HIV

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTeenagers, and particularly girls, are bearing the brunt of the global AIDS epidemic with around 30 adolescents becoming infected with HIV every…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA commonly prescribed component of the life-saving antiretroviral drug cocktails used to treat HIV may trigger weight gain, Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFourteen years after its establishment, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) still faces tough challenges in its efforts to…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLisa M. Hoffman, 48, of Orange, a former pharmacy technician was arrested today for stealing prescription HIV medications from the pharmacy Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  At least 40 per cent of the male population in Rwanda have so far been circumcised but the Rwanda Biomedical Centre…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe report indicates that distance of treatment centres and out of pocket expenses are major barriers to HIV service accessibility.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Nigeria maiden Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) report by the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has revealed that 11.2…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren as young as 12-years-old can now walk into a health facility unaccompanied, take an HIV test Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA significant drop in pre-natal clinic visits has resulted in a spike in mother-to-child HIV transmission, according to Health Principal Secretary (PS)…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe second-known person to naturally cure their HIV infection has been discovered by scientists in Argentina, raising hopes for a future cure. …