HIVAIDS News

According to statistics released by the South African authorities, at least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared to 4% of boys. The health minister Aaron Motsoaledi blamed the prevalence rate on "sugar daddies."

Brooklyn - The Clinton Foundation Millennium Network event was held on Monday, March 4th, 2013 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.

Davao - DAVAO CITY – Two lawmakers representing this region have expressed alarm on the disturbing rise in the number of HIV/AIDS cases reported in January this year, a tenth of which were contributed by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

A Nigerian professor has announced the development of a new drug that can cure HIV and AIDS. The herbal drug had reportedly undergone series of successful tests in Nigeria and in the US.

Manila - A day after the Manila admin signed the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, or Republic Act No. 10354, the Catholic Church has turned its focus in helping understand the plight of people with HIV and those with full-blown AIDS.

London - Nearly everywhere around the world people are living longer, but are coping with higher levels of sickness, according to the largest study ever conducted on the global burden of disease.

Ottawa - The Supreme Court of Canada has held not disclosing HIV positive status to a sexual partner will not always result in a conviction for aggravated or sexual assault.

Houston - A diner at a Texas Cracker Barrel restaurant is concerned for her health after consuming part of a BLT and fries that were accidentally smeared with the blood from a kitchen employee who had cut himself earlier that day.