Zain Bhikha has joined the International HIV Fund (IHIVF) as its patron. The popular nasheed artist joins the Muslim-led organisation as it serves to address and eradicate HIV/AIDS in different communities around the world. HIV, a virus which destroys the immune system, the body’s natural defence system, is something that has come to directly and [...]

Today is World Tuberculosis Day and, although many of us in the West view TB as a disease from a bygone era, in the global south TB is a very real threat that claimed the lives of 1.7 million people in 2009 (WHO). Additionally, 14 million people are thought to be co-infected with HIV and [...]

By Mohammad Shakir Yesterday’s news that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have pledged $750 million to combat AIDS, TB and malaria is great. The big question on my lips is how will that money be spent? Drugs and medical supplies will only go so far – should money that goes into HIV/AIDS treatment and [...]