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The demand for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the country will now more than double after the World Health Organisation reckoned Tanzania and other countries to urgently scale up the number of people eligible for the life-long medications, ARVs.

Life expectancy in South Africa has increased dramatically over the last decade mainly thanks to life-saving Aids drugs, a government report says.

HIV can rapidly form invulnerable strongholds in the body, dashing hopes that early treatment might cure the virus, according to new research.

Botswana's court of appeal upholds a ruling that foreign prisoners should receive free treatment for HIV/Aids, rights lawyers say.

Tanzania’s anti-narcotics unit has said though it is aware of the allegations, there is still no scientific proof to substantiate claims that some drug dealers in the country have a long term plan of recruiting young children into illicit business through mixing narcotics with foodstuffs which are consumed mostly by children.

As Tanzanians join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Aids Day, President John Magufuli has reiterated his government’s support for people who are living with HIV/Aids .

Of the three East African states named this week in the top 10 countries with the highest HIV burden, Tanzania lags behind when it comes to dedicating financial resources to contain the virus. And this at a time when a lot more investment is required to control the public health threat in the wider Africa.

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