If funding challenges continue, 21 million Nigerians will die of HIV/AIDS by 2030

A global non-profit organisation, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has called on world leaders to close funding gap on response to HIV/AIDS.

Matchmaking service for Nigerians living with HIV

The last time I visited Abuja earlier this year, it was quite surprising to see red paint on the highway with inscriptions like "Got HIV? Need a wife/husband"? 

90% of HIV drugs in Africa come from India- UNAIDS

Discussions at the ongoing International AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa, have focused on the lack of homegrown scientific solutions to HIV/AIDS on the continent. Participants at the conference say that many of the breakthroughs in the treatment and control of the viral disease are coming from abroad instead of within.

'We cannot win the fight against AIDS without also tackling TB'- Experts

Gail-Bekker

Although it is one of the world’s oldest diseases, tuberculosis is not currently on the decline. In fact, a recent World Health Organisation report found that the global TB epidemic is even larger than previously thought, revising the estimated global burden of TB upward for the second year in a row.

'Sugar Daddy' syndrome causing increased HIV cases in South African young ladies

In some parts of South Africa, it not abnormal to see children aged between 6 and 17, queuing up for their morning medications, before they skip off and get on the school bus.

Durban to host the world at 2016 International AIDS Conference

Next week, members of the global HIV community will convene in Durban, South Africa for the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016).