In a step geared at bringing care, support and treatment to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Oshikuku area, an HIV/AIDS Integrated Services Centre was inaugurated last week. The new centre was inaugurated with support from the US Government?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.The Oshikuku Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), Prevention of Mother-to-Child-transmission (PMTCT) and [...]

Project Eluwa, introduced in April 2001 to address the impact of HIV/Aids on the Namdeb workforce, has achieved a decrease in the number of HIV infections.This project is Namdeb’s HIV/Aids awareness programme aimed to develop and implement a broad HIV/Aids and life-threatening disease policy as well as a clear strategy to manage the impact of [...]

Namibia is facing an HIV/AIDS crisis of devastating proportions. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is considered the single most important threat to sustainable human development and meeting the medium and longer-term goals of the Millennium Declaration and Vision 2030.The above observation is based in the first Millennium Development Goals report that was released recently.According to the report, [...]

A new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week shows that the number of women living with HIV has risen in every region of the world over the past two years, with the steepest increases in East Asia, followed by Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In East Asia, there was a 56% [...]

The City of Windhoek?s organised activities to coincide with World AIDS Day on 1 December started with a build-up programme on Wednesday, 24 November. The activities are aimed at raising awareness of HIV/AIDS among employees, from the mayor down to the general workers.For employees, senior executives and managers of the City were expected to devote [...]

The Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino will host a concert this Saturday, 27 November, to raise awareness of the impact of AIDS in Namibia.Proceeds from the concerts will be donated to selected AIDS organisations.?We plan to roll out the African red carpet for maestro performers and composers such as Johnny Clegg, PJ Powers and the [...]

To mark World AIDS Day and as the theme of the commemoration a giant condom was erected in the centre of the city. The organisers of the World AIDS Day thought the condom would be appropriate to mark the day ? ? since our attention seems to have shifted to care and treatment?, say Richard [...]

The countdown to World Aids Day on Wednesday, 1 December, has started. World Aids Day is a project of the United Nations to ensure that HIV/AIDS remains on the radar of serious global issues.The day is commemorated by governments and business communities worldwide.The main aim of declaring a World Aids Day is twofold; to keep [...]

They are both unemployed, but Linda Elliot and her husband Patrick, have taken in HIV/AIDS orphans and those affected by the epidemic and given them a roof over their heads.Her house in Khomasdal is now an orphanage – a project, Elliot says, was inspired by God after she lost her job.Currently there are five children, [...]

One of the sectors that faces a high risk from HIV/AIDS is the transport sector – especially truck drivers. Therefore, many awareness campaigns on the dangers of HIV/AIDS are being conducted by various organisations in Namibia aimed at those in the transport sector. This official of a US initiative promoted the use of condoms among [...]