HIV

UN-backed report outlines social, political factors driving AIDS pandemic

22 September 2009
Violence against women, the transition from war to peace and the criminalization of drug use and homosexuality are among the political, economic and social factors driving the HIV/AIDS pandemic, according to a United Nations-backed report released today.
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda (right) with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé

Senior UN officials applaud Rwandan efforts to stop the spread of HIV and tuberculosis

2 September 2009
Senior United Nations officials today praised Rwanda for successfully integrating the treatment of patients suffering from HIV and tuberculosis after witnessing first-hand the delivery of health services in the African nation.