TANZANIA – Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. The first ministerial meeting of the…
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Gilead Sciences funds HIV/AIDS prevention programme in Uganda
UGANDA – Gilead Sciences, Inc., an American biopharmaceutical company, is funding a new HIV/AIDS prevention programme targeting Lake Victoria fisher folk in Mukono and Buikwe districts. Gilead Sciences focuses is…
Read MoreJ&J experimental HIV vaccine candidate fails in advanced trials
USA — Johnson & Johnson has announced that it was discontinuing a late-stage global trial of an HIV vaccine after it was discovered to be ineffective at preventing infections. The…
Read MoreLupin’s HIV antiretroviral drugs scores US FDA approval
INDIA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved generic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antiretroviral drugs developed by Lupin Limited (Lupin). Lupin, a leading global pharmaceutical company in…
Read MoreUSAID, Tanzania launch US$56m health project to mitigate HIV’s impact in the country
TANZANIA – The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the government of Tanzania has launched new Kizazi Hodari (“Powerful Generation”) project. The five-year, US$56…
Read MoreTanzania joins UNAIDS’ Education Plus Initiative to reduce HIV infections in teenagers
TANZANIA – Tanzania became the 13th African country to join the Education Plus Initiative, committing to provide greater investments to ensure boys and girls complete secondary school. Education Plus is…
Read MoreViiV launches new coalition with major corporations to help end HIV in the United States
USA —ViiV Healthcare is assembling a diverse coalition of consumer businesses in a new White House-backed effort to eradicate HIV by the end of the decade. The new US Business…
Read MoreUSAID, Nigeria to equip young people with necessary skills to stay HIV free
NIGERIA – The Nigerian government has kick-started a five-year National youth-focused HIV prevention campaign to empower Adolescents and Young People (AYP) with the necessary skills to stay free of HIV.…
Read MoreGovernments step up to close funding gap for UNAIDS work to end AIDS by 2030
SWITZERLAND —Three major donors have announced funding increases to support UNAIDS’ evidence-driven human rights-based work to end AIDS. During a deep dive dialogue at UNAIDS global center in Geneva, the…
Read MoreNGO aims to reduce preventable deaths by a third, end HIV/AIDS by 2026 in Sub-Saharan Africa
SOUTH AFRICA —African NGO mothers2mothers (m2m) has launched an ambitious new strategy that aims to end AIDS and reduce preventable deaths by a third by 2026 for the communities they…
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