Gene variant in people of African origin helps control HIV, says study

Between 4% and 13% of people of African origin could be carrying a particular variant that decreases the viral load

AIDS claimed 1 life every minute in 2022; 9.2 million patients sans HIV treatment: UNAIDS

While the number of AIDS-related deaths among children was reduced by 64% in 2010-2022, HIV still claimed the lives of approximately 84,000 children

HIV positive children’s treatment in Africa not on par with adults: UN Report

Only six African countries provided antiretroviral therapy to children living with HIV in 2020, a report by UNAIDS has said

‘HIV Made Me Fabulous’ film relies on science and embodied storytelling to counter stigma, discrimination

The movie aspires to let women know that if they are HIV-positive, they still have the right to enjoy all aspects of life, including sexuality, …

Global AIDS fight ‘in danger’ after setbacks due to COVID-19

Number of new infections dropped by only 3.6 % between 2020 and 2021, the smallest annual decline since 2016

India’s HIV-affected community ends protest over alleged shortage of drugs

Control office to be set up to work on forecasting, availability, supply chain, dispensing antiretroviral drugs  

World AIDS Day: Battles won and lost hold valuable lessons for managing COVID-19

Resources have helped reduce morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income regions. AIDS-related deaths have declined worldwide by 39% since …

African children are neglected when it comes to HIV treatment: Lancet study

Only 55% of African children living with HIV (including those who were previously undiagnosed) are on antiretroviral therapy and 32.6% have a …

12 African countries commit to ending AIDS in kids by 2030

Early HIV testing, eliminating vertical transmission and addressing social and structural barriers in plan of action

HIV: 1.35 million new cases can be prevented in South Africa till 2030 with higher financing

Investing in HIV response will also increase educational outcomes, reduce gender inequality & boost economic growth

Rural South Africa has a high burden of undiagnosed non-communicable diseases: Study

A health-screening programme in KwaZulu-Natal showed that most seniors, especially women were living with a chronic health condition

Mpox, AIDS & COVID-19 show challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma

Racial, sexual stigma around monkeypox spurred World Health Organization to rename the disease to mpox

HIV, TB, malaria prevalence will reduce with fewer inequalities in healthcare: WHO

A recent WHO report takes a look at 32 health indicators from 186 countries on HIV, TB and malaria, that kill 2 million annually  

Ensuring home for those abandoned with HIV: Meet Noori Amma

A transgender woman diagnosed with HIV in 1987 has run a home for children living with the disease for nearly two decades now

Here’s where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus

HIV remains a major global public health challenge and the COVID-19 pandemic has added to it

TB research shows a good diet can cut infections by nearly 50%

The TB community has typically looked for biomedical solutions, or “silver bullets”, for a social pathology, and we are struggling to …

Measles: Zimbabwe launches awareness campaign to fight vaccine hesitancy

This follows a sharp uptick in caseload and deaths  

Not just those infected with HIV, India’s TB patients too don’t get proper nutrition

Only 62.1% of over 2.1 million notified cases in 2021 received at least one tranche of payment under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana

Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Father of South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’

Archbishop Tutu didn’t stop his fight for human rights once apartheid came to a formal end in 1994. He continued to speak critically …

People with past exposure to antiretroviral drugs thrice as likely to resist them: WHO

Minimising spread of HIV drug resistance is one of the important aspects of broader global response to antimicrobial resistance

Dignity at the end of life: a Malawian nursing study shows the impact of food

Food security emerged as a critical concern in the study, that has significant consequences for dying women’s dignity. There are …

HIV+ patients protest months-long drug shortage outside NACO office

The patients have demanded fixing irregular supply of everyday antiretroviral therapy medication   

HIV-related stigma, discrimination persists in work world, reveals global survey

Less than half of people surveyed in India said people living with HIV should be allowed to work directly with people who do not have HIV

How COVID-19 restrictions prevent Nairobi’s sex workers from accessing vital healthcare

Unfortunately, COVID-19 has made it harder than usual for sex workers all over Africa to access healthcare

Acquired shortage: India’s HIV drugs are in short supply, which could have been averted 

This risks undoing India’s hard-won gains against HIV/AIDS and further derails the global progress, which is not on track to meet the goal …