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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 – 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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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