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November 21
Liberia: 34,000 Liberians Living With HIV
Liberian Investigator
Thirty-four thousand (34,000) Liberians are living with HIV, and the National AIDS Commission is urging urgent, united action to reignite the fight against the epidemic ahead of… Read more »
November 20
Uganda: Experts Warn HIV Progress At Risk Without Sustained Efforts, Rights-Based Interventions
Nile Post
Globally, over 31 million people are now living with HIV, a stark increase from 8 million decades ago. In 2023 alone, 380,000 new infections were recorded, highlighting persistent… Read more »
November 15
Kenya: Integrated HIV, TB and Malaria Care Supports Mothers-to-Be and Newborns in Kenya
Global Fund
Catherine Nyiva's first pregnancy was difficult. She didn't know what to expect. Read more »
November 14
Africa: Peer Power - How Youth-Led Outreach Can Transform PrEP Access in Tanzania #HIVR4P2024
allAfrica
Margareth Mwakilasa, an assistant research fellow at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and a PhD student in Global Health at University College Dublin,… Read more »
November 13
Namibia: Health Ministry Reports On HIV-Aids Trends
Namibian
More than 7 000 children in Namibia are living with HIV-AIDS, the latest figures released by the Ministry of Health and Social Services shows. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Faces New Challenge in HIV Treatment As Resistance to Dolutegravir (DTG) Emerges
263Chat
Zimbabwe's remarkable progress in HIV treatment faces a new hurdle as cases of resistance to the life-saving drug, Dolutegravir (DTG), emerge. With over 1.2 million people… Read more »
November 12
Zimbabwe: Ending Aids Epidemic in Zim By 2030 Within Reach
The Herald
The goal of ending the AIDS epidemic in Zimbabwe by 2030 is within reach, deputy HIV Prevention Coordinator AIDS and TB Programmes in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Mr… Read more »
Namibia: More Than 200,000 Namibians Live With HIV
Namibian
The Ministry of Health and Social Services, in collaboration with UNAIDS, have announced that about 228 538 Namibians are living with HIV. Read more »
South Africa: Where Are We in the Search for an HIV Cure?
spotlight
Highly effective treatments for HIV have existed since the mid-1990s. But while these treatments keep people healthy, we do not yet have a safe and scalable way to completely rid… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Sex Education Crucial in Curbing HIV, Stis
The Herald
"Young people these days are more afraid of getting pregnant than they are of getting HIV." Read more »
November 08
Africa: New Guidance Sets Path to Strengthen AMR Surveillance [press release]
Africa CDC
With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) now a leading threat to public health in Africa--causing more fatalities than HIV, TB, and malaria combined--a new surveillance guidance… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, USAID Unveil Joint Research Study On HIV Vaccine
This Day
The federal government yesterday formally announced the commencement of the HIV Vaccine Innovation, Science, and Technology Acceleration in Africa (HIV-VISTA) project in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, Seven Others Begin African-Led HIV Vaccine Development
Premium Times
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had on Tuesday named HIV, malaria, Tuberculosis, and 14 other pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development Read more »
November 06
Southern Africa: NAC Calls for Harmonisation of SADC HIV Treatment Regimens
The Herald
As SADC Health Ministers meet in Harare to discuss various issues affecting the region, there have been calls for the harmonisation of the region's HIV treatment regimens to… Read more »
November 05
Gambia: Hon Fatou Kinteh Attends OIC High Level Ministerial Donors' Conference in Jeddah PS Kah With Hon. Fatou Kinteh
The Point
Honorable Fatou S. Kinteh, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare attended the OIC High Level Ministerial Donors' Conference in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, to support the… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Targets 8,000 Individuals for 2025 HIV/Aids Survey
Premium Times
In 2018, Lagos State reported a prevalence rate of 1.4 per cent, with more than 170,000 residents living with HIV. Read more »
November 04
Southern Africa: SADC to Hold Joint Meeting of Ministers of Health and Ministers Responsible for HIV & Aids [document]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold a Joint meeting of the SADC Ministers of Health and Ministers responsible for HIV & AIDS on 7th November 2024 in… Read more »
South Africa: Women in SA Could Have Access to a Three-Monthly HIV Prevention Ring By 2026
spotlight
A flexible silicone ring that slowly releases antiretrovirals is one of just two long-acting HIV prevention products registered for use in South Africa. Results from a new study… Read more »
November 02
Uganda: Infant HIV Infections Drop, but Challenges Remain.
Independent (Kampala)
Uganda has made major strides in reducing the number of infants born with HIV, but persistent challenges remain in achieving the goal of zero infections. While the country has… Read more »
October 30
Kenya: Health Ministry Reports 83% Drop in New HIV Infection in a Decade
Capital FM
Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa announced on Wednesday that Kenya recorded 16,752 new HIV infections in 2023, a significant drop from 101,560 in 2013. Read more »
October 25
Lesotho: Lesotho Challenged to Transform Its HIV Response
Lesotho Times
LESOTHO is being challenged to transform its HIV response for sustainability by 2030 and beyond, as declining funding and competing priorities threaten progress. Read more »
October 24
Zimbabwe: High Rates of Untreated Osteoporosis Found Among Women in Zimbabwe Living With HIV
New Zimbabwe
Despite high rates of untreated osteoporosis and previous fractures among menopausal women in Zimbabwe -- especially among those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) --… Read more »
October 23
Uganda: Uganda's Efforts to Combat HIV/Aids Show Progress but Challenges Remain
Nile Post
Uganda's efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic have made significant strides, yet crucial gaps remain, particularly in preventing mother-to-child transmission of the virus. Read more »
Kenya: 'Availability of Lenacapavir Treatment in 2025 Set to Transform Global Health,' Says CDC Kenya's Director
Capital FM
The U.S Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has confirmed the availability of lenacapavir, a two-yearly injectable HIV/ADS treatment as early as the summer 2025, a decision made by… Read more »
October 21
Zimbabwe: Six-Month Protection - Lenacapavir Injection Could Transform HIV Prevention
263Chat
In a groundbreaking development for HIV prevention, the efficacy and safety of a six-monthly injection containing the antiretroviral drug lenacapavir have been confirmed through… Read more »
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