Tag: HIV
Abandoned by the U.S., African HIV fighters must revise their strategies
By Steeves Winner
The Trump administration's freeze on American foreign aid has forced people who work to take care of Africans' health to reth [...]
U.S. halts anti-HIV drugs for LGBTQ Africans, risking deadly AIDS rebound
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has banned the use of American funds to pay for HIV prevention drugs for LGBTQ people, men who have sex with men (M [...]
Fight against HIV in Africa put in jeopardy by suspension of U.S. funding
Anti-AIDs workers panic as Trump regime puts millions of lives at risk.
By Jean Jacques Dissoke
In Cameroon alone, workers at about [...]
West African nation of Mali becomes the world’s 65th to criminalize homosexuality
The tally of nations with anti-homosexuality laws has again risen to 65 with last month's official publication of a homophobic new penal [...]
Congo activist wants to de-Westernize the LGBT struggle
The struggle for the rights of sexual minorities is too frequently dominated by ideas, voices, and stories from the global North and West, says Co [...]
LGBTQ health and rights advocacy group expands in Cameroon
By Jean Jacques Dissoke
The capital of Cameroon has gained a new health and human-rights center serving LGBTQ people and others most at-risk [...]
Uganda risks HIV upsurge due to harsh new Anti-Homosexuality Law
New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli traveled to Uganda and talked to more than 30 citizens and medical providers about the health impacts of th [...]
Uganda medical researchers ordered to report homosexuals to the government
Medical researchers are crying foul over a new directive from Uganda's National Council for Science and Technology requiring them to report any st [...]
Hope for HIV vaccine falters as Africa-led project ends vaccine trial
An African-led, European-supported HIV prevention study, PrEPVacc, announced today that it is halting its tests of a potential HIV vaccine.
T [...]
Uganda health ministry says ‘Don’t discriminate’, but the law says otherwise
Uganda's Ministry of Health is worried that the nation's harsh new Anti-Homosexuality Law will cripple the country's battle against HIV/AIDS.
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Ugandan anti-gay law empties out HIV clinics, cuts legal aid
LGBTI patients fear to leave their homes. Advocacy of LGBTI rights on hold at Ugandan legal aid organization.
As fearful HIV patients desert [...]
Homophobic Ugandan official takes aim at efforts to fight HIV in the LGBTQ community
The deputy speaker of Uganda's Parliament has raised a homophobic challenge against a national policy aimed at protecting the nation's LGBTQ communit [...]
Trans and LBQ sex workers most hit by sexual violence, Uganda report says
A baseline assessment on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues affecting sex workers in Uganda has revealed that transgender, lesbian, b [...]
Cameroon lawyers plan free legal aid for LGBTQI and HIV+ clients
By Ghislain J. Nkontchou
Eleven Cameroonian lawyers have formed a new organization, the Commission of Lawyers for the Assistance of Key and Vulnera [...]
Magistrate tells Cameroon LGBTI rights conference to be more discreet
A leading LGBTI rights organization in Cameroon, Alternatives Cameroon, held a conference with key decision makers to help improve access to health se [...]
Ugandan activists challenge HIV criminalization law
Human rights defenders in Uganda have filed their final arguments in a landmark Constitutional Court petition challenging sections of the HIV/AIDS pre [...]
Cameroon: Homophobic falsehoods target 2HRC advocacy group
LGBTI organizations in Cameroon, particularly those located in the eastern part of the country, are frequently targeted by homophobic misinformation a [...]
Cameroon: Law enforcement officials join workshop on protecting LGBTI people
As part of the struggle to end violence against LGBTI people in Cameroon, the LGBTI rights and anti-HIV group Alternatives-Cameroon held a training se [...]
Acid attack, abuse, HIV, marriage: Qtalk counselors can help
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Fo [...]
Qtalk advice about coming out, abortion, HIV, blackmail and betrayal
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Fo [...]
Qtalk advice about police extortion, privacy, and telling your partner you have HIV
LGBTQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app, which is supported by this site and by the St. Paul’s Fo [...]
Cameroon: New leader for veteran HIV fighters at Affirmative Action
The new executive director of Affirmative Action is is looking forward to working with other organizations in their ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS, es [...]
LGBTQI advocate Richard Lusimbo honored for fighting HIV stigma
LGBTQI advocate Richard Lusimbo is one of six Ugandans recognized by the International Community of Women Living with HIV / Eastern Africa (ICWEA) for [...]
Despite police brutality, Uganda wants to host AIDS conference
Activists fighting against AIDS and for human rights in Uganda are pushing to reverse the decision to move next year's African AIDS conference out of [...]
Cameroon: With Israeli aid, drop-in center can now fight AIDS better
The Israeli embassy in Cameroon is working with the Camfaids drop-in center to improve diagnosis and treatment of HIV / AIDS in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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Violence in Uganda: Anti-AIDS conference cancels 2021 plans
The sponsors of the African anti-AIDS conference ICASA have decided to move the gathering out of Uganda because of civil unrest there. A petition by h [...]
Cameroon: 500 learn modern tactics for fighting AIDS and gender violence
Hundreds of people learned about modern methods for combating HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and ignorance about sexuality during a three-day event [...]
Slander, HIV, bias at work – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
LGBTIQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app. (Sixth in a series)
From the African Human Rig [...]
Uganda gays, key populations elect members of health panel
LGBTQ+ Ugandans, sex workers and other Ugandans most at risk of HIV infections have elected their two representatives to the panel overseeing health p [...]
Family, blackmail, intersex – Qtalk helps LGBTQ+ Nigerians
LGBTIQ+ Nigerians benefit from the support provided by volunteer counselors via the Qtalk app. (Fifth in a series)
From the African Human Rig [...]
Ugandan activists start condom coalition to fight AIDS
LGBT-rights and right-to-health advocates in Uganda have launched a coalition to focus specifically on access and availability of AIDS-fighting condom [...]
Cameroon activists say their goodbyes to Yves Yomb
Human rights activists and other members of Cameroonian civil society gathered last week to pay tribute to LGBTI activist Yves Yomb, who died in June [...]
UNAIDS chief: We must focus anti-AIDS efforts on stigmatised minorities
The world's fight against HIV / AIDS needs to focus on homosexuals, sex workers, injecting drug users and migrant populations, says the leader of the [...]
7 lies gay people are told that should stop right now
Throughout history, gay people have been subjected to many forms of discrimination, based on homophobia that often is founded on myths, lies, and [...]
Cameroon: Local chief expels four anti-AIDS activists
Four young adults in eastern Cameroon were thrown out of their homes after their work at an anti-AIDS training session came to light.
From [...]
How LGBTIQ+ Nigerians are coping with COVID-19 pandemic
The LGBTIQ+ community in Nigeria has been severely impacted by the new coronavirus, LGBTIQ+ human rights activists say.
From the African Human Ri [...]
New Ugandan rules allow HIV care during lockdown
LGBTI and health rights activists in Uganda have welcomed new guidance from Uganda's Ministry of Health about continued uninterrupted access to anti-H [...]
Alternatives-Cameroon expands to the nation’s capital
The highly regarded LGBTI advocacy group Alternatives-Cameroon has expanded its work into Yaoundé from its Douala base.
From the African Hu [...]
Tanzania’s anti-LGBT crackdown: ‘If we won’t get services we will die’
Tanzania is ignoring effective anti-AIDS strategies and replacing them with a prejudiced anti-gay crackdown. That's the conclusion of a new report fro [...]
Uganda HIV stigma drops, but it’s still high against gays
Stigma against HIV+ homosexuals and sex workers in Uganda is almost six times greater than stigma faced by HIV+ Ugandans in general, a new survey foun [...]
Uganda: U.S. reassures local LGBT community of health inclusion
We haven't forgotten about you. That's the word to the LGBT community in Uganda, even though the latest national HIV impact survey contains no data a [...]
Global Fund to the rescue as Uganda tries to deny lubricants
The Global Fund has found a way to ease a Ugandan government-created shortage of lubricants, which are an important method of combating the spread of [...]
Uganda activists seek repeal of laws that abuse HIV+ people
Gay rights activists in Uganda this week joined health rights defenders and people living with HIV to demand an end to the country’s HIV criminal laws [...]
Uganda plans to be ignorant about extent of HIV among gays
Health rights advocates in Uganda are worried about a pending ministerial order to health care providers stopping them from recording data about homos [...]
New push to give sex lubricants to Ugandan women, gay men
It's time for homophobic Ugandan officials to stop limiting access to sex lubricants especially because, without them, straight women as well as homos [...]
Struggling Nigerian musician Waconzy turns to homophobia
Afro-soul Nigerian musician Obinna Kelvin Anyanwu, popularly known as Waconcy, is trying to revive his musical career by promoting homophobia. He has [...]
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