly man permanently crippled and unable to work. But because James has access to affordable health insurance he is on the road to recovery. After the attack, his son brought him to the hospital, which is easily accessible from his village. His leg was x-rayed, it was put in a cast and he was given medication and an appointment for a follow-up visit three weeks later.
Read moreTanzania is the first confirmed country in Africa to achieve a well-functioning, regulatory system for medical products. This is based on a rigorous assessment by WHO.
Read moreBrazzaville, December 10, 2018 – Leading philanthropists as well as African and European governments have announced more than US$150 million to tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which still affect 1.5 billion pe…
Read more10 African countries participate in a global simulation exercise to test their capacity to respond to a deadly flu pandemic.
Read moreAilton Lima is a young Cabo-verdian living with HIV. At the time that he was diagnosed, in 2003, there was not much information available about the disease. Ailton explains, “We knew it existed, and we heard some foreigners talking about it.”
Read moreVictor Omoshehin has witnessed dramatic improvements in Nigeria’s HIV response. “Patients used to wait over four hours to see a doctor, leaving endless queues at treatment sites across the country,” said Mr Omoshehin. “Some people living with HIV were crossing over two local government areas, and in some cases, traveling to other states to pick up their drugs because of stigma.”
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