Snake oil salesmen and dodgy HIV ‘cures’

IRIN Staff Kampala, Uganda (IRIN) – Uganda’s National Drug Authority recently arrested sales representatives of a company selling a drug that purports to cure HIV; the firm’s owners are not licensed to sell medicine and are being sought by the police. The drug, known as Virol ZAPPER, was being sold in 37-milliliter liquid doses, each [...]

Healer an ‘Old Hand At Herbal Medications’

Arusha – The Loliondo miracle healer is not a new comer to the herbal medicine, after all. He has been treating people suffering from chronic diseases and Aids for sometime, it has been observed. … View full post on All Stories

VIRGINIA: AIDS Drugs Cut Off for Virginia ADAP Patients

Unprecedented enrollment in Virginia’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) caused a severe funding shortage, resulting in the dropping of 760 uninsured HIV-positive clients in 2010, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported in December. Enrollment was closed to new clients except pregnant women, children 18 or younger and people being treated for AIDS-related infections. According [...]

Rights Groups Says Southern U.S. “Fails” In Reducing AIDS Cases

New York, NY, United States (NewsBahn) – An international rights organization is accusing state governments in the southern United States of a “public health failure” that has seen the number of HIV/AIDS cases in the region rise the most in the nation because of policies that are ineffective and discriminate against people with the virus. [...]

New MBP solution helps provide lifesaving HIV-prevention medications to mothers and babies

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is pleased to partner with UNICEF and other organizations in the roll-out of the Mother-Baby Pack (MBP), an innovative solution to help bring lifesaving HIV-prevention medications to mothers and babies. View full post on All Stories

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