Participants at a grave in remembrance of those who have died of HIV/Aids.
South Africa: Govt Moves to Earlier Aids Treatment
HIV-positive people in South Africa will be able to access antiretroviral sooner after the government raised the CD4 count necessary to access treatment. But some warn the victory is only half the battle.
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A university has launched a clinical trial to test a vaccine developed in Italy to investigate whether it can slow HIV progression in people already living with the virus. Read more »
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The South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS has called on the government to lead discussions with the private sector to find new ways to finance the fight against the disease. Read more »
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Beginning early treatment of HIV-infected people who are living in partnership with an uninfected person has shown a 96 percent reduction in risk of transmission, according to a ... Read more »
