Prioritise health check-ups to combat HIV/AIDS, judicial officers urged: Justice Mugabo urged for prompt initiation of PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) for ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/prioritise-health-check-ups-to-combat-hiv-aids-judicial-officers-urged-4569860
HIV cases in PH may hit 500,000 in 6 years: DOH: The Philippines expects its human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases to breach the 500,000 mark in 6 years ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/23/hiv-cases-in-ph-may-hit-500-000-in-6-years-doh-1228
Tinubu appoints new DG for NACA, relocates aids agency: The relocation of NACA to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is to foster synergy and ...
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/677515-tinubu-appoints-new-dg-for-naca-relocates-aids-agency.html
Women in Zambia Are Obsessed With Using Tobacco for Sex — Despite the Health Risks
globalpressjournal.com/africa/zambia/zambian-women-obsessed-using-tobacco-sex-despite-health-risks/
HIV-AIDS, TB dialogue held: Yesterday morning, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony attended the first session of the HIV- AIDS Tuberculosis Programme Country ...
stabroeknews.com/2024/03/15/news/guyana/hiv-aids-tb-dialogue-held/
To protect everyone’s health, we must protect everyone’s rights: Legal and societal barriers significantly hinder the effectiveness of community leadership in ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/commentary/to-protect-everyone-s-health-we-must-protect-everyone-s-rights-4544594
Ensure success of sustainability agenda on HIV/AIDS, NACA urges stakeholders: Aliyu stated this during a meeting with development partners and other stakeholders ...
punchng.com/ensure-success-of-sustainability-agenda-on-hiv-aids-naca-urges-stakeholders/
Cambodia tells students to avoid "inappropriate activities" on Valentine's Day, warning them of the perils of "losing dignity" ... Show more
Quick Glance: Valentine's Day Celebrated Through Masturbation
- Valentine's Day concept is dull, but self-pleasure offers a delightful escape.
- Embrace creativity and sensuality on this overrated holiday.
- Masturbation is a self-indulgent way to experience joy and relief.
- Enhance Valentine's Day with imagination and self-care practices.
Patients forced to share anti-HIV drug PrEP amid ‘massive jump’ in STIs: With sexual health services almost breaking, patients unable to get appointments are ...
inews.co.uk/news/prep-hiv-drug-sharing-increase-stis-2906945
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Uganda in partnership with Ministry of Health is holding a commemorative event on International Condom Day in Lyantonde ... Show more
HIV patients forced into sex, new study reveals: “80% of people living with HIV who experienced human rights abuse do not seek redress because they do not ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_179660
Dr. Jesse Peel, who helped lead state AIDS response, dies from a fall: Dr. Jesse Peel, a long-term AIDS survivor, went on to become instrumental in shaping ...
ajc.com/news/obituaries/dr-jesse-peel-who-helped-lead-state-aids-response-dies-from-a-fall/2EJVPPQZJRCQ7KMZWUPJSJRXNQ/
Half of Black D.C. residents lack easy access to health care, analysis shows: The numbers underscore the troubled state of health outcomes for Black residents in ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/03/dc-black-health-care-outcomes/
Rwanda: Young Women and Girls Face Higher HIV Risk - UN Report: Young women and girls are more than twice as likely to contract HIV as young men and boys ...
allafrica.com/stories/202401050023.html
Innovations likely to improve healthcare this year: As we start the New Year, we look at some health breakthroughs that started in 2023 and are likely to ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/healthy-living/innovations-likely-to-improve-healthcare-this-year-4479432
New HIV cases declining in San Francisco, except among Latino men: New HIV cases in San Francisco declined about 5% in 2022 compared with 2021 ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/new-hiv-cases-declining-san-francisco-except-18532983.php
Bending the curve: What a decade-long roll-out of the anti-HIV pill can teach the world
mg.co.za/health/2023-12-01-bending-the-curve-what-a-decade-long-roll-out-of-the-anti-hiv-pill-can-teach-the-world/
Q&A: Rosette Royale reflects on World AIDS Day 35 years later: Rosette Royale, a Seattle-based journalist and storyteller, shares her hopes for ending ...
seattletimes.com/life/qa-rosette-royale-reflects-on-world-aids-day-35-years-later/
Concern as 248 children aged 10-19 infected with HIV weekly: Kenya is grappling with a concerning surge in HIV infections among adolescents ...
standardmedia.co.ke/health/health-science/article/2001486522/concern-as-248-children-aged-10-19-infected-with-hiv-weekly
Campaign vs HIV stigma, discrimination launched: The United Nations AIDS program launched a campaign aimed at reducing the stigma and discrimination experienced ...
news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/12/01/23/campaign-vs-hiv-stigma-discrimination-launched
Push to end workplace discrimination on HIV/AIDS: Labour Minister Stephen Mc Clashie said Trinidad and Tobago continues to advance its mandate to ensure all ...
trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/push-to-end-workplace-discrimination-on-hiv-aids/article_b0e6c20c-8fb5-11ee-a29f-eb8d649ad1db.html
World Aids Day puts spotlight on treatment challenges faced by HIV patients in South African hospitals
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/world-aids-day-puts-spotlight-on-treatment-challenges-faced-by-hiv-patients-in-south-african-hospitals-9bec6c8d-e79a-4eb9-8013-b8ebff5211be
Tame your bodies for a bright future, Atwine urges Ugandan youth: Atwine said abstinence is the most tried and tested method of HIV prevention and can still be ...
newvision.co.ug/category/health/tame-your-bodies-for-a-bright-future-atwine-u-NV_175781
Atwine weeps over teen pregnancies: Speaking at the national launch of the Global Alliance to End Aids in Children by 2030, Dr Atwine said stakeholders must go ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/atwine-weeps-over-teen-pregnancies-4443928
Bogus ‘doctor’ Matthew Lani went on media drive seeking donations, claimed boyfriend deliberately infected him with HIV
iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/bogus-doctor-matthew-lani-went-on-media-drive-seeking-donations-claimed-boyfriend-deliberately-infected-him-with-hiv-00f2f8f9-3c0a-4cfd-ab33-b3e7ef1dc315
How to tell your child they are HIV-positive: The policy by the health ministry stipulates that by the age of 10 years, parents should be in a position to tell ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_175358
South Africa’s remarkable TB clinical trial capacity — here’s why so much research can be done here
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-11-20-tb-clinical-trials-why-south-africa-has-a-remarkable-capacity/
Orlando HIV rates continue to outpace national average: Orlando had a higher rate of diagnoses in 2021 than Florida’s average. For the last decade ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/11/20/orlando-hiv-rates-continue-to-outpace-national-average/
What the new WHO TB numbers mean for South Africa: An estimated 54,000 people died of tuberculosis in South Africa in 2022 and about 280 ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-11-10-what-the-new-who-tb-numbers-mean-for-south-africa/
‘Why my experience with PEP may explain low uptake’: PEP should only be taken after eating something. The common side effects include nausea and vomiting
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_173958
HIV-positive? Avoid alcohol for better health — Dr Watiti: Watiti, who has lived with HIV/AIDS for over 35 years says, alcohol not only impacts behaviour but ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_173783
Teso community health workers get 110 bicycles for HIV fight: “As the epidemic is mature in the country, we are finding it difficult to identify the last ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_173598
Advocacy groups call on Congress to reauthorize global HIV initiative: A bipartisan alliance of more than 30 health care groups and policy experts are calling on ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4274427-advocacy-groups-call-on-congress-to-reauthorize-global-hiv-initiative/
‘I stopped counting how many friends died’: life after the contaminated blood scandal
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/19/contaminated-blood-scandal-i-stopped-counting-how-many-friends-died
Fears over Uganda's anti-gay law threaten HIV progress: The legislation adopted in May contains provisions making "aggravated homosexuality" a capital ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/fears-over-uganda-s-anti-gay-law-threaten-hiv-progress-4395526
Uganda's anti-gay law jeopardises progress in the fight against AIDS | Africanews
africanews.com/2023/10/09/ugandas-anti-gay-law-jeopardises-progress-in-the-fight-against-aids/
Politicians, civil society bid farewell health activist and Struggle stalwart Hoosen ‘Jerry’ Coovadia
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-10-04-jerry-coovadia-tributes-pour-in-for-health-activist-struggle-stalwart/
State Department slams GOP for failing to reauthorize global AIDS program: The inability of Congress to renew the primary U.S. program for combating AIDS across ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4236755-state-department-slams-gop-for-failing-to-reauthorize-global-aids-program/
South Africa to roll out vaginal rings to fight HIV scourge: This year, women and girls have accounted for 53 percent of all HIV infections globally ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/south-africa-to-roll-out-vaginal-rings-to-fight-hiv-scourge-4384460
Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it.
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/31/1196864156/trump-hiv-aids-epidemic-defund-house-republicans
How cervical cancer became leading killer: The palliative care volunteer said what increased her fears was the number of people who were dying of cancer at the ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/how-cervical-cancer-became-leading-killer-4377650
Remi Tinubu seeks improved advocacy on TB, HIV/AIDS in children: Mrs Tinubu was one of the panellists who spoke on strategies to advance global health standards ...
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/626865-remi-tinubu-seeks-improved-advocacy-on-tb-hiv-aids-in-children.html
After backlash, Blue Cross NC lowers out-of-pocket costs on HIV treatments: Blue Cross Blue Shield NC lowers out-of-pocket costs on HIV-treatment drugs after ...
charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article279208479.html
70% new HIV cases are in young girls - report: This has been attributed to, among others, inadequate information about prevention, gender-based violence and rape
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/70-new-hiv-cases-are-in-young-girls-report-4365278
Pork sales soar as ARV concerns come to fore: The misuse of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to fatten pigs and chicken in Uganda has raised concerns about health ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/pork-sales-soar-as-arv-concerns-come-to-fore-4363778
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The challenges of treating TB in Uganda : Each day, close to 240 people contract TB and approximately 30 lose their lives
monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/healthy-living/the-challenges-of-treating-tb-in-uganda--4364350
‘We need to act on the scale we did for HIV’: South Africa struggles to avert a diabetes ‘car crash’
theguardian.com/global-development/2023/aug/31/we-need-to-act-on-the-scale-we-did-for-hiv-south-africa-struggles-to-avert-a-diabetes-car-crash
MPs summon health ministry over ARVs in poultry: Away from the health hazards this poses to consumers of poultry products, she pointed out that the phenomena ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_168940
Newer HIV prevention drugs more accessible under latest guidelines: The hundreds of thousands of Americans who take a regimen of HIV prevention drugs known as ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/newer-hiv-prevention-drugs-accessible-latest-18313704.php
HPA offers tips for safe dating on Qixi: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/08/22/2003805110
Pharmacists can now prescribe medication directly to HIV patients. What this means for SA’s fight against HIV/Aids
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/pharmacists-can-now-prescribe-medication-directly-to-hiv-patients-what-this-means-for-sas-fight-against-hivaids-9d73e892-400d-4015-8b22-099d06676edd
In Botswana, condom shortage adds to trans people's health woes: "The male nurse refused to give me condoms and said, 'just abstain ...
timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2023-08-17-in-botswana-condom-shortage-adds-to-trans-peoples-health-woes/
Here is why you may get false positive results: A false positive can lead to a misdiagnosis which can have serious consequences on a person's health ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/healthy-living/here-is-why-you-may-get-false-positive-results-4335438
South Africa: Incentives Seem to Work in Private Healthcare, Why Not in Public?: Analysis - Doing 'the right thing' for one's health ...
allafrica.com/stories/202308140497.html
How lessons learned from COVID are preparing the world for future health threats: The State Department is putting lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/how-lessons-learned-from-covid-are-preparing-the-world-for-future-health-threats
Govt asked to involve private sector in AIDS fight: Gender ministry commissioner for youth and children Mondo Kyateka said a lot has been done for the youth ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_167221
Why pregnant women should undergo HIV test: UNAIDS is urging pregnant women to undergo HIV testing in order to safeguard their unborn children from the virus.
news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/08/08/23/why-pregnant-women-should-undergo-hiv-test
Africa: Faith Leaders Find 'Hidden' Children Living With HIV: To find "hidden" children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their ...
allafrica.com/stories/202308060080.html
Nigeria working towards eradicating HIV/AIDS by 2030 – NACA DG - Healthwise: Lara Adejoro The Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr ...
healthwise.punchng.com/nigeria-working-towards-eradicating-hiv-aids-by-2030-naca-dg/
Marcos urges whole of society approach vs TB, HIV/AIDS: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday urged a whole-of-society approach in combating tuberculosis or ...
news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/24/23/marcos-urges-whole-of-society-approach-vs-tb-hivaids
Can taking two pills a week slow down TB in South Africa? There’s a new plan in place
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-07-18-tb-prevention-plan-can-taking-two-pills-a-week-slow-the-disease/
More than 4.7m people in South Africa placed on new HIV med in four years: In what is likely to be one of the largest treatment roll-outs in South African ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-07-17-dolutegravir-in-sa-more-than-4-7m-on-new-hiv-med-in-4-years/
Compulsory cancer screening 'is unethical and violates human rights': Complaints of alleged coerced screening for cervical cancer among women living ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_165088
Districts and regions with high new HIV infections named: Last year (2022,) alone, Wakiso district registered about 5, 750 new HIV infections ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_165295
No one should die of AIDS-related illnesses: No one should die of AIDS-related illnesses in this era because treatment works, said Dr. Richard Amenyah, director ...
thenassauguardian.com/no-one-should-die-of-aids-related-illnesses/
Prisons leads in HIV suppression: “Evidence confirms that those who are suppressing the Virus in their bodies with the help of ART are not able to pass on ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_165234
Number of people accessing HIV treatment increases globally — report: A decline in HIV is strong in regions carrying the highest burden of HIV around the world ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_164995
Need to get Plan B or an HIV test online? Facebook may know about it: Looking for an at-home HIV test on CVS' website is not as private an experience as one ...
techxplore.com/news/2023-07-hiv-online-facebook.html
Need to get Plan B or an HIV test online? Facebook may know about it: Trackers were found collecting browsing- and purchase-related data on websites of 12 of the ...
bostonherald.com/2023/07/11/need-to-get-plan-b-or-an-hiv-test-online-facebook-may-know-about-it/
New HIV Infections Traced to Closed VIP Spa Offering ‘Vampire Facials’ : The salon closed down five years ago after two HIV infections were reported ...
thedailybeast.com/new-hiv-infections-traced-to-closed-vip-spa-offering-vampire-facials
Quick Glance: New HIV Case Linked to 'Vampire Facial' at Closed New Mexico Spa
- A new HIV case has been linked to a 'vampire facial' at a closed spa in Albuquerque, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.
- The department previously linked two HIV cases to injection-related procedures at the spa in 2019.
- Former clients are advised to get retested, even if they tested negative before, the department said.
- As of July 5, the Department of Health identified additional HIV infections 'with direct or indirect connection with services provided at the VIP Spa,' although the exact number was not specified.
loveLife yields positive results in fight against HIV/Aids among young people: The work loveLife has been doing over the past 24 years to reduce HIV infection ...
iol.co.za/news/opinion/lovelife-yields-positive-results-in-fight-against-hivaids-among-young-people-22784039-be67-4349-9d7d-e84adc3c1a75
‘HIV in prisons is a ticking time bomb’: Transmission of HIV among detained or jailed persons is attributed “to same sex intimacy, delays in the window period
monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/-hiv-in-prisons-is-a-ticking-time-bomb--4297698
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'Unsustainable' surge in HIV cases is straining Baton Rouge's jail. What's behind the rise?
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/a-surge-in-hiv-cases-is-straining-baton-rouges-jail/article_cf752e60-dd55-11ed-9467-635a5e4983ab.html
Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases: Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to ...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article/drugstores-pixel-sensitive-data-social-media-companies/
South Africa: HIV Prevention Shots and Vaginal Rings - This Is Why SA Pilots Have Not Yet Started
allafrica.com/stories/202306280472.html
Here's How to Get the PrEP Drugs Descovy and Truvada to Prevent HIV for Free: Historically, prescription drugs like PrEP—used to prevent HIV infections—have been ...
consumerreports.org/health/drugs/get-prep-drugs-descovy-and-truvada-to-prevent-hiv-for-free-a8071166318/
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South Africa: HIV Self-Testing a Gamechanger for the Most Vulnerable Communities: Press Release - Self-testing kits for HIV/AIDS provide the most vulnerable and ...
allafrica.com/stories/202306260165.html
Russia’s sexual health crisis just got militarised: As temperatures rise and the Ukrainians press the frontline, infectious diseases remain another challenge for ...
spectator.co.uk/article/russias-sexual-health-crisis-just-got-militarised/
South Cotabato sees increasing HIV infections mostly among young people: South Cotabato has 855 confirmed HIV cases, show data from the health department
rappler.com/nation/south-cotabato-sees-increasing-hiv-infections-mostly-among-young-people/
Walmart plans to expand its specialty HIV outreach: Walmart has leaned in to providing specialty care for HIV in communities that are highly affected by the ...
cnbc.com/2023/06/09/walmart-plans-to-expand-its-specialty-hiv-outreach.html
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