Nigerian govt approves new test kit for HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe federal government has approved the inclusion of Wondfo HIV I and II rapid test kits for use in Nigeria, NAN reports….
FG launches new rapid test kit for HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As part of efforts to increase the scope and access to HIV testing, especially among people living with HIV/AIDS, the…
Perth man jailed after lying about HIV status to sex partners
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFILE PHOTO: About 2880 candles are seen lit during a World AIDS Day event in Jakarta December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Dadang Tri/File Photo…
Boy, 9, tested for HIV after pricking finger on dirty needle left at UK beach
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA nine-year-old schoolboy faces an “agonising” two-month wait to see if he has contracted HIV after he pricked his finger on a…
The coronavirus is mutating — does it matter?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen COVID-19 spread around the globe this year, David Montefiori wondered how the deadly virus behind the pandemic might be changing Read…
Overcrowded, dense, dilapidated… the realities of containing COVID-19 in Mumbai’s informal settlements
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn late-August, India surpassed the three-million-mark of people infected by COVID-19. Maharashtra state Read More
BBC apologises for offensive headline 'linking' Africa's low COVID-19 death rate to poverty
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) published a story under a controversial headline “Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?”…
Are developing countries being protected from Covid-19 by POVERTY?
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePoor countries may have greater protection against coronavirus because of their harsh living conditions, scientists have suggested. Read More
Analyzing skepticism of HIV self-tests among Kenyan truck drivers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTruck drivers in sub-Saharan Africa are especially vulnerable to infection with HIV due to contact with multiple sexual partners Read More
How Charlie Sheen lost $10m in blackmail plot which forced him to go public with HIV diagnosis
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCharlie Sheen was diagnosed with HIV in 2011 but managed to keep it a secret for four years while he was blackmailed…