AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs

[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Health has rejected claims that Ghana is facing a shortage of antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) used in the treatment of HIV.

[Vanguard] Every day, across Nigeria, thousands of people living with HIV begin their morning with a simple routine. A small tablet, a glass of water, and the confidence that comes from knowing that science has transformed HIV from a condition that once carried significant mortality into one that can be effectively managed.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has reiterated that there is still no cure for HIV, urging persons diagnosed with the disease to remain on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to suppress the virus and live long with healthy lives.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Florence Samizi, has directed officials at the Ministry of Health to ensure that reports submitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and HIV/AIDS are accurate, supported by reliable data and clear evidence, and reflect the actual implementation of the Ministry's responsibilities.

[New Zimbabwe] FOR the past two decades, 49-year-old Renious Gumbi from Mberengwa in Zimbabwe lived in South Africa, where he worked as a bricklayer.