South Africa ‘can’t afford’ to pay for new anti-HIV drug, despite cut-price offer
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe South African health department says the reduced cost of a new anti-HIV injection is still three times more than it can…
Nearly 450 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis, Massachusetts hospital says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeveral patients at a Massachusetts hospital may have been at risk of contracting harmful infections, according to the hospital. Read More
How to tell a child they are HIV-positive
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisclosing an HIV status to a child under your care is not as easy as it may sound. Read More
New single, rapid test can detect both HIV and TB
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS researchers have developed a new and rapid test that can detect both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) at the same time with…
HIV infections in Fiji increased 260% since 2010, making Fiji the second fastest-growing epidemic in the Asia Pacific region
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinister for Health Dr. Atonio Lalabalavu says the transmission of HIV from mothers to their innocent children has risen, with 14 children…
Silent killer | Fiji records 20 AIDS-related deaths in six months
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFiji recorded 20 AIDS-related deaths between January and June this year. Read More
Ugandans contracting HIV for fun — doctors
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Mildmay Institute of Health Sciences has in recent times registered an increase in people who eroticise HIV/Aids. Read More
Nigeria: NAFDAC alerts public to defective HIV test kits
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public notification to healthcare providers regarding Abbott’s m-PIMA…
Living well with HIV possible through advances in drug therapy
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteStakeholders are unanimous that Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), if untreated, has gone from certain death sentences…
Zimbabwe: Interview: ‘1 in 8 drug users is HIV positive’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteZIMBABWE is battling increased drug and substance abuse, especially among youths, which is reportedly contributing to a spike in new HIV infections….