Opinion, comment and analysis on HIV
Blame and HIV: views from Soroti town, Uganda
The government should address how its own officials understand HIV. Not doing so allows blame and stigma to flourish - and this puts more people, not less, at risk argues Williams Moi. more
The fear of testing for HIV still exists: Part II
Following efforts to convince my friend to have an HIV test she committed to taking one. Fortunately she was found to be HIV negative. To her, testing was “a difficult and harrowing experience” but she says she is glad to have gone through it. more
Literacy vital for the protection of women from HIV and unwanted pregnancies
Illiteracy is hindering women in Mozambique from preventing unwanted pregnancies and HIV leading to a higher mortality rate for mothers, a health specialist has said. more
Born HIV free: the difference men can make
“If it wasn’t for my husband’s support and care, my two boys would be HIV positive…I think men’s involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission is very important and I have a reason to say it now,” reveals Stella Katusabe, an HIV-positive woman from Kasese. more
Media coverage ‘key to AIDS free generation’
An AIDS free generation is attainable through continued media coverage and proactive government communication, a former CNN senior medical reporter has said. more
Treatment as prevention: Network of Zambian People Living with HIV comments
The Network of Zambian People Living with HIV (NZP+) has commented on a recent statement made by Professor Paolo Marandola from the University of Pavia in Italy that HIV and AIDS ‘would be stopped if all HIV positive people were put on treatment regardless of their CD4 count.’ more
Discrimination against sex workers - who needs sensitization?
The sun is scorching and the day does not seem very welcoming for Grace*, a sex worker in Makindu town within Makueni county, Kenya. Yesterday was not a good day for the 24-year-old mother of two. more
AIDS 2012: Time for Women to take control of HIV prevention
Women are more likely to be infected with HIV than men due to a combination of culture and biology. And yet women have had little control over most prevention methods. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.