Antiretroviral therapy coverage for HIV in low- & middle-income countries to grow 25% by 2025, says WHO
Presently, only half the children living with HIV receive ART; may fall short of UNAIDS treatment coverage target for 2025
World AIDS Day: Communities can lead way to ending public health threat, says UNAIDS
Suggests integrating, elevating and engaging communities at all stages of HIV-related decision-making
AMR causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic
In many African countries, poverty and inequality propel the likelihood of antimicrobial resistance
In a first, immunotherapy that pulls HIV virus out of hiding to kill it
Latest findings offer relief to HIV-positive patients taking medicines daily
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
Crackdown on LGBT people leading to HIV-AIDS crisis in Indonesia: Report
HIV rate among gay men in Indonesia has increased five-fold from 5% in 2007 to 25% in 2015
Communities can make – or break – strategies to curb HIV
They need greater recognition as equal partners in the fight against HIV as well as resources to continue doing the critically important work …
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
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
Public acceptance of gay relationships will help control spread of AIDS: SC on Section 377
Justice DY Chandrachud told lawyers that same sex couples living in denial with no access to medical care were more prone to contracting and …
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
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+ patients protest months-long drug shortage outside NACO office
The patients have demanded fixing irregular supply of everyday antiretroviral therapy medication