HIV

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA first-of-its-kind study identifies mechanisms that explain how a drug commonly used to treat HIV and hepatitis causes kidney disease and kidney…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith successful treatment, HIV has become a chronic health condition which can be managed with life-long care.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Kevin Kibet* was born in 2016, he weighed 3.8 kilogrammes. Weeks later, he started weighing less. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday, effective treatment means that people who are now diagnosed with HIV can have a near-normal life expectancy – something that would…

Reading Time: < 1 minutePrivate health care professionals reacted today to a decision preventing them from providing free medication used to prevent HIV infection. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Despite access to PrEP and at-home STI testing, HIV rates continue to increase in Ireland, especially among younger populations. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 38 million people around the world are living with HIV. About 70% of them live in Africa. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBloodsucking insects including mosquitoes, flies, lice, and bed bugs do not transmit Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV) Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programmes Manager,…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWomen that experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV,  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree years after marriage, a man has discovered to his shock that his wife is HIV positive and is actually on treatment…