HIV and AIDS in the News
Articles featured below include news about or mention of HIV and AIDS. This is page 5 of 7.
Children in conflict: Darfur, the DRC and Gaza
Childrens' organization UNICEF has expressed concern about children in areas of violent conflict, including in Gaza, DRC and Darfur (Sudan). In such circumstances, children are the most vulnerable.
Mia Farrow calls for access for aid agencies in Congo
Actress Mia Farrow, who has returned from a 3 day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urged armed groups to allow aid organizations to provide life saving assistance to women and child...
Soccer Aid 2008 raises over £1.14 million for UNICEF
International childrens' charity UNICEF has announced that Soccer Aid 2008 raised over £1.14 million for its health, education and protection work with vulnerable children worldwide. Especially gi...
UNICEF intensifies emergency response in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean children, already bearing the brunt of a shattered economy, severe food shortages, HIV/AIDS and failing social services, as well as suffering the acute effects of a lack of food, water a...
Early HIV testing and treatment can save newborn lives
Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to a report just released by UNICEF and three partner UN agencies. The...
Terrence Higgins Trust gets Swansea involved in World AIDS Day
HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Swansea, Wales, to get involved in World AIDS Day by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV ...
Terrence Higgins Trust and Oxford University team up for World AIDS Day debate
The Terrence Higgins Trust and the Stop Aids Society at Oxford University are holding a World AIDS Day debate at Exeter College. The debate, focused on HIV related stigma and discrimination, is ope...
Half of nurses injured by needles while a third fear contracting HIV or Hepatitis
A recent report from the Royal College of Nursing indicates that nurses want their employers to do more to prevent needlestick injuries. For example, 95% of nurses regarded the availability of safe...
Barclays and UNICEF announce £5million partnership
The partnership involves an unprecedented degree of collaboration between UNICEF UK and a corporate partner on the design and delivery of a global initiative. As well as investing £5million, Barcla...
First emergency supplies airlifted into Goma, DR Congo
The first four planes carrying supplies to curb cholera and respiratory infections have arrived in Goma, sent from Dubai by the UK Department for International Development. Six more planeloads of s...
UNICEF delivers aid to displaced children in DR Congo
UNICEF is re-starting its humanitarian operation today and will be delivering high protein biscuits to displaced children and medical kits to people who have been newly displaced. There is concern ...
UNICEF assists 50,000 displaced people in eastern DRC
Heavy fighting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has intensified causing massive displacement of tens of thousands of people towards Goma, the provincial capital.
