Angola records 13,000 deaths and 15,000 new HIV/AIDS infections annually
Angola has around 310,000 people living with HIV/AIDS and has an annual record of 15,000 new infections and around 13,000 deaths related to the disease, […]
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Survey shows decrease in those living with HIV in South Africa
A new survey has found that the percentage of people living with the HIV virus in South Africa has decreased from 14% in 2017 to […]
Cape Verde recorded 99 hepatitis cases in 2022 with a downward trend
Cabo Verde registered 99 cases of hepatitis in 2022, in a downward trend in recent years, said the national director of Health. Speaking to journalists […]
Cape Verde to request new Global Fund financing to strengthen health
Cape Verde will submit new funding requests to the Global Fund to strengthen the National Health System, particularly in combating and preventing the transmission of […]
Global Fund allocates $4.7 million to Cape Verde by 2025
The Global Fund has allocated 4.7 million dollars (4.4 million euros) to finance until 2025, namely programs to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Cape […]
Burundi: 24 people arrested for alleged “homosexual practices
Burundian authorities recently arrested 24 people for “homosexual practices,” a judicial source and a human rights activist said. The arrests took place on February 23 […]
DRC: Prosecutor asks for twenty years in prison for already prisoners
In Lubumbashi, the public prosecutor’s office requested twenty years in prison and a fine of 800,000 Congolese francs ($ 400) for ten prisoners accused of […]
Unprecedented decline in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria due to Covid-19
Covid-19 has had a “devastating impact” on the fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, which has seen an unprecedented decline, the Global Fund to Fight […]
South Africa: first clinical trial of a vaccine against Covid-19 being conducted
South Africa has just started the first clinical trial of a vaccine against Covid-19 on the continent. This candidate vaccine has been developed by Oxford […]
Tanzania launches anti-gay witch-hunt
Tanzania’s government has established a committee to investigate and deal with people who are involved in homosexual activities. According to local media, the 17-member committee […]