HIV/AIDS in Africa

HIV/AIDS Basics & Prevention

Just Diagnosed

HIV Treatment

Living With HIV

AIDS Policy & Activism

HIV Around the World

Conference Coverage

HIV/AIDS in Africa

Show Archived (Historical) Articles

HIV/AIDS in Africa Overview

AIDS in Africa (Regularly Updated)
In Yahoo! News
A New Report Says Some Cultural Factors Influencing Spread of AIDS Are Specific to Africa (June 9, 2008)
From United Nations
Stopping HIV at Birth (January 2008)
From MSNBC
Keep the Best, Change the Rest: Participatory Tools for Working With Communities in Developing Countries on Gender and Sexuality (June 29, 2007)
From International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Profiles From the Front Lines of Africa's AIDS War (May 4, 2007)
An interview with journalist Stephanie Nolan, whose new book, 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa, goes beyond the mind-numbing statistics to tell the stories of 28 of the 28 million Africans who are living with the virus. (Book excerpt also available).
In All Things Considered, from National Public Radio
Anti-Gay Discrimination Fueling HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa: Report (March 2, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The World Bank's Africa Region HIV/AIDS Agenda for Action (Overview) (PDF) (2007)
From World Bank
The World Bank's Commitment to HIV/AIDS In Africa: Our Agenda for Action, 2007–2011 (PDF) (January 1, 2007)
From World Bank
Using HIV as a Weapon of War (December 2006)
In The Lancet
From Dawn to Dusk, the Daily Struggle of Africa's Women (September 21, 2006)
In The Independent
In Africa, HIV-Positive Religious Leaders Speak Out Against Stigma (April 24, 2006)
In Los Angeles Times
Thembi Ngubane: A Young, HIV-Positive Woman From South Africa Speaks Out (April 19, 2006)
Available as a transcript and as a podcast.
From National Public Radio
Thembi's AIDS Diary: A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager (2006)
From AIDS Diary Project
HIV/AIDS Impacting Military Readiness Across African Continent (September 20, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Regional Health Ministers Declare Tuberculosis an African Emergency (August 26, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Stigma and the Limits of Antiretroviral Treatment (August 25, 2005)
As HIV treatment access spreads across the developing world, the need to address the psychological impact of HIV becomes more clear, writes Oni Blackstock, M.D.
In New England Journal of Medicine
Millions at Risk of Starvation in Southern Africa Because of HIV/AIDS, Drought, U.N. Officials Say (May 26, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
More Than 80 Million Africans Might Die From AIDS-Related Cases by 2025; Almost $200 Billion Needed to Combat Disease, UNAIDS Report Says (March 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Economist Magazine Examines Report on Economic Impact of AIDS in Africa (May 27, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bush's Daughter to Intern for Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatric AIDS Initiative Clinics in Africa (May 25, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Irish Rock Star Bono Urges Western Governments to Fight Poverty, AIDS, Debt in Africa During Speech at University of Pennsylvania (May 18, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Millions of Africans Affected by Twin Epidemics of AIDS, Hunger, Experts Tell U.S. Senate Committee (May 12, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Researchers Release Preliminary Findings of Study on HIV/AIDS' Future Impact in Africa (May 5, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York Times Magazine Examines DDT Use to Fight Malaria in Africa, Says Disease Overshadowed by AIDS (April 13, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York Times Examines Problems With Access to HIV Information, Services for People With Disabilities in Africa (March 29, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV-Like Retrovirus Found in African Primate Hunters, Butchers (March 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS & the Law (September 25, 2003)
A South African resource manual.
From AIDS Law Project & AIDS Legal Network
EU Urged to Pour More Money Into Anti-AIDS Projects in Africa (September 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Could Lead to Wars in Africa: General (September 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Scourge Grows "Relentlessly" in Africa, World Health Organization Report Says (September 4, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Senator McConnell Pledges Support to Ministry's Fight Against AIDS in Developing World (August 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Southern African Development Community Council of Ministers Seeks Funding to Implement $10.5M AIDS Program (August 25, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Is Key Concern for Southern African Summit (August 22, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Frist to Lead Congressional Delegation to Africa to Discuss HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Strategies (August 18, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Could Cause Economies in Some Developing Countries to Collapse in Two Generations, World Bank Study Says (July 24, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York Times Magazine Examines Causes of Widespread Famine in Africa (July 14, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Leaders at African Union Summit Pledge to Improve Coordination on Fight Against AIDS (July 14, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
In Africa, AIDS and Famine Now Go Hand in Hand (July 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bush Touts African AIDS Triumphs (July 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Plague's Bottom Line (July/August 2003)
A graphical display of the devastation AIDS has wrought on the economies of developing nations.
In Foreign Policy
HIV/AIDS Epidemic Hits Food Output in Africa (July 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Scientists Say Sex the Main Source of HIV in Africa (April 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS in Africa (PDF) (January 7, 2003)
Issue brief for Congress.
From Library of Congress
AIDS in Africa (2003)
From PBS, MacNeil-Lehrer Productions
Death Watch: AIDS in Africa (2000-2003)
In The Washington Post
Interview With Joep Lange (December 2002)
The President of the International AIDS Society shares his thoughts on HIV and the African AIDS epidemic.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Former U.S. President Clinton Details Threat of AIDS in Africa (October 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Blamed for African Famine, With Farmers Left Too Weak to Plant (October 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Excerpt From a Speech by Stephen Lewis (October 2002)
The Special Envoy of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, talks about his hope for Africa.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Scientists Explore Role of STDs, Malaria, and TB in Africa (August 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS 2002 Barcelona: A Personal Perspective (July/August 2002)
Ikechuku Anya, M.D., a Nigerian doctor studying in the U.K., is fascinated, disturbed and saddened by his first International AIDS Conference.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
UNAIDS Releases New Data Highlighting the Devastating Impact of AIDS in Africa (June 25, 2002)
From UNAIDS
Africa: Interview With South African High Court Justice Edwin Cameron (July 13, 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
African Epistle: Outrage, Indifference Greet Plans for Worldwide Treatment Agenda -- As Millions More Die (June 2001)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Life, Health and Justice in the AIDS Epidemic (June 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Death Stalks a Continent: AIDS in Africa (2001)
In Time
A Tragedy of Epic Proportions (December 1, 2000)
In AIDS: All Men -- Make a Difference!, from American Association for World Health
How Is Africa Coping With HIV? (December 2000)
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2000, from UNAIDS
Letters From the World of AIDS (November 2000)
In A Closer Walk: A Film by Robert Bilheimer, from Robert Bilheimer
Learning From HIV: Summing Up the Lessons From Five Years of Science Reporting (August 16, 2000)
In The Village Voice
Access to Treatment Worldwide: From Talk to Action at Durban (July 28, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Turning Point: The International AIDS Conference Makes a Commitment to Saving Third-World Lives (July 19, 2000)
In The Village Voice
Closing Ceremony (July 13, 2000)
On prevention, treatment and the dire situation in Africa.
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Battling the AIDS Pandemic (July 2000)
By Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
From U.S. Department of State
The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: The African Continent (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Fossils in the Blood: Scientists Find Ancient DNA in Living Africans (April 4, 2000)
In The Village Voice
A Look at AIDS in Africa (2000)
Listen to a special hour-long documentary on AIDS in Africa.
From BBC Radio 4 and World Service
AIDS: Africa in Peril (2000)
From CNN
AIDS: The Agony of Africa -- Part Eight: Use What You Have (December 29, 1999)
In The Village Voice
AIDS: The Agony of Africa -- Part Seven: Building a Movement on the Ruins of Apartheid (December 22, 1999)
In The Village Voice
AIDS: The Agony of Africa -- Part Six: Ending the Epidemic (December 15, 1999)
In The Village Voice
AIDS: The Agony of Africa -- Part Five: Death and the Second Sex (December 1, 1999)
In The Village Voice
AIDS: The Agony of Africa -- Part Four: The Virus, Past and Future (November 24, 1999)
In The Village Voice
AIDS: The Agony of Africa -- Part Three: Africa Responds (November 17, 1999)
In The Village Voice
Heart of Darkness Redux (June 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Africa and HIV/AIDS: E-Mail Communication List (May 7, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News

Africa: Other News

South African Addicts Turn to AIDS Medication to Get High (July 7, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nigeria Trying to Outlaw Homosexuality (February 14, 2007)
From BBC News
Personal Perspective: Stigma in Zambia (Fall 2006)
To read PDF, click here
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Millions at Risk of Starvation in Southern Africa Because of HIV/AIDS, Drought, U.N. Officials Say (May 26, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
An International Exchange: From Africa to Georgia (January/February 2005)
On Sept. 29, 2004, the organization AIDS Survival Project hosted a delegation of parliament members from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project

The Body is a service of Body Health Resources Corporation, 250 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10107. The Body and its logos are trademarks of Body Health Resources Corporation, which owns the copyright of The Body's homepage, topic pages, page designs and HTML code. General Disclaimer: The Body is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided through The Body should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you may have a health problem, consult your health care provider.