AFRICA – Africa has made significant progress against HIV over the past decade, reducing new infections by 43% and nearly halving AIDS-related deaths. However, the continent is unlikely to end…
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UGANDA – This year’s commemoration of World AIDS Day has come during a complicated terrain where essential services have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the theme “End Inequality,…
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AFRICA – In a breakthrough, scientists have developed the first ‘long-lasting’ treatment for people suffering from HIV, Cabenuva, wherein thousands of HIV patients will be able to get the first…
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INDIA – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, India has been able to increase access to free rapid molecular diagnostics and tuberculosis treatment, while financial and nutritional support to affected patients has…
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KENYA – Kenya has inked a deal with the private sector to roll out the use of a mobile application that will monitor the distribution of health commodities such as…
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SENEGAL – West and Central Africa could see a rise in HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in a few years due to disruptions in health services because of the coronavirus…
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – To counter the low level of people living with HIV in Central African Republic (CAR) on treatment, the country has been testing new treatment approaches. One…
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GHANA – The National AIDS/STI Control body in Ghana has announced that at least 5,200 new infections of HIV were recorded in children 0-14 out of a total population of…
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SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s health products regulator has declined to approve Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns about its safety for people at risk of HIV. The…
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GABON – Gabon has been selected as one of the partnering countries involved in the Partnerships to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) initiative in Africa. The project, developed under a partnership…
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