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“Contraceptive injections moderately increase a woman’s risk of becoming infected with HIV,” The Guardian reports.

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And dwindling funding threatens the advancements made last year that have brought down the infection rate.

“We have made progress but the battle’s not won. A fifth of the new infections in the world are taking […]

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At least 75% of South African women on birth control use the injection method. File photo.
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Women have up to an additional 40% […]

With over a billion people and the second largest continental landmass in the world, Africa is complicated and defies generalization. Yet, we do it all the time. Here are five trends to keep an eye on for […]

Why scientists continue to be perplexed by how to define the outbreak that has killed 7,000
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Kisses are at a premium in the capital of Liberia. Even a hug or a […]

During the course of 2014 there was much discussion about the phenomenal economic growth of various African nation-states. The Federal Republic of Nigeria was proclaimed by western financial publications to […]

 
By Jeff Andrew Lule       KAMPALA – As the government continues to battle the spread of HIV – the virus that causes AIDS – in Uganda, a new report indicates that a little over a third of students of Ugandan […]

Adebisi Alimi 29, an actor-turned-activist, was the first person ever to come out as gay on Nigerian television back then in 2004. He now shares his story when he speaks up for the rights of the LGBT community. <a […]

The head of a prominent HIV/AIDS advocacy organization says 2015 will be a year of great opportunities and great challenges. The epidemic is nearly 35 years old and more than 30 million people are estimated to be […]

The double helix continued to reveal surprises in the form of more junk and gay genes(National Human Genome Research Institute)

The double helix molecule that works on how an organism develops, lives and […]

African youth leaders Sabelo Mnukwa and Felix Luis Carlos discuss Disaster Risk Reduction strategies onboard Peace Boat. (Photo by Joseph Hincks)

In a small room on Deck 6 of the Ocean Dream, youth leaders from […]

Last month, the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBT organization in the nation, issued a statement expressing solidarity with the family of Michael Brown — and the protesters calling for no more police […]

Guest post written by Anita GoelDr. Goel is the chairman and CEO of the Nanobiosym Research Institute and Nanobiosym Diagnostics.

Today, even the world’s best hospitals rely upon a thermometer, a 400-year old […]

Ghana has joined other countries to sign onto the Universal Health Coverage coalition at its first meeting in New York, USA.

More than 500 organisations from about 100 countries have united behind the […]

South African President Jacob Zuma, in his end of the year statement, on Friday heaped praise on his administration’s achievements over the years, urging his compatriots to “look forward to a successful and […]

Mitchell Besser founded a lifesaving program to support pregnant women and new mothers infected with the virus.
Mitchell Besser, a Harvard-educated obstetrician and gynecologist with decades of experience, […]

(NEW YORK) — Large majorities across racial and political groups agree on two proposals to address police-community relations in the United States: The use of an outside prosecutor when police kill an unarmed […]

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa will spend 10 billion rand ($860 million) between 2015 and 2017 on life-prolonging HIV/AIDS treatment drugs, health […]

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Today is Christmas. The Yuletide is here again. The season is synonymous with over indulgence in alcohol, food and sex. Hangover, weight gain and sexually transmitted infections such as […]