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 […]
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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 $4.7 million to Cape Verde by 2025
The Global Fund has allocated 4.7 million dollars (4.4 million euros) to finance until 2025, namely programs to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Cape […]
MOSASWA grant against malaria in Mozambique, South Africa and Essuatíni
Three governments, in partnership with the Global Fund, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Goodbye Malaria, Wednesday launched the third MOSASWA grant to fight malaria […]
South Africa wants to decriminalize prostitution
The South African government has introduced a proposal to decriminalize prostitution in an effort to combat the growing violence against women. The offer and use […]
DRC: Prosecutor asks for twenty years in prison for already prisoners
In Lubumbashi, the public prosecutor’s office requested twenty years in prison and a fine of 800,000 Congolese francs ($ 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 […]
HIV: Johnson & Johnson halts trials in Africa to find a vaccine
This is a trial program, named Imbokodo, which started in 2017 in five southern African countries. Due to lack of conclusive results, “the Imbokodo trial […]
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 […]