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Injection Twice A Year 100% Effective In HIV Treatment: Study
A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.
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"I Must Live!" Hospital Gives Hope To Central African HIV Patients
Annie struggles to draw breath after speaking and her spindly legs barely support her, but the Central African HIV sufferer continues to defy the debilitating illness.
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Covid-Infected HIV Patient Developed 21 Mutations, Study Shows
A South African woman suffering from inadequately treated HIV, and who harbored Covid-19 for nine months saw the respiratory virus develop at least 21 mutations while in her body, according to a study.
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Omicron-Like Variants Could Be Stifled By AIDS Treatment Programs: Report
South Africa should boost the provision of antiretroviral drugs for millions of people infected with HIV to potentially reduce the chance of new Covid-19 variants to emerge, scientists said.
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Another Country Stops Sputnik Covid Jabs After South Africa HIV Fears
Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said on Saturday.
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South Africa Rejects Russian Sputnik V Covid Vaccine Over HIV Fears
South Africa's health products regulator on Monday said it would not approve Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men.
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Indian-Origin Virologist In South Africa Dies Of Coronavirus Complications
Virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five in the country. Ms Ramjee, a vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19.
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Indian-Origin Couple Gets Top US Award For 'Breakthrough' AIDS Research
A globally-acclaimed South African Indian-origin researcher couple was honoured today with a prestigious award for their exceptional contributions in the field of HIV/AIDS.
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Injections, Implants Tested As New Weapons To Prevent HIV
Scientists are taking the battle to prevent HIV to the next level with large-scale trials set to start using injections to protect vulnerable groups such as gay men and women in Africa for at least two months.
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New HIV Vaccine Trial To Start In South Africa
Scientists say a new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa this week, could be "the final nail in the coffin" for the disease if it is successful.
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HIV Or AIDS Still Top Killer Of African Adolescents
HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death among Africans aged between 10 and 19, UNICEF chief Anthony Lake said Monday at the start of a major international conference on the virus.
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Global Life Expectancy Increases Upto Five Years Since 2000: WHO
Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said, crediting progress in Africa against HIV, AIDS and malaria.
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'Sugar Daddies' And 'Blessers': A Threat To AIDS Fight
Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior.
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African Study Exceeds UN 'Test And Treat' Goal For Ending HIV Pandemic
A UN goal to get seven out of 10 HIV positive people to take a test, start medication and suppress the deadly virus in their blood is achievable, a study in East Africa showed today, raising hopes of ending the AIDS pandemic.
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HIV Therapy Can Prevent Transmission During Breastfeeding
Taking a three-drug antiretroviral therapy against HIV can prevent transmission of the virus from infected mothers to their infants during breastfeeding, a new clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India has found.
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Injection Twice A Year 100% Effective In HIV Treatment: Study
A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.
-
"I Must Live!" Hospital Gives Hope To Central African HIV Patients
Annie struggles to draw breath after speaking and her spindly legs barely support her, but the Central African HIV sufferer continues to defy the debilitating illness.
-
Covid-Infected HIV Patient Developed 21 Mutations, Study Shows
A South African woman suffering from inadequately treated HIV, and who harbored Covid-19 for nine months saw the respiratory virus develop at least 21 mutations while in her body, according to a study.
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Omicron-Like Variants Could Be Stifled By AIDS Treatment Programs: Report
South Africa should boost the provision of antiretroviral drugs for millions of people infected with HIV to potentially reduce the chance of new Covid-19 variants to emerge, scientists said.
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Another Country Stops Sputnik Covid Jabs After South Africa HIV Fears
Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said on Saturday.
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South Africa Rejects Russian Sputnik V Covid Vaccine Over HIV Fears
South Africa's health products regulator on Monday said it would not approve Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men.
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Indian-Origin Virologist In South Africa Dies Of Coronavirus Complications
Virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five in the country. Ms Ramjee, a vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19.
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Indian-Origin Couple Gets Top US Award For 'Breakthrough' AIDS Research
A globally-acclaimed South African Indian-origin researcher couple was honoured today with a prestigious award for their exceptional contributions in the field of HIV/AIDS.
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Injections, Implants Tested As New Weapons To Prevent HIV
Scientists are taking the battle to prevent HIV to the next level with large-scale trials set to start using injections to protect vulnerable groups such as gay men and women in Africa for at least two months.
-
New HIV Vaccine Trial To Start In South Africa
Scientists say a new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa this week, could be "the final nail in the coffin" for the disease if it is successful.
-
HIV Or AIDS Still Top Killer Of African Adolescents
HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death among Africans aged between 10 and 19, UNICEF chief Anthony Lake said Monday at the start of a major international conference on the virus.
-
Global Life Expectancy Increases Upto Five Years Since 2000: WHO
Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said, crediting progress in Africa against HIV, AIDS and malaria.
-
'Sugar Daddies' And 'Blessers': A Threat To AIDS Fight
Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior.
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African Study Exceeds UN 'Test And Treat' Goal For Ending HIV Pandemic
A UN goal to get seven out of 10 HIV positive people to take a test, start medication and suppress the deadly virus in their blood is achievable, a study in East Africa showed today, raising hopes of ending the AIDS pandemic.
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HIV Therapy Can Prevent Transmission During Breastfeeding
Taking a three-drug antiretroviral therapy against HIV can prevent transmission of the virus from infected mothers to their infants during breastfeeding, a new clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India has found.
