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By adding an antibody to HIV treatment, researchers send virus into 'sustained remission' in monkeys
By adding an antibody to HIV treatment, researchers send virus into 'sustained remission' in monkeys
Scientists may have found a way for patients with HIV to keep the virus in check without having to take powerful drugs every day. But despite an early success in monkeys, they are...
15 october 2016
A hidden epidemic in Ukraine
A hidden epidemic in Ukraine
On the 17th floor of a disused building in Kiev, Ukraine, is a secret spot where people from across the capital city congregate with one purpose: to shoot up.
26 august 2016
$19 billion invested, as AIDS kills 1.1 million people
$19 billion invested, as AIDS kills 1.1 million people
The The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has disclosed that $19 billion was invested in the fight against AIDS in 2015, but the dreaded disease still killed 1.1 million people...
15 august 2016
Elton John visits a clinic treating LGBT people with HIV in South Africa
Elton John visits a clinic treating LGBT people with HIV in South Africa
Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Founder Sir Elton John, joined by Chairman David Furnish and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi visited a health clinic in Durban, South Africa which provides...
31 july 2016
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Launches New USAID-funded Project to Provide Universal HIV Services in Lesotho
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Launches New USAID-funded Project to Provide Universal HIV Services in Lesotho
The five-year, $62 million dollar project will expand and improve comprehensive and integrated HIV/AIDS care and treatment services in six districts.
30 july 2016
China Investigating Data Leak and Swindling of H.I.V. Patients
China Investigating Data Leak and Swindling of H.I.V. Patients
Bai Hua, the director of a support network based in Beijing for people with H.I.V./AIDS, said he began receiving the messages about two weeks ago. Hundreds of people with H.I.V....
25 july 2016
Elton John pledges millions to support LGBT people in Africa
Elton John pledges millions to support LGBT people in Africa
Singer links up with US Aids relief agency to create $10m fund that will issue grants and provide expertise to people living under homophobic regimes.
22 july 2016
Elton John pledges millions to support LGBT people in Africa
Elton John pledges millions to support LGBT people in Africa
Singer links up with US Aids relief agency to create $10m fund that will issue grants and provide expertise to people living under homophobic regimes.
22 july 2016
Elton John AIDS Foundation and PEPFAR Announce Inaugural LGBT Fund Recipients
Elton John AIDS Foundation and PEPFAR Announce Inaugural LGBT Fund Recipients
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) are today announcing the first two recipients of The LGBT Fund. The inaugural recipients...
21 july 2016
New HIV vaccine to be trialled in South Africa
New HIV vaccine to be trialled in South Africa
A vaccine against HIV will be trialed in South Africa later this year after meeting the criteria needed to prove it could help fight the epidemic in Africa.
20 july 2016
South Africa’s latest weapon against HIV: street dispensers for antiretrovirals
South Africa’s latest weapon against HIV: street dispensers for antiretrovirals
Patients will no longer need to join five-hour-long queues for their medication.
18 july 2016
Comfort and support: how a radio show for people with HIV made a difference
Comfort and support: how a radio show for people with HIV made a difference
In the Cape Town community hardest-hit by HIV, a radio show run by young reporters provides advice and information for their peers.
14 july 2016