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SOUTH AFRICA: Pholokgolo Ramothwala, "You can never hide HIV forever"
JOHANNESBURG, 27 August 2010 (PlusNews) - Journalist and long-time HIV activist Pholokgolo Ramothwala, 32, was diagnosed HIV-positive at the age of 19. He runs his own Communications Company and writes an online diary about living with HIV. He spoke to IRIN/PlusNews about love, disclosure and discordance.
South Africa: Partnering to Spread AIDS
JOHANNESBURG, 26 August 2010 (allAfrica.com) - This week we continue our conversation with Helen Epstein, author of "The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West and the Fight against AIDS", which unravels how the practice of multiple and concurrent partnerships fuels the spread of AIDS on the African continent.
UGANDA: Optimism as PEPFAR lifts funding caps
KAMPALA, 26 August 2010 (PlusNews) - More Ugandan HIV patients are set to receive life-prolonging medication after the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) responded to appeals by healthcare providers overwhelmed by patients they could not afford to treat by lifting funding caps.
Press Release: Activists call on governments and NGOs to speed up march to equality
WINDHOEK, 25 August 2010 (Gender Links) - With only five years to go for governments to meet the 28 targets in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development, activists have given a 54% progress rating, down one percent from a baseline study last year. Country scores ranged from 79% in Namibia to 38% in Zimbabwe.
Mozambique: HIV/AIDS - UNDP Donates Over 900,000 US Dollars
MAPUTO, 25 August 2010 (allAfrica.com) — Mozambique's Public Service Ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed on Monday in Maputo an agreement under which UNDP will provide 903,000 US dollars for the fight and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Mozambique.
Zimbabwe: Children Crossing Borders in Search of HIV Treatment
HARARE, 25 August 2010 (PlusNews) - A new type of migration is taking place in Zimbabwe. While in the past people crossed the borders into South Africa and Botswana seeking work and fleeing from their repressive circumstances, now a silent migration of HIV-positive children seeking antiretroviral treatment (ART) is taking place.
