Older Black Women Aren’t Being Told About PrEP to Prevent HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Patients should feel safe to discuss any aspect of their sexual health with their care providers. Read More
International Condom Day: DKT International Highlights Importance of Condoms with Virtual and In-Person Activities Around the World
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Reading Time: < 1 minute On the eve of Valentine’s Day, on February 13th, DKT International, one of the largest providers of family planning products and services in…
Coronavirus patients treated with a experimental hepatitis drug were FOUR times more likely to have cleared the infection within seven days, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute COVID-19 patients treated with an experimental hepatitis drug were able to clear the virus faster, a new study suggests. Read More
FG committed to ending HIV/AIDS transmission by 2024 — NACA
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr Gambo Aliyu, the Director-General of National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (NACA), says Federal Government is working assiduously and hopeful…
Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer Paul Kagame
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The current situation with regard to the access and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines vividly illustrates the decades-old contradictions of the world order….
COVID mRNA vaccine technology could be used to target HIV, sickle cell and cancer
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Both COVID-19 vaccines Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna use something called messenger RNA (mRNA) to send genetic instructions to the body’s cells that result in them producing antibodies Read…
Makoko residents get free medical aid courtesy HEAI
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Residents of Makoko, a slum in the Yaba area of Lagos, have received free medical attention for various ailments, courtesy of Health…
UK 'vindicated' over 'brave' decision to delay second vaccine dose, WHO official says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK has been “vindicated” over its “brave” decision to offer vaccines doses up to three months apart, the World Health Organisation’s…
HIV testing at sexual health services plummeted by 77 per cent in during the first wave of Covid-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Provisional data showed a significant drop in people testing for HIV during January and April 2020 in England Read More
Scots student shocked after testing positive for HIV despite taking preventative medication
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A man has been left shocked after testing positive for HIV despite taking a preventative drug. Read More