South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies
(Pretoria, South Africa) South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS.
President Jacob Zuma – once ridiculed for saying a …
Researchers: Zimbabwe’s crisis driving HIV decline
(Cape Town, South Africa) Fewer Zimbabweans are getting infected with AIDS, and researchers speculate it’s due in part to a battered economy that’s leaving men short of money to be sugar daddies and keep mistresses.
Presenting a study of the infection rate among pregnant women at a major international AIDS conference …
