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Covid Has "Devastating" Impact On Fight Against HIV, Tuberculosis: Report
The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.
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HIV "Significant" Risk Factor For Severe COVID-19: World Health Organisation
HIV is a "significant" risk factor for severe Covid-19, the World Health Organization said in research published on Thursday that showed a major increase in deaths among patients who have the virus that causes AIDS and are hospitalised with Covid.
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Never Saw Anything Like Covid: Indian-Origin Professor Behind HIV Research
World-renowned South African Indian-origin academic Prof Hoosen Mahomed 'Jerry'' Coovadia has described the COVID-19 pandemic as something he has never seen in a career of over six decades.
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Life-Saving HIV Drugs Risk Running Out As COVID-19 Hits Supplies: WHO
More than a third of the world's countries say they are at risk of running out of life-saving AIDS drugs because of disruptions to supply lines and other problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
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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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Forms Of HIV Can Cross From Chimpanzees To Humans: Study
Researchers have found evidence that strains of chimpanzee-carried simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), including those responsible for the global HIV pandemic, can infect human cells.
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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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Almost 16 Million on HIV Treatment as AIDS Pandemic Tide Turns
Some 15.8 million people worldwide are now on HIV treatment and a fast-track strategy to end the AIDS pandemic is starting to show results, the United Nations AIDS program said today.
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South Africa to Host 2016 AIDS Conference
South Africa's port city of Durban will host the 21st International AIDS Conference in 2016, marking the forum's return to Africa after 16 years, organisers said on Friday. Gathering scientists, policymakers and grassroots workers, the biennial conference is the biggest single get-together on the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The 20th conference in M...
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Covid Has "Devastating" Impact On Fight Against HIV, Tuberculosis: Report
The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.
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HIV "Significant" Risk Factor For Severe COVID-19: World Health Organisation
HIV is a "significant" risk factor for severe Covid-19, the World Health Organization said in research published on Thursday that showed a major increase in deaths among patients who have the virus that causes AIDS and are hospitalised with Covid.
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Never Saw Anything Like Covid: Indian-Origin Professor Behind HIV Research
World-renowned South African Indian-origin academic Prof Hoosen Mahomed 'Jerry'' Coovadia has described the COVID-19 pandemic as something he has never seen in a career of over six decades.
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Life-Saving HIV Drugs Risk Running Out As COVID-19 Hits Supplies: WHO
More than a third of the world's countries say they are at risk of running out of life-saving AIDS drugs because of disruptions to supply lines and other problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
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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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Forms Of HIV Can Cross From Chimpanzees To Humans: Study
Researchers have found evidence that strains of chimpanzee-carried simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), including those responsible for the global HIV pandemic, can infect human cells.
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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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Almost 16 Million on HIV Treatment as AIDS Pandemic Tide Turns
Some 15.8 million people worldwide are now on HIV treatment and a fast-track strategy to end the AIDS pandemic is starting to show results, the United Nations AIDS program said today.
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South Africa to Host 2016 AIDS Conference
South Africa's port city of Durban will host the 21st International AIDS Conference in 2016, marking the forum's return to Africa after 16 years, organisers said on Friday. Gathering scientists, policymakers and grassroots workers, the biennial conference is the biggest single get-together on the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The 20th conference in M...
