ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe’s effective HIV management program has received international recognition, with the country being honored for achieving the UNAIDS set 95-95-95 HIV objectives, making it one of only three…
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South Africa set to roll out new HIV treatment plan for children
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa is set to introduce a new treatment plan that includes the antiretroviral (ARV) drug, dolutegravir for HIV-positive children from as young as four weeks and…
Read MoreHIV infection decline by 2% in Tanzania’s coast region
TANZANIA – Funded by the Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) and implemented jointly by the government and Tanzania Health Promotion Services (THPS), Afya Hatua Project has enhanced quality…
Read MoreUS NIH grants Frank Tanser US$2.2m to design future HIV-prevention strategies
SOUTH AFRICA – The US National Institutes of Health has granted Frank Tanser, a leading scientist in HIV research based at Stellenbosch University, R40 million (US$2.21m) for over five years…
Read MoreThe Global Fund boosts Cape Verde’s fight against HIV/AIDS with US$4.7m
CAPE VERDE – The Global Fund has allocated US$4.7 million to finance programs that fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Cape Verde for the period 2023 to 2025. US$2.99 million…
Read MoreGovernment to begin using long-acting HIV jabs among youth due to poor compliance
RWANDA – The Ministry of Health is looking to long-acting HIV jabs to solve compliance issues among patients. MoH said that the impending long-acting drugs for HIV/AIDS are a good…
Read MoreHealth ministry looks to new self-testing kit to control HIV among university students
UGANDA – The Ugandan government through the Ministry of Health, has unveiled the Check Now HIV self-test kit to facilitate easy access to testing services among university students. The test…
Read MoreCabinet approves publication of five-year strategy to help end HIV, TB, STIs
SOUTH AFRICA – The National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) 2023-2028 publication has been approved by the South African cabinet.…
Read MoreRoche expands its collaboration with CDC to strengthen HIV & TB laboratory systems
SWITZERLAND – Roche has announced that it is expanding its collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen laboratory systems in countries that have been…
Read MoreTheratechnologies discovers tesamorelin may improve metabolic syndrome in PWHIV
CANADA —Theratechnologies Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing and commercializing innovative therapies has discovered that tesamorelin may have the potential to enhance metabolic profiles in individuals living with…
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