Kenya right to adopt three tests for HIV diagnosis
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Kenya has taken a commendable step by adopting the World Health Organization’s recommendation to transition from a two-test to a three-test HIV…
Alarm as Kenya reports cases of advanced HIV disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In what could be a worrying trend to public health and policy experts, it is now emerging that Kenya is currently reporting…
Major health alert as Philippines tallies 55 new HIV cases daily, among the highest in the world
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Philippines tallies at least 55 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases daily, one of the highest in the world, Philippines Health…
Moms with HIV can breastfeed if taking treatment and virus is undetectable, pediatricians’ group says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Each time LaTonya looks at framed photos of herself breastfeeding her baby son for the first time, she swells with emotion. Read…
How children at Treloar Collect were used as 'objects of research'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Children were used as ‘objects for research’ while the risks of contracting hepatitis and HIV were ignored at a specialist school where boys…
HIV positive prostitute had sex with 211 men after learning she’d been infected, cops say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An HIV-positive sex worker had sexual interactions with over 200 clients across multiple states, police say, prompting a health warning. Read More
Rishi Sunak approves £10bn compensation for blood scandal victims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Rishi Sunak is set to sign off on a £10 billion compensation scheme for the victims of the infected blood scandal. Read…
People with HIV can be sperm and egg donors
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Same-sex couples with non-transmissible HIV will now be able to donate eggs or sperm and become parents. Read More
NHS is eyeing long-lasting jab cabotegravir that costs £1,000 for every injection to keep HIV at bay
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A jab that offers long-lasting protection for people at a higher risk of catching HIV could soon be offered on the NHS. Read More
Nigeria’s failure to prioritise youth sexual health hampers HIV prevention– UNAIDS
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has said Nigeria’s failure to cater adequately for the sexual and reproductive rights of young…