Within five years the world could shield all newborns from HIV, while making strides in reducing deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, the Global Fund to fight the three diseases said Monday.

Health officials in Zimbabwe said Wednesday cholera had killed nine people
in the southern district of Mwenezi, and that it appeared to be spreading to
neighbouring regions.

A US decision to freeze spending on treatment for HIV in several African countries has prompted concern that some of the gains made against the AIDS epidemic since 2003 could be reversed.

A year ago Zimbabwe was immersed in one of the continent's worst ever cholera outbreaks, and more of the same was expected in 2010, but the waterborne disease has so far kept a low profile.

Too many HIV-infected patients in Africa are dying due to the difficulty of diagnosing and managing antiretroviral treatment (ART) failure in resource-limited settings.

Polio has re-emerged in several African countries where it had been eradicated, the World Health Organisation said Monday at the start of a conference on child immunisation in Zimbabwe.

A 35-year-old HIV-positive man in New Zealand injected his blood into his wife while she was sleeping, thereby infecting her with the virus, court documents have revealed.

South African President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday that he will receive an HIV test, adding that he has been tested before and urging the public to find out if they have the disease.

A plan by Malawi to offer prostitutes low-interest loans to start small businesses in return for abandoning sex work is generating controversy in a country where women are disproportionately affected by high rates of poverty and HIV.

South Africa's death rate doubled over the last decade due to the spread of AIDS, the health minister said Tuesday, blaming the crisis on government policies under former president Thabo Mbeki.

The most clinically advanced malaria vaccine so far should be ready for use in three to five years after Phase three trials began in May, researchers said Tuesday.

South African President Jacob Zuma vowed Thursday to strengthen the fight against AIDS in the world's worst affected country, in a "renewed onslaught" against the epidemic.

A fresh outbreak of cholera has killed five people from more than 100 recorded cases, state media reported on Tuesday, raising fears of a repeat of last year's epidemic that claimed more than 4,000 lives.

For the first time in eighty years, a new Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine has entered the efficacy stage of a clinical trial. While the developers are optimistic about the outcome, lung health and TB experts are warning against being overly excited.