U.N. AIDS chief in South Africa for World AIDS Day
(Johannesburg) The head of the U.N. AIDS program says South Africa is the ideal place for him to visit on World AIDS Day.
Michel Sidibe, speaking to The Associated Press in Johannesburg Monday, on the eve of World AIDS Day, says that while South Africa has more people infected with the …
Africa AIDS activists slam US funding shortfall
(Nairobi) Health activists say that a shortfall in promised U.S. funding for HIV/AIDS projects would affect over 30 million people and means President Barack Obama risks reversing the gains made by his predecessor.
“Such projects are like planes … they must have a forward momentum or they will stall and crash,” …
Vatican accuses AIDS groups of intimidation
(Vatican City) The Vatican on Friday denounced the criticisms of the pope’s comments about condoms and AIDS during his trip to Africa, saying they marked an unprecedented attempt to intimidate him into silence.
Pope Benedict XVI said last month that condoms weren’t the answer to Africa’s AIDS epidemic and could make …
Fighting AIDS in Africa may be Bush’s legacy
(Cape Town, South Africa) In her AIDS-scarred South African township, Sweetness Mzolisa leads a chorus of praise for George W. Bush that echoes to the deserts of Namibia, the hills of Rwanda and the villages of Ethiopia.
Like countless Africans, Mzolisa looks forward to Barack Obama becoming America’s first black president …
S. Africa’s ANC promises fewer AIDS deaths if re-elected
(East London, South Africa) The African National Congress hopes to keep its large majority in South Africa’s parliament with promises of more jobs, fewer AIDS deaths and less crime, as it faces its toughest election challenge since toppling apartheid.
The ANC plans to release its election manifesto at a rally Saturday …
