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Top South African scientist dies of coronavirus

A top South African scientist who has significantly worked in the area of HIV/AIDS has died of coronavirus complications. The world-renowned scientist professor Gita Ramjee...

HIV vaccine trial result dashes hopes of finding protection

Hopes have been dashed an experimental vaccine could protect people against HIV, the virus that causes Aids. The National Institutes of Health has stopped its...

Stem cell treatment gives hope of potential HIV cure

Stem cell treatment appears to be giving hope of a potential cure for HIV. This follows news of a second patient from the UK being...

Tanzania: Male MPs face calls to get circumcised

Tanzania ranks high globally when it comes to HIV/AIDS infection rates in the world. The country’s 2016 figures showed that some 5 percent of...

Kenya: Residents recycling used condoms due to shortages

Residents of a Kenyan town are reportedly recycling used condoms due to shortage as they struggle to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Local...

W.H.O debunks ‘cure for AIDS’ claim in Zimbabwe

The World Health Organization has debunked claims by a Christian preacher in Zimbabwe that he has cure for HIV/AIDS. Police on Wednesday raided the offices...

Jammeh sued by victims of his fake AIDS therapy

The former Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh has been sued by victims of his fake HIV/AIDS treatment program on Thursday. This is the first time Jammeh...

Ghana hit by shortages in Condoms and TB drugs

Ghana is reported to be experiencing shortage in condoms and sex lubricants raising fears of possible outbreak of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

Ghana criminalizes stigmatization of HIV/AIDS patients

Ghana has criminalized stigmatization of HIV/AIDS patients as the West African nation moves to create a friendly environment for patients to be accepted into their societies when diagnosed of the disease.

Zambia backs down on compulsory HIV testing policy

Zambia’s government has backed down on an earlier announced compulsory HIV/AIDS testing policy by its President Edgar Lungu. The government is withdrawing the policy due to huge uproar from citizens and rights groups, according to the Lusaka Times.

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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