AFRICAN SCIENTISTS ON THE OFFENSIVE Binti, 49, a Kenyan woman living with AIDS, has a heart-rending story to tell. She has been to hell and back literally. Strong-willed, charming and talkative with a happy-go-lucky attitude, her once beautiful light complexion slightly belies the fact that she once suffered a skin disease that created dark spots on her face and hands. "I was never born with these spots, my skin had always been spotless," she says cheerfully. >>>more
HOW AFRICA IS FIGHTING THE SCOURGE Despite the grim statistics, all has been without counter measures. The question that lingers in the mind is: How is Africa combating HIV/AIDS with high prevalence rates? >>>more
THE FRANTIC SEARCH FOR VACCINE
The search for an HIV vaccine is being frustrated by failed trials and thinning resources. Though a failed trial is not entirely a loss, for it helps the scientists to eliminate what will not work, researchers feel that a long series of failures frustrates the push for a vaccine. >>>more
ARVs: BUSINESS UNUSUAL Africa has experienced a rapid increase in the number of people on antiretroviral medication over the lst two years, but the continent is still a long way away from getting the life-prolonging drugs to the targeted 3 million people. >>>more
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