Corruption, drugs over-pricing hampering war against HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWITH the huge burden of having the second largest HIV epidemic in the world, Nigeria literally has its plate full in terms…
Man's 24-yr term for infecting 30 women with HIV upheld
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA HIV-positive Italian man on Monday saw his 24-year jail term for deliberately infecting some 30 Roman young women with HIV. Read…
GAMBIA: "THE PRESIDENT SHORTENED THE LIVES OF THESE PEOPLE, THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE"
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn October 12, public hearings resumed before Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission after a two-month break due to the Covid-19 pandemic….
From 'Role Models' To Sex Workers: Kenya's Child Labour Rises
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNairobi (AP) The teenage girls cannot remember how many men they have had to sleep with in the seven months since COVID-19…
Activists, chief justice call for review of HIV/AIDS law
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe majority of the HIV-positive persons are living in fear of the law and many choose not to disclose their status. Read…
More than 40 million people have now been infected with Covid-19 worldwide – with 1.1million confirmed deaths
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the planet has passed 40million, although experts believe the true figure could be as high…
Unique program aims to educate Muslim teens on HIV prevention
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCultural taboos may leave Muslim American adolescents uninformed about romantic relationships and sex, placing them at risk of HIV and Read More
Perinatal Exposure to HIV Requires Specialized, Coordinated Care
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePediatricians and pediatric HIV specialists need to coordinate their care plans for infants born with potential perinatal exposure to the virus, Read More
Dolutegravir is a first-line treatment for people newly diagnosed with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new study by UBC researchers is set to change international treatment recommendations for people who are newly diagnosed with HIV–Read More
PrEP does not protect against COVID-19 or make the disease less severe
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTenofovir-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) does not provide protection against infection with the new coronavirus, nor does it ameliorate the course of…