2015-08-02 Kenya Joins US’s HIV-AIDS Project
Kenya will be getting new support to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among young women. United States President Barack Obama announced last week that Kenya would be included in the DREAMS…
2015-07-06 Extremely Dry Weather Raises HIV Risk
Could saving money reduce the spread of HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus? A new study finds protecting people from financial hardship may reduce their likelihood of risky behaviors that spread…
2015-04-06 Mobile Device Diagnoses HIV, Syphilis in Minutes
Diagnosing sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, require costly tests. Poor patients living in rural areas are even less likely to be able to…
2015-02-20 Kenyan Birth Control Method May Put Women at Risk for HIV
Kenyan researchers say women using a popular birth control method are at risk of being infected with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV has been called the AIDS virus. Studies…
2014-08-29 HIV/AIDS Cases Rise Among Young in Thailand
An increasing number of young people in Thailand are becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The United Nations Childrens Fund released a report about HIV on August…
2014-01-11 WHO: Test, Treat Malnourished Children for HIV
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. I’m Steve Ember. Today on our program, we tell about a study that shows vitamins and mineral supplements can safely slow…
2013-12-18 South Africa Teens Fight HIV
Hello again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. On today’s program …something serious, and then something fun. First we travel to South Africa to examine the fight against HIV…
2013-04-25 Medical Treatment for Adults Infected with HIV
This is AS IT IS. Welcome back. I’m Caty Weaver. Today on the show the subject is HIV/AIDS. In recent years, developing countries have increased the availability of medical treatment…
2019-12-08 US Officials: Progress in Ending Threat from HIV Has Stopped
United States health officials are reporting problems in meeting the government’s goal of ending the HIV epidemic by the year 2030. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC,…
2016-07-19 Getting Tested Is First Step In Controlling HIV/AIDS
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The International AIDS Conference is being held this week (July 18 – 22) in Durban, South Africa. It is…
2012-05-16 US Considers Approving Drug to Prevent HIV
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies show that a drug called Truvada can prevent HIV infections. The pill is taken once a day. Studies showed it was…
2011-10-12 Does a Birth Control Method Raise HIV Risk?
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has called a meeting to discuss if there is truly a link between hormonal birth control and the…
2011-05-18 How Early Treatment Can Limit the Spread of HIV
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. For people infected with HIV, the earlier they start treatment, the better — and better not just for them. A new study…
2010-04-28 South Africa’s Huge HIV Testing Campaign
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. South Africa plans to test fifteen million people for H.I.V. by June of next year. That is almost one-third of its population.…
2009-11-04 US to End HIV Travel Ban in January
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In nineteen eighty-seven, H.I.V./AIDS joined a list of diseases that could keep a person out of the United States. The government later…