Does Circumcision Actually Help Prevent HIV?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany studies, mostly out of Africa, have drawn conclusions that circumcision is effective in reducing STIs, including HIV. Read More
PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, now 100% free for the insured
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA life-changing drug that can reduce the risk of getting HIV by as much as 99% is now completely free for millions…
GSK agrees deal to develop longer-acting HIV drugs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlaxoSmithKline has agreed a deal to develop ultra-long acting HIV drugs administered as little as four times a year that could revolutionise…
Group decries illegal disclosure of HIV status before employment
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) have decried the illegal compulsion of Nigerians to disclose their HIV status…
Nigeria: Twelve test positive for HIV at medical outreach
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least 12 persons tested positive for HIV and cervical cancer at an Inner Wheel Club medical screening held in Lagos on…
Kenya: Study Shows HIV Drug Dolutegravir Better At Viral Suppression
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHIV patients with a high viral load who take a drug known as dolutegravir have greater viral suppression than those that take…
41% of Nigerians living with HIV — Report September 19, 2021
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 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
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNational 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
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth 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
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver 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…