Access to HIV testing and antiretrovirals for prevention of mother to child HIV transmission has grown substantially over the past four years in the countries most severely affected by HIV, UN agencies reported today – but around 40% of women... more>

Traditional healers could potentially be an important source of HIV treatment in some African settings, according a study published in the December 1st edition of AIDS. Investigators from Zimbabwe and the University... more>

Data from 23 European countries show that the annual number of HIV diagnoses in men who have sex with men (MSM) has increased by 86% between 2000 and 2006, report epidemiologists in the November 2008 issue of Sexually Transmitted Infections.... more>

today's news

• HIV testing for mothers and children must expand, UN report shows
• Traditional healers could play key role in ART rollout