HIV

Nigeria must set example for rest of Africa in tackling HIV, says UNAIDS chief

The head of the United Nations agency leading the global effort against HIV and AIDS has commended the Nigerian Government for its progressive policies, while calling for greater efforts to tackle the epidemic and set an example for the rest of Africa.

In Kenya, UN partners with MTV to dramatize stories of love – and HIV infection

The United Nations and MTV are reaching out to young Kenyans to highlight that HIV is not a death sentence though a new three-part television series exploring the lives and love of a group of friends in Nairobi.

Lack of resources threaten gains in Pakistan’s HIV response, warns UN agency

Although Pakistan has a plan of action to tackle HIV and AIDS, the country is facing a lack of resources that could jeopardize an effective and timely response to the epidemic, according to the lead United Nations agency on the issue.