“Zero tolerance of HIV/AIDS Infections among the Youth” is the national theme for World AIDS Day this year, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Loini Katoma has said.
Several events are planned for World AIDS Day to raise awareness and call on communities to keep the promises of tackling the AIDS pandemic especially [...]

Faith-based, human rights and health advocacy groups will gather on World AIDS Day while church bells ring every five seconds to mark the fact that globally, on average, there is a new HIV infection or AIDS death every five seconds of every day.
Posters, signs, and speeches will further explain the failure of United States HIV [...]

The Christina Swart-Opperman (CSO) AIDS Orphan Foundation Trust threw an early Christmas party for orphans from several orphanages this week.
The early present was aimed at giving the children an idea of what Christmas is all about, as they were also presented with presents.
The children who attended the Christmas party were from Baby Haven, Pashukeni Orphans [...]

The first Namibia HIV/AIDS Hero Awards, which acknowledged and recognised individuals and organisation that have made a difference in the war against the HIV/AIDS epidemic, were handed over at a gala dinner held on 24 November at the Safari Hotel.
The awards were initiated by the Venancuis Rukero AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children Foundation.
According to Venancuis [...]

The City of Windhoek awareness campaign ‘We Care’, which ran from 20 to 30 November was a build up to the World Aids Day aiming at showing solidarity and instilling confidence in people living with the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The event also served as a platform of raising awareness on the City of Windhoek HIV/AIDS Programme.
The campaign [...]

1 December marks the launch of NamibiAlive!, a compilation CD featuring HIV/AIDS awareness messages and songs by popular Namibian artists.
5,000 NamibiAlive! CDs will be distributed free to truck and combi drivers throughout the country.
United States Peace Corps volunteers, Amy Taylor and Dan Cwirka, produced this AIDS awareness CD to target long-distance drivers – a population [...]

Cell One says it encourages its staff to ‘know their HIV status’. Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, Cell One employees held a special session last week on Thursday that aimed at creating awareness and recognising the global efforts to curb the spread of HIV.
Cell One employees held a special session shortly before [...]

The Christina Swart-Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust hosted its 4th Christmas Tree Project in November 2008. The trust approached the business community to donate toys, educational material and toiletries to make up gift hampers.
The gifts received were distributed to children at homes the trust supports in Windhoek, Rehoboth and Usakos. In total 1056 children received [...]

The Women’s Leadership Centre has signed an agreement with the Finish Embassy to promote ?Women’s Voices? a programme aimed at educating and breaking the barrier of ignorance on gender discrimination, women’s rights, culture and HIV/AIDS, issues that feature prominently in debates on women?s constitutional rights.
In many cultures, traditions are more to the advantage of men [...]

Circumcised men have less risks of contracting HIV/AIDS than their uncircumcised counterparts who account for the majority of all men.
Countries or health care institutions which decide to offer male circumcision more widely as an additional way to protect against HIV infection have been urged to ensure that it is performed safely by well-trained practitioners in [...]