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HIV Prevention Drug Truvada Offers New Hope

Billions of dollars have been pumped into research to stop the transmission of HIV and Aids, which has claimed millions of lives across board. Now it seems to be paying off, with the launch of a new drug, Truvada.

A new HIV prevention drug Truvada has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

  • Nigeria:   HIV/Aids - Inching Towards Cure

    Daily Trust, 26 June 2012

    Almost a decade ago since the HIV/AIDS virus was discovered, no cure seems to be at the horizons, despite billions of dollars spent and pumped into research to stop the… Read more »

  • Uganda:   'Truvada Is Not HIV Vaccine'

    Observer, 20 June 2012

    Scientists in Uganda have dismissed reports that an HIV vaccine has been found. Read more »

  • Nigeria:   HIV Prevention Drug Truvada Launches

    Daily Trust, 23 May 2012

    Efforts at dealing with HIV/AIDS remain in prevention after the Amercian embassy unveiled an HIV prevention drug Truvada. Read more »

  • Uganda:   Truvada Offers Hope

    Independent (Kampala), 27 May 2012

    On May 10, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the antiretroviral drug TDF/FTC (brand name Truvada) be licensed for use as an HIV/AIDS vaccine, moving the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Truvada Receives FDA Approval

    The Herald, 16 May 2012

    Truvada -- a common anti-retroviral drug in Zimbabwe -- has been given the nod for use as an HIV-prevention tool in high-risk negative people. The approval was given by an advisory… Read more »

  • Africa:   U.S. Moving Towards a-Pill-a-Day HIV Prevention

    Health-e, 12 May 2012

    HIV prevention groups in the United States have hailed the recommendation by an FDA Advisory Committee that emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF/FTC or Truvada) be… Read more »

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