HIV

UN health agency re-lists several generic HIV/AIDS drugs, adds others

19 August 2005
In a move that will reinforce efforts to scale up HIV/AIDS treatment in heavily affected countries, the United Nations health agency has reinstated seven generic antiretroviral (ARV) products that had previously been removed from its list of pre-qualified medicines, and added three new ones.

UNICEF helps organize road shows in Lesotho to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS

17 August 2005
In an effort to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people in Lesotho, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is helping to organize a series of life skills road shows aimed at drawing attention to the toll taken by the epidemic on youth, to discuss other challenges they face in contemporary Lesotho and to seek solutions for them.
Stephen Lewis

Secretary-General’s HIV/AIDS envoy in Africa to visit Lesotho

16 August 2005
Kofi Annan’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis, will begin a three-day visit to Lesotho on Wednesday, 17 August to follow up on the latest developments on the HIV and AIDS front, with a focus on treatment both at the health centre and the household level, the Secretary-General’s Office said.