Breakthrough with single-dose HIV treatment
A breakthrough pricing agreement for HIV drugs means the first affordable, single-pill antiretroviral treatment is…
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Child living with HIV maintains remission without drugs since 2008
A nine-year-old South African child who was diagnosed with HIV infection at one month of…
The World Health Organization urges action against HIV drug resistance threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) alerts countries to the increasing trend of resistance to HIV…
Global experts recommend that people with HIV should be vaccinated against meningococcal disease
The Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) – an international group of expert scientists, doctors and public…
Trouble as dominant HIV testing kits fail crucial World Health Organization test
Most of the dominant HIV testing kits used in Kenya and several other African countries…
Religious leaders could help improve uptake of male circumcision in HIV-prevention effort
Estimates suggest that helping religious leaders to discuss circumcision with their congregations could lead to…
East Africa gets US$18 million funding to fight HIV
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are among 13 African countries that will receive US$55 million from…
Certain species of vaginal bacteria can increase a woman’s susceptibility to HIV
Specific bacteria living in the human vagina may play a previously unrecognised role in the…
Trial initiated for long-lasting injectable PrEP to block HIV transmission
The first phase 3 clinical trial of a long-acting injectable drug to block transmission of…
Study finds high prevalence of multidrug-resistant HIV
While multidrug-resistant forms of infections, such as tuberculosis, have become a growing problem for people…