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Injection Twice A Year 100% Effective In HIV Treatment: Study
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- Science | The Conversation
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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"I Must Live!" Hospital Gives Hope To Central African HIV Patients
- Thursday February 10, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Covid-Infected HIV Patient Developed 21 Mutations, Study Shows
- Monday January 31, 2022
- World News | Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron-Like Variants Could Be Stifled By AIDS Treatment Programs: Report
- Friday December 10, 2021
- World News | Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Another Country Stops Sputnik Covid Jabs After South Africa HIV Fears
- Sunday October 24, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Africa Rejects Russian Sputnik V Covid Vaccine Over HIV Fears
- Monday October 18, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Virologist In South Africa Dies Of Coronavirus Complications
- Wednesday April 1, 2020
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Couple Gets Top US Award For 'Breakthrough' AIDS Research
- Wednesday October 25, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Injections, Implants Tested As New Weapons To Prevent HIV
- Tuesday November 29, 2016
- Health | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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New HIV Vaccine Trial To Start In South Africa
- Sunday November 27, 2016
- Health | Associated Press
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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HIV Or AIDS Still Top Killer Of African Adolescents
- Friday August 5, 2016
- Health | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Global Life Expectancy Increases Upto Five Years Since 2000: WHO
- Wednesday July 27, 2016
- Health | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Sugar Daddies' And 'Blessers': A Threat To AIDS Fight
- Thursday July 21, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior.
- www.ndtv.com
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African Study Exceeds UN 'Test And Treat' Goal For Ending HIV Pandemic
- Wednesday July 20, 2016
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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HIV Therapy Can Prevent Transmission During Breastfeeding
- Tuesday July 19, 2016
- Health | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Injection Twice A Year 100% Effective In HIV Treatment: Study
- Sunday July 7, 2024
- Science | The Conversation
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"I Must Live!" Hospital Gives Hope To Central African HIV Patients
- Thursday February 10, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Covid-Infected HIV Patient Developed 21 Mutations, Study Shows
- Monday January 31, 2022
- World News | Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Omicron-Like Variants Could Be Stifled By AIDS Treatment Programs: Report
- Friday December 10, 2021
- World News | Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Another Country Stops Sputnik Covid Jabs After South Africa HIV Fears
- Sunday October 24, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Africa Rejects Russian Sputnik V Covid Vaccine Over HIV Fears
- Monday October 18, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Virologist In South Africa Dies Of Coronavirus Complications
- Wednesday April 1, 2020
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Couple Gets Top US Award For 'Breakthrough' AIDS Research
- Wednesday October 25, 2017
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Injections, Implants Tested As New Weapons To Prevent HIV
- Tuesday November 29, 2016
- Health | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New HIV Vaccine Trial To Start In South Africa
- Sunday November 27, 2016
- Health | Associated Press
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
HIV Or AIDS Still Top Killer Of African Adolescents
- Friday August 5, 2016
- Health | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Global Life Expectancy Increases Upto Five Years Since 2000: WHO
- Wednesday July 27, 2016
- Health | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
'Sugar Daddies' And 'Blessers': A Threat To AIDS Fight
- Thursday July 21, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior.
- www.ndtv.com
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African Study Exceeds UN 'Test And Treat' Goal For Ending HIV Pandemic
- Wednesday July 20, 2016
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
HIV Therapy Can Prevent Transmission During Breastfeeding
- Tuesday July 19, 2016
- Health | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com