41% of Nigerians living with HIV — Report September 19, 2021
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute A report has revealed that about 41 percent of persons from Lagos, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Oyo and Kano states in Nigeria…
200K HIV positive Nigerians on the loose, 1.7m identified
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) said it has identified 1.7 million out of 1.9 million Nigerians living with HIV. …
South Africa: 1,300 new HIV infections detected in young girls weekly, report reveals
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence against women and girls globally, with at least 35,000 girls aged between…
Human Trials for HIV Vaccine Created With mRNA Technology to Begin
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute Over the past decade, advances in HIV treatment have yielded new drug combinations, once-daily dosing, and, most recently, the introduction of long-acting injectables Read…
400,000 Nigerian drug users who share needles responsible for spread of HIV
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute About 400,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes as a group while ingesting drugs are responsible for the spread of…
Nigeria: ‘US provides treatment for 83% of HIV-positive patients’
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tuesday, joined the Director of Public Health, Minister of Health, Dr. M.O. Alex-Okoh, Read More
Global roll-out of HIV treatment has saved millions of lives
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute The 90–90–90 targets, agreed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2016, called for the vast majority of people living with HIV…
Another HIV Vaccine Trial Canceled Due to Poor Results
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute Another trial of an experimental HIV vaccine has been halted after researchers concluded the vaccine provided only limited protection. Read More
J&J's HIV vaccine fails trial in latest blow to the field
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ.N) experimental vaccine failed to provide sufficient protection against HIV to young women in sub-Saharan Africa, Read More
How the Black church can help end the HIV/AIDS crisis
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute On this National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a looming threat to Black communities. Read More