S.Africa to roll out vaginal rings to fight HIV scourge
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A “revolutionary” vaginal ring to prevent HIV is soon to be rolled out in South Africa — which has the largest epidemic…
Six HIV, nine tuberculosis carriers in Ebonyi prison, says govt
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Ebonyi State Government says it has uncovered six inmates with Human Imuno-Deficiency Virus and nine others with tuberculosis at the Abakaliki…
People with HIV offered hope of self-injected drug at home
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the world’s largest commercial developers of HIV drugs is working on a treatment that can be injected by patients at…
Pregnant Individuals With HIV Have a Higher Risk of Hypertensive Disorders if They Have a Weak Immune System
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy was higher for pregnant women with HIV if they had low CD4+ immune cell counts…
Fears of hidden HIV epidemic in eastern Ukraine as war takes its toll
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A drug addict in a warzone, Andriy had both survival and euphoria on his mind in the early days of the Russian…
Health workers in Anambra rescue abandoned 19-year-old pregnant HIV patient
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A 19-year-old vulnerable pregnant lady has been rescued by a group of health personnel in Awka, Anambra State Capital. Read More
Trial of HIV vaccine to start in South Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minute South Africa and the United States are to start testing a new preventative HIV vaccine and have begun enrolling participants to take…
Research reveals most people living with HIV having a good quality of life, stigma still prevalent
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Almost 70 per cent of people living with HIV have rated themselves to be having a good quality of life. Read More
Pharmacists can now prescribe medication directly to HIV patients. What this means for SA’s fight against HIV/Aids
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In a groundbreaking decision that promises to reshape South Africa’s fight against HIV and AIDS, the Pretoria High Court has given the…
Hope for HIV cure as scientists erase its ancestor virus from monkeys
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The HIV ancestor virus has been snipped from monkeys using “genetic scissors” in a breakthrough that could lead to a cure in…