Come December, our minds seem to automatically shift from work to play mode. While we can hardly wait to switch off, relax and enjoy the holidays, it’s also the season to be extra cautious as year-end festivities often tend to result in seasonal scrapes, aches and pains and sometimes life-threatening emergencies. Amid frenzied holiday preparations, few of us actually think about the possibility that we could be seriously injured somewhere along the way, and making provision for such an eventuality is furthest from our minds. “While the December holiday season is certainly a time for well-deserved relaxation and enjoyment, unfortunately... Continue Reading
As part of activities marking this year’s World AIDs Day, youths in Amuwo –Odofin today organized a road walk to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS scourge and the status of the pandemic. In an interview with Shout-Africa correspondent in FESTAC town in Lagos, the Nigeria’s commercial nerve center, the Chairman of the National Youth Council, Amuwo–Odofin chapter, organizers of the programme, Comrade Oluwafemi Ilesomi, said the walk was to sensitize members of the public about the reality of HIV/AIDs and the need for everyone to know their HIV status. Comrade Ilesomi said that knowing ones status was necessary so that... Continue Reading
Harare, November, 2012: The United States is supporting efforts by the Zimbabwean arts community to promote HIV/AIDS prevention among its members by using discussions and educational activities targeted at the sector. Artists, mostly from the theatre sector, and an HIV/ AIDS campaigner met on Friday, November 23, at Harare’s Book Café in the fourth such HIV/AIDS prevention meeting (although it was the first in Harare). The series of discussions, dubbed “Artists’ Hotpots”, started in August this year with support from United States Embassy through the U.S. President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). “I see artists as celebrities, who have... Continue Reading
On 1 December, people around the globe will once again celebrate World Aids Day. This year there are even more reasons to celebrate. The recent release of the 2012 USAID report showed that an unprecedented acceleration in the response to Aids is wielding results: The rate of new HIV infections has reduced by more than 50% across 25 low- and middle-income countries. This means a drop in HIV in more than half of Africa – the continent most affected by HIV. According to the 2012 report, HIV infections have, since 2001, dramatically decreased in some countries, including those that have... Continue Reading
Harare, November 29, 2012: U.S. Ambassador David Bruce Wharton will attend this year’s World AIDS Day commemorations in Beitbridge on December 1st. His participation at this year’s national commemoration is one of a series of events the U.S. Embassy is participating in to mark World AIDS Day throughout Zimbabwe. Others include support of a sports tournament and a hip hop dance festival, both targeted at youth. Ambassador Wharton will deliver a solidarity message outlining cooperation between the U.S. and Zimbabwe as the two countries work together to improve the lives of millions of Zimbabweans. He will highlight prevention and treatment... Continue Reading
