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OPINION: Why we’re uniting in support of African girl leaders to beat AIDS, shift power
By Guest Writer,
1308, October 11, 2020 (EAT)
The International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 is a call for us to reflect on our responsibilities. 25 years ago, governments adopted the hi...
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Kenya risks losing Ksh.12B from Global Fund
By Faizal Ahmed,
1632, September 12, 2020 (EAT)
The gains made in the war on HIV, TB and Malaria could be compromised if Global Fund withdraws support to Kenya in the next round of funding. The G...
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Raychelle Omamo, Sylvia Mulinge among 100 most influential African women
By Citizen Reporter,
1734, August 19, 2020 (EAT)
Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...
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Dettol and JIK partner with UNAIDS to assist people living with HIV in Kenya
By Citizen Reporter,
1632, June 11, 2020 (EAT)
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB) has allocated over Ksh.234,278,000 worth of Dettol soap & Jik bleach for the support of people living with HIV ac...
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Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?
By CNN,
1242, May 26, 2020 (EAT)
Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...
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Coronavirus may be killing more men than women, here’s why
By CNN,
1239, March 25, 2020 (EAT)
Smoking, drinking, general poor health: Researchers say these are some of the factors that could explain why more men seem to be dying from coronavir...
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You’re fired! Martina Brostrom claims U.N. out for revenge
By Girlie Kendi,
931, December 18, 2019 (EAT)
Martina Brostrom, the U.N. employee who accused the assistant secretary general of sexual assault has been fired. According to CNN, Brostrom links ...
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AIDS related deaths in Kenya down by 50%
By Duncan Mutwiri,
1219, November 30, 2019 (EAT)
AIDS related deaths in Kenya have reduced by 50percent with the rate of new infections reducing by 30%. A report by UNAIDS revealed this week shows...
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Besigye fired with water cannon, arrested day after return from Geneva
By Duncan Mutwiri,
1033, November 5, 2019 (EAT)
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was on Monday arrested following running battles with police. His arrest comes a day after he returned from...
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Progress toward ending HIV/AIDS epidemic is receding
By Wambui Kihara,
2111, July 22, 2019 (EAT)
A report issued on the eve of an international AIDS conference in Mexico finds progress in combating the global HIV/AIDS epidemic is receding. The j...
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U.N. wants more urgency in AIDS fight as gains and funding fade
By Reuters,
2029, July 16, 2019 (EAT)
The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalized communities missing vital health services, and new HIV infections risi...
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International charities work to brighten Malawi girls’ future
By VOA,
2031, December 13, 2018 (EAT)
Two international charities have launched a program in southern Malawi to help girls in rural areas remain healthy and stay in school. The charities a...
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As Tanzania LGBT fear for their lives, HIV will thrive
By CNN,
1724, December 1, 2018 (EAT)
In one day, everything changed. One day, she could walk down the street like anyone else. People still stared and often judged but in their own min...
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First Lady Margaret Kenyatta decries rising HIV infections among youth
By PSCU,
1147, September 5, 2018 (EAT)
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has said the world needs to unite to reverse the trend of rising HIV/AIDS infections affecting the youth, especially girl...
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New HIV Infections Climb Among Young Women in South Africa
By VOA,
817, June 18, 2017 (EAT)
Among the people socializing in a tavern in Alexandra township in Johannesburg is Karabo Sathekge, who asked that VOA not give her real name. She is a...
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For Ugandan children, hunger and HIV make a deadly mix
By Reuters,
1109, March 22, 2017 (EAT)
Seven-year-old Esther Agutti weighs 7 kilos - a third of the weight of the average child her age. She has been in hospital in Katakwi, eastern Ugan...
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Prince Harry and Rihanna undergo HIV test
By Reuters,
904, December 2, 2016 (EAT)
Prince Harry and music superstar Rihanna took HIV tests in Barbados on Thursday (December 1) as part of a campaign to demonstrate the test's simplicit...
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Texting young Kenyan women about sex boosts HIV testing – Report
By Reuters,
2002, November 30, 2016 (EAT)
Texting young women in Kenya with regular information about sex, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases could encourage more to get tested f...
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HIV-positive Ugandan women complain of forced sterilisation
By Reuters,
1051, September 4, 2016 (EAT)
Ida, 29, was six months pregnant when she suddenly felt abdominal pains and went to a government hospital in Kampala. Like all pregnant women in Ug...
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Stigma “killing” people living with HIV
By Reuters,
1005, August 17, 2016 (EAT)
Tania has to shout to be heard over music blasting out of a brothel in downtown Durban, South Africa, where dozens of sex workers slouch in chairs und...
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