HIV and care
Key Correspondents report issues relating to how the care of people living with HIV and AIDS affects individuals, families and communities.
Stories about the challenges, successes and short comings around community and home-based care are also documented as are people’s ability to access essential health services.
Communities and families neglected in HIV programmes
In Zimbabwe, many orphans living with HIV are cared for by extended families, particularly grandparents, yet very little of HIV programme funding goes direct to these carers. more
Uganda: women and girls bear burden of HIV caregiving
James Odong explores how the burden of caregiving falls heavily on girls, affecting their quality of life and education opportunities, as well as bringing added vulnerabilities. more
Funding woes strangle Malawi’s HIV and mental health services
Malawi’s mental health services are critically underfunded, denying patients who are also HIV-positive the specific care they need. more
Investigations underway into missing HIV test kits in Uganda
Officials in Uganda’s National Medical Stores are in a panic after security organizations started investigating the disappearance of HIV testing kits. more
Ugandan government falls short on sanitation and hygiene
A visit to a number of Uganda’s public hospitals will reveal shocking sanitation and hygiene facilities, which are putting people’s health at risk. more
Uganda requires new strategies to fight HIV
Uganda requires new strategies if the country is to change the course of HIV transmission according to an official from the Ministry of Health. more
Lack of HIV test kits in Uganda put unborn babies at risk
In Uganda health facilities are facing an ongoing crisis with a shortage of supplies which are putting unborn babies at risk of HIV and other infections. more
Increasing cost of HIV services putting lives at risk in Zambia
In Zambia, new bottlenecks and increasing costs are impeding smooth delivery of services in private sector HIV treatment clinics and putting lives at risk. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.