UN Reports Dire Lack of HIV/Aids Treatment For Africa's Children
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrican children are neglected when it comes to HIV treatment. Read More
Two PrEP medications are now available. Equally safe/effective. The biggest difference? The price tag.
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith a significantly costlier medication for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) approved in 2019, a new study examined reasons patients switched to the…
Hospital to pay woman Sh2m for testing HIV without her consent
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minute A hospital has been fined Sh2 million for conducting HIV tests on a woman without her consent. Read More
Interview with Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong on new HIV study (VIDEO)
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrica CDC Director John Nkengasong discusses the obligations governments and donors in the fight against the spread of HIV. Read More
Research finds stigma remains around HIV – even 40 years on: Here’s what you can do to encourage change
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s been 40 years since the first reported cases of HIV in the UK, and since then, medical advancements in treatment have…
Two-Drug Combination of Dolutegravir and Lamivudine Equally Effective in HIV Treatment as Existing Therapies
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe combination drug regimen of dolutegravir and lamivudine (Dovato, ViiV Healthcare) demonstrated non-inferior efficacy compared to the continuation of a current antiretroviral…
65 Kenyans taking Prep contract HIV, Health ministry says
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSixty-five Kenyans have contracted HIV while consistently taking the preventive drugs called Prep, the Ministry of Health has said. Read More
Cervical cancer screening age in women living with HIV should increase to 21 years
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive women have a greater likelihood of developing cervical cancer than HIV-negative women. Read More
One size does not fit all: Expanding the buffet of choices for preventing HIV
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreat strides have been made in HIV prevention, treatment and care, since the first case of the viral infection was reported 40…
Thousands of Kenyan men unaware of their HIV positive status
1 Mins read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of Kenyan men are living with HIV but are unaware of their positive status, researchers say. Read More