African countries step up contributions to the Global Fund
African countries increased investments in the Global Fund as global health partners seek to galvanise…
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Air pollution kills more than AIDs and malaria: study
Air pollution is a threat to the poor and could push an additional 100 million…
Women on World Population Day, 11 July 2016
People around the globe celebrated World Population Day on Monday (11/07/16) and reflected on population issues pivotal to the…
African life expectancy rising: governments must be doing something right
Efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and prolong lives with antiretroviral drugs have played a part…
HIV vaccine trials for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has partnered with the US-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) for a HIV vaccine…
More investment needed in developing female-controlled HIV prevention options
Results from two large-scale studies of a vaginal ring that releases the antiretroviral medicine dapivirine…
The West Africa AIDS Foundation conducts HTC at the 7th Africa Conference
The West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF), a non-governmental organisation on 10-12 February 2016 conducted HIV…
New state-run pharmaceutical company to produce antiretrovirals by 2019
The recently established state-owned pharmaceutical company, Ketlaphela, will start to produce antiretroviral drugs in 2019,…
Johnson & Johnson issues call for innovative ideas to reduce HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa
Johnson & Johnson issued a call for innovative ideas as part of the DREAMS Innovation Challenge,…
Possible mechanism explains increased HIV risk caused by progestin-only contraceptives
Recent findings published in The Lancet showed that injectable progestin-only contraceptives and high endogenous progesterone…