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HIV/AIDS

ZAMBIA: Only I Remain

by Chinemu

Despite efforts to educate the public and prevent transmission, Zambia’s HIV-infection rate hovers at 14%. Having lost her family to the pandemic, Voices of Our Future correspondent Chinemu has vowed to be an agent of healing and change. Read More »

“I was now the only surviving member of a family of five.”

Offer: Call for Applications: 2012 HIV/AIDS Investigative Reporting Fellowships for South African Journalists

by Breese | April 23, 2012 at 10:01 AM | Opportunities

DEALINE: APRIL 26, 2012 … Read More»

Grey Strands in the Era of Red Ribbon: Are you a Victim or Beneficiary?

by Imbolokonye | April 20, 2012 at 7:36 AM

“Be the change you want to see” Perhaps the world neither little notes nor long remembers individual acts of kindness -- but people do. - Herm Albright - … Read More»

Factsheet: What does Family Planning have to do with HIV? Everything.

by Breese | November 23, 2011 at 10:41 AM

In an effort to advocate for comprehensive, effective sexual and reproductive health care, CHANGE, with endorsements from Pathfinder, TAG, Family Care International, the International Community of Wom … Read More»

Do Something with What You Have

by ikirimat | November 3, 2011 at 2:13 AM

In my late teenage years (about 1990), I remember Jackson, a dear adult male family friend disclosed to me his HIV status. … Read More»

Angelique

by valerie.bagley | October 24, 2011 at 3:23 PM

Note: This article was originally published in my university’s news magazine. I didn’t know Angelique* before the interview that brought about this article, but we have since become great friends. … Read More»

CLINICAL TRIALS OF MALARIA VACCINES, ANOTHER STEP FORWARD

by Greengirl | October 21, 2011 at 4:53 PM

Malaria is an infection that causes high fever and chills. It is caused by a parasite called plasmodium that is passed to people by the female anopheles mosquito. … Read More»