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.
Kenya demo urges release of $500 million PEPFAR funds
Hundreds of activists and people living with HIV took to the street last week (25 April 2012) to urge the government of Kenya in collaboration with the US government to utilize the unspent President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) money for HIV treatment in Kenya. more
G8 foreign ministers endorse Global Fund reforms
The Global Fund has hailed the call by G8 foreign ministers for new donors to support the organization’s lifesaving work as a ringing endorsement of major reforms that are underway to strengthen management and financial oversigh more
Zimbabwe to host WHO meeting on neglected tropical diseases
Zimbabwe is hosting a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on neglected tropical diseases on 19-23 March. more
Seed funding for Zim’s research and development projects
Zimbabwean innovators and scientists usually hamstrung by lack of funding to develop their projects will now be able to acquire seed funding through a research and development budgetary allocation.
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A Millennium Development Goal success
The world has met the Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the achievement was ‘a great one for the people of the world.’ A … more
Do African leaders finance health as set in the Abuja Declaration?
The Abuja Declaration that was adopted in April 2001 by African leaders declared that the response to HIV/AIDS, TB and other related infections would become the highest priority in their national development plans. Leaders committed themselves to take all necessary … more
Review finds shortfalls in Zimbabwe’s Public Health Act
Zimbabwe’s Public Health Act fails to address public health challenges including non-communicable diseases, maternal health and cross-border risks, according to a review by the Advisory Board of Public Health. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.