Tag: HIV
WHO counters Zimbabwean preacher’s HIV cure claim
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed that there is “no cure” for HIV, insisting that people living with HIV…
Mechanism might help eradicate HIV virus – Scientists
Spanish Scientists have pointed out that certain mechanisms associated with stem cell transplants might help eliminate the HIV virus from…
Malaysia eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis
Malaysia has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday in Manila.
HIV: Career discrimination, stigmatisation still persist – ILO
People living with HIV have continued to face career discrimination and stigmatisation, a new study launched by the International Labour…
1.8m people newly infected by HIV – UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said no fewer than 1.8 million people are newly infected by HIV,…
HIV: Scientists discovers method to target virus in human cells
Scientists from Australia and Britain have discovered a new method which may help to target the HIV virus as it…
New Zealand: Major reduction of people diagnosed with HIV
New Zealand’s Associate Health Minister, Julie Anne Genter, is pleased new results have shown a significant drop in the number…
JOHESU strike: Youths living with HIV lose members
The Association of Positive Youths living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (APIN) says the strike by Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU)…
2,131 pregnant women tested positive to HIV in Lagos
No fewer than 2,131 pregnant women have been tested positive to the dreaded and incurable HIV disease in Lagos State,…
Federal Govt. urged to address rape as risk factor for HIV
The New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS), an NGO, has called on the Federal Government to address rape…
Nigerian Govt. reaffirm commitment to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has renewed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to making prevention of mother-to-child…
2,137 People Living With HIV Receive Drugs
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says 2,137 people living with HIV are presently receiving Antiretroviral (AVRs)…
Quack doctor infects 33 with HIV in India
Police on Tuesday filed a complaint against a quack doctor who infected 33 people in northern India with HIV after…
HIV: UNICEF, Kaduna government to screen 4,343 youths
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Kaduna State Government has screened 4,343 youths for HIV/Aids in Jema’a Local…
Injury kills more than HIV, TB, Malaria combined — Pharmacist
A Pharmacists, Lanre Alege, says an injury is a trauma that kills more people every year than Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV),…
Malaria, HIV pose threat to Nigeria – Experts
As life expectancy in Nigeria is increasing, malaria, diarrhoea, HIV and lower respiratory infection have been identified as some of…
HIV/AIDs Testing: Expert Advises Pregnant Women
Mr Matthew Awoyiola, an HIV and AIDS expert in Omu-Aran, Kwara has advised pregnant women to imbibe adequate HIV and…
HIV rises, defies drug in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is recording increased cases of drug resistant HIV which have contributed to shortages of Abacavier, a drug administered to…
HIV Prevention: Vaginal Ring Safe, Acceptable- Experts
Researchers say monthly vaginal ring and daily oral tablet, both containing anti-HIV drugs, are safe and acceptable in adolescent girls.
Universal cure for HIV, cancer underway – Nobel Laureate
A Nobel Laureate, Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, says efforts are ongoing to develop a universal cure for HIV and cancer through…
We Must Take Ownership Of HIV/AIDS Programme – NACA
Dr Sani Aliyu, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has said that Nigeria must…
WHO commends Africa on malaria and HIV control
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has commended the African region for making significant progress in malaria control in the last…
Agency advises youths to undergo HIV, sickle cell tests
Dr Shamsu Yahaya, Director of Public Health, Katsina State Primary Health Care Agency has urged youths in the state to…
NGO Empowers 40,000 HIV Affected Children
The AIDS Preventive Initiative In Nigeria (APIN), on Thursday, said it had trained 40,000 children, who were either infected or…
Toddler dies of Hiv after mother abandoned her
Blessing Ochonogor allegedly abandoned her husband’s home, dumped her two-year-old daughter in an orphanage and moved in with her fourth…
24,890 Lagosians test positive to HIV in 18 months
No fewer than 24,890 Lagosians have tested positive to the dreaded HIV disease within 18 months in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…
Brryan Jackson: My father injected me with HIV when I was a baby
When Brryan Jackson’s father injected his son’s infant body with a syringe full of HIV-infected blood, he hoped he’d never…
FG launches first national HIV improvement projects
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, will on Oct. 4, launch the first National HIV quality improvement projects in…
Zimbabwean faces deportation for infecting Australian women with HIV
An African acrobat accused of having unprotected sex with several Aussie women while being infected with HIV has had his…
South Africa implements HIV universal test, treatment programme
The South African government has started implementing the universal test and treatment programme, where every HIV positive person is put…