Children's HIV Deaths in Africa Largely Preventable
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than half of the children who died from HIV-related illnesses in Africa were not diagnosed with HIV prior to their death,…
Ghana: 22,000 children between 10-19 years had HIV in 2021 – AIDS Commission
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGhana AIDS Commission has revealed that more than 22,000 children between the ages of 10-19 years contracted HIV/AIDS in 2021. Read More
Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCould a quick-dissolving pill placed in the rectum prove to be an effective and safe “on-demand” way to prevent HIV infection among sexually…
No safety concerns seen with use of dapivirine vaginal ring during third trimester of pregnancy, according to interim results of DELIVER study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine posed no safety concerns when used in the third trimester of pregnancy, according to…
Third European officially cured of HIV: Utrecht researchers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 53-year-old European man has been declared cured of HIV by an international team of researchers, UMC Utrecht reports. Read More
Africa: What's the Deal With Viral Variants When It Comes to HIV?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen a study published last year on an HIV variant that has been circulating in the Netherlands for the last 20 years…
Mum finds out she has HIV after using home STI test kit
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteShauna Davies was diagnosed at the age of 25 and says she has now come to terms with her condition. Read More
Kolkata school sends HIV+ teacher on long leave over 'infection fears'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A teacher at a school for children with mental disabilities and learning difficulties was asked last week by his employers to…
Pakistan sees 70% rise in HIV cases in past seven years
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients in Pakistan grew significantly by over 70% in the last seven years, reveals National HIV…
Rise in HIV/AIDS infections by 129%
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFiji has increased its estimated new HIV/AIDS infections by 129 per cent from 2010 to 2021, says Minister for Health Dr Atonio…