Mozambique Among the Top Four Countries for New HIV Infection Rates
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago said on Monday that the country ranks in fourth position on the list of countries with high…
‘Sex for a fare’ motorcycle taxis threaten Uganda’s fight against Aids
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Uganda’s motorcycle taxis riders threaten to derail the country’s fight against HIV because of risky sexual behaviours, including sex with clients…
A fungus is major cause of death among people with HIV in the Brazilian Amazon
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA series of autopsies performed in an infectious disease hospital in the Brazilian Amazon reveals that infections by the Histoplasma fungus are…
55,000 women get infected with HIV/Aids weekly – UNAIDS
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 55,000 women and girls between 15 and 24 years get infected with HIV/Aids globally every week, officials from United Nations Programme…
Cancer and HIV link
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr. Miriam Ezekwe, the Southeast zonal coordinator for the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said the outbreak of…
New Treatment Allows Patient’s Immune System to Combat HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA study published in Cell Host & Microbe suggests that adding small molecules that imitate the T cell receptor CD4 to antiretroviral therapy could…
World AIDS Vaccine Day 2021: Here Are 10 Important Facts
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorld AIDS Vaccine Day is celebrated internationally on May 18. Read More
US ends HIV funding, cases spike in Northern Kenya
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe end to US funding of HIV testing and treatment in Northern Kenya may have contributed to increased new infections, especially in…
HIV/AIDS vaccine: Why don’t we have one after 37 years, when we have several for Covid-19 after a few months?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn current times, millions of lives have been saved because of rapid deployment of effective vaccines against Covid-19. Read More
Should Children Know Their HIV Status?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are surviving to adolescence and adulthood because of the increasing long-term use of antiretroviral therapy Read…