HIV and the key players
Key Correspondents bring the global to the local by reporting how decisions made by governments, international donors, multilateral and bilateral agencies and the private sector affect people's attempts to stay healthy.
KCs also examine the way international agreements such as the Millennium Development Goals and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights impact on communities most affected by HIV.
GlaxoSmithKline launches SMS service to tackle counterfeit drugs
Health company GlaxoSmithKline has introduced an SMS service dubbed Hakikisha dawa to enhance patient safety by allowing people to check whether GSK branded drugs are real. more
GlaxoSmithKline tops 2012 Access to Medicines Index
GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, has ranked highest in the Access to Medicines (ATM) Index for the third time. more
“AIDS Is Not Over”: Irish civil society meets with the Global Fund
Concerns over a decrease in HIV/AIDS financing and donor prioritisation were expressed during a recent meeting of Irish civil society and the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. more
Study finds civil society is essential to Cambodia’s HIV response
A study into the role and contribution of civil society in the contributions to HIV and AIDS in Cambodia shows that civil society cannot work without an enabling environment which includes government stakeholders at national and sub-national levels. more
Zambian minister urges African governments to contribute towards clinical trials
Professor Nkandu Luo has urged African governments to support the development of new drugs against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria by actively contributing towards the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership programme. more
No cause for panic as Kenya faces steep cuts to AIDS funding
PEPFAR, one of the biggest donors for HIV programmes in Kenya, has been making steep funding cuts, according to civil society sources. more
Zambian health minister blames UNICEF for rationing of HIV medication
A Zambian deputy minister of health has admitted rationing HIV treatment but blames UNICEF for the delay in making the lifesaving drugs available. more
The Global Fund targets $15 billion to fight HIV, TB and malaria
The Global Fund targets $15 billion to effectively fight AIDS, TB and malaria more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.