For decades, external actors, such as donors, funders, and implementing partners, have shaped Africa's HIV response. Although this strategy has saved millions of lives, it entrenched dependency, ...

A South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) study has revealed that HIV remains one of the leading causes of death in ...

Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030, according to a new study, an "alarming rise" that has ...

A groundbreaking project to study potential HIV vaccines in several African countries has been derailed by an abrupt cut in ...

HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa has declined substantially, according to both UNAIDS estimates and empirical data pulled ...

Adults living with HIV in Malawi are more than twice as likely to also have dementia compared to those without HIV, according ...

In the wake of US funding cuts for global aid, numerous donor-funded health facilities in South Africa have shut down and ...

The health clinic where Alice Okwirry collects her HIV medication in Kenya's capital Nairobi has been rationing supplies of ...

In a report this week, UNAIDS said at least 55 countries around the world had reported funding cuts to HIV programmes, including several in African countries. That included halts to 55 HIV projects ...

The advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased the lifespan of many people living with HIV. As a result, ...

Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax ...

Bekker is a professor of medicine and chief executive officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation in South Africa. PEPFAR has been a key component of global health since it was founded by President ...