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Africa: Ending HIV in Children Is Way Off Target - Where to Focus Action Now
The Conversation Africa, 10 June 2021
World leaders have recently, under the auspices of the United Nations, renewed their commitment to ending AIDS. The new phase offers much needed hope for the future, provided the… Read more »
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Africa: Why African Countries Are Still Struggling in HIV War
Nation, 14 June 2021
Most HIV patients in African countries have lower viral suppression than those in high-income countries due to low rates of viral load testing, a study has shown. Read more »
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Africa: HIV 40 Years On - Four Action Points to End Aids As a Health Threat
The Conversation Africa, 8 June 2021
On 5 June 1981 a short report of five cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in young homosexual men in Los Angeles marked the discovery of AIDS, the first pandemic of the 20th century… Read more »
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Rwanda: President Kagame Pushes for Renewed Global Action to End HIV/Aids By 2030
New Times, 9 June 2021
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday stressed the need for increased partnerships to disburse funds in a flexible manner with the goal of strengthening health systems that contain… Read more »
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Nigeria: Zero Discrimination Day - Group Calls for More Awareness On Gender Discrimination
Premium Times, 1 March 2021
"Women need a lot of orientation especially those in rural communities where some old practices still exist," she said. Read more »
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Africa: Millions of People Are On Treatment for HIV - Why Are So Many Still Dying?
The Conversation Africa, 17 November 2020
Twenty years ago treatment for HIV was a rare luxury in South Africa. Exorbitant costs and President Thabo Mbeki's government's fierce opposition to providing antiretroviral… Read more »
40 Years On - Four Action Points to End AIDS As a Health Threat
A short report about five cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in young homosexual men in Los Angeles on June, 5 1981 marked the discovery of AIDS, the first pandemic of the 20th century caused by a completely new virus, HIV, writes Gilles Van Cutsem, Honorary Research Associate, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research at the University of Cape Town for The Conversation. Since then, HIV has killed 33 million people and infected 76 million. Of the 38 million people living with HIV, 27 million are now on life-saving treatment. But the UNAIDS 2020 target of ensuring that 30 million people would be on treatment by 2020 was not reached. In fact, not one of the 2020 targets has been achieved. In 2020, there were 1.5 million new infections, three times the target of 500,000, and 690,000 deaths were reported, almost 200,000 more than the target of 500,000. Van Cutsem has suggestions for four action points that are essential to put the HIV response back on track.
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Early results from a pivotal trial of an HIV prevention injection announced by University of the Witwatersrand researchers have been hailed as being a "game-changer" to turn "the ... Read more »
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The theme for World Aids Day for 2020 is 'Global solidarity, shared responsibility'. In a message, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the world to not ... Read more »
Members of the public light candles in remembrance of those who have died of HIV/Aids at a symbolic grave during a 2020 World Aids Day event in Kenya.
