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Libyan embassy under fire for instructing SA staff to undergo HIV/Aids tests
The Union for the Local Employees in Missions Accredited to South Africa (Ulemasa) has written to the Libyan Chargé d'Affaires, asking the mission to withdraw the unlawful instruction.
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An Aids-free generation for children possible, says Unicef
Of the three million affected children and youths in the world, more than half are in Africa.
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SA's Aspen launches three-in-one HIV drug
The company’s new Emdolten drug is a once-a-day tablet in the form of an ARV medication that counters the drug resistance that often develops with older HIV treatments.
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HIV prevention drugs could dramatically cut new infections
Australian researchers write in The Lancet HIV that the current study looks at the impact of the medication in a more real-world situation.
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DIY tests for HIV beat stigma in Zimbabwe's fight against Aids
UNAIDS data shows about 1.3 million of Zimbabwe’s population of 16 million are living with HIV, including some 740,000 women.
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[ANALYSIS] ARVs and children: the devastating impact of a late start
The first global comparison of adolescents that acquired HIV as newborns highlights the challenges around treatment.
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[OPINION] The HIV pandemic: time to recalibrate & target the weak spots
International AIDS Society president Linda-Gail Bekker says the HIV epidemic is far from over and it's not time to disengage.
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New research points to ‘functional cure’ for HIV - scientists
While the results are promising, the chief executive of the group Aids Concern in Hong Kong said it did not mean the treatment would be readily available very soon.
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EC Education Dept to meet with angry parents over HIV tests at school
A local NGO conducted HIV tests at the school and disclosed the results of at least two pupils in front of the class.
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[OPINION] One year in: lessons on rolling out HIV prevention pill in SA
South Africa's data rollout of its pre-exposure prophylaxis shows that there is a relatively slow, but increasing, uptake. However, more needs to be done to target young women.
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UN: We have to close the gap to prevent new Aids infections
Preventing vulnerable people from falling through the cracks of HIV/Aids treatment is the key focus of World Aids Day.
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Inside the global HIV epidemic
Number of people living with HIV, with access to treatment and the number of deaths per region around the world in 2016.
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UNAids: New ARV drugs, early diagnosis key to beating Aids epidemic
UNAids says that by June this year around 20.9 million people were receiving life-prolonging ARV treatment.
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Italian man sentenced to 24 years for infecting dozens of women with HIV
Valentino Talluto, a 33-year-old accountant, seduced dozens of women via social networks for a decade before his arrest in November 2015.
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Hopes for HIV cure revived by SA child in remission
This and other recent, isolated cases of remission have given additional hope to the 37 million people worldwide infected with the virus that causes Aids.
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South Africans urged to take responsibility in fight against HIV/Aids
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans must take personal & collective responsibility in the fight against HIV/Aids.
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[WATCH] Ramaphosa: Let's talk about sex
Speaking at a World Aids Day event, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans need more open discussions about sex in families and communities.
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5,400 participants sign up for HIV vaccine trial
The major study to test the efficiency of the new vaccine was officially launched in Soshanguve on Wednesday.
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[OPINION] African academics quiz Bill Gates on HIV/Aids and philanthropy
Bill Gates shares his thoughts on the pandemic with Africa's most prominent HIV/Aids academics.
