[MDC] The MDC notes with concern utterances in the public media attributed to Senator for Chikomo Hon Morgan Femai on HIV and AIDS. It is unfortunate that some sections of the media have interpreted these remarks to be the party position.

[New Dawn] Three Liberians over the weekend joined their counterparts in Botswana to participate in the African Christian Aids Network conference. The conference which starts today, May 21 to 23, 2012 is organized annually by the Pan African Christian Network (PACANet).

[Health-e] As many young women are now developing cervical cancer and more are at risk of cancer of the cervix because of HIV infection, new and simpler methods of diagnosis are needed. Now, scientists have discovered that vinegar is useful in diagnosing cervical cancer.

[New Vision] The hunt for an HIV vaccine in Uganda is younger than the hunt for rebel commander Joseph Kony of the disparaging LRA. Both have cost a lot of lives and money.

[Commonwealth] Health ministers examine approaches for dealing with the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the Commonwealth

[New Vision] Deep in the village of Olio, Alwa sub-county in Kaberemaido district, there is someone who is more popular than the area politicians.

[Zimbabwe Standard] No one is perfect. We all have our moments, when we say things that leave people wondering what we were thinking or if we were thinking at all. Fortunately, for most of us, only a few people are privy to our moments, while for others their moments are out there for the nation to behold.

[Zimbabwe Standard] A 25-year-old HIV and Aids activist, Dudzai "Bonnie" Mureyi, has been chosen among 24 other women to participate in this year's edition of the Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa (MILEAD) Fellows Programme. Living with albinism has not deterred Mureyi, a qualified pharmacist, from exploiting her talents both academically and socially.

[New Vision] "I have lost six wives to AIDS! But how come whenever I test, I am HIV negative? Does it mean I am immune to the virus?"

[New Vision] The global fight against Aids, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria has received a major boost of $1.6b in investment funds to projects aimed at saving lives for the period 2012 -14.

[Vanguard] Makurdi - Benue and Borno states have expressed alarm over the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the areas put at 616,396. Benue State Government made this known as the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Dr. Mathias Oyigeya, asked the Federal Government to establish more hospitals to handle the issue in the state, while Borno State blamed the high incidence of the disease on the past administrations' lack of interest in combating its spread.

[The Herald] Tariro had not taken an HIV test all her life because, apart from the occasional headache and flu, she did not suffer from any life-threatening illnesses.

[Observer] The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS), on May 8, marked the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in memory of the organisation's founder, Henry Dunant.

[Observer] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States yesterday approved the worldwide use of a saliva test kit for HIV detection, just days after a panel recommended the use of Truvada in HIV prevention to the same body.

[The Star] The operations of the HIV/Aids Tribunal have been hampered by lack of funds, Parliament was told yesterday. Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi said the funds for the Tribunal were not factored in the budget because it was inaugurated after the 2011/12 financial year. "The Tribunal was inaugurated in July 2011 after the budget allocations had been prepared and approved and thus the tribunal had no funds to carry out its mandate," she said.

[New Vision] An estimated 30,000 HIV/AIDS patients are at risk following the closure of The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) outreach centres countrywide.

[Health-e] "Solidarity for Survival" is an exhibition that shows the difficult living conditions that African foreign nationals who have come to seek refuge in South Africa endure. It is currently showing at Constitution Hill, in Johannesburg. Many of the difficulties these migrants face include the lack of access to health care.

[RFI] Zuma stands firm on SA's youth wage ... or does he? Are SA trade union's intolerant? Kenya lowers its growth hopes. And how safe are Uganda's anti-retrovirals?

[New Era] Windhoek - The Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN) last week held its two day 16th HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Awareness Campaign under the theme: No Youth No Future.

[Biz-Community] Drama for Life is requesting artists to resubmit proposals for Sex Actually 2012. This is due to technical problems on the website. Drama for Life apologises for the inconvenience and has consequently extended the entry deadline to 21 May 2012.