Tag: HIV
Lagos State urges residents to know HIV status
In commemoration of 2018 World AIDS day, Lagos State Government has urged residents to know their HIV status and desist…
Bauchi: 72 negative babies birthed by HIV positive couples
Dr Muhammad Alkali, the Chairman, Bauchi State Agency for the Control HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy And Malaria (BACATMA), says some HIV…
9.4m people living with HIV unaware – UNAIDS report
A new report, ‘Knowledge is Power’, has revealed that an estimated 9.4 million people who are infected with HIV virus…
Imo records drop in HIV infection rate
The Imo Government on Tuesday said the state had recorded significant drop in the HIV infection rate,following sustained public campaign…
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…