Tag: HIV

Nairobi/London: The US is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, according to seven sources and an internal email, ...

New Delhi: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Monday said India has recorded major declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, surpassing global averages.Nadda made the remarks ...

Deepak Chopra, Mentor, Thalassemia Patients Advocacy Group (TPAG), said, “The tragic case in Jharkhand, where children with thalassemia reportedly contracted HIV through blood transfusions, is not just a breach ...

New Delhi: In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organisation has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation for ...

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, was launched in 2003 by US President George W. Bush, the biggest-ever commitment by any country focused on a single ...

Manila: Philippine medical authorities on Tuesday warned of a looming "public health emergency" as HIV infections have soared this year, with young males especially hard-hit.On average, 57 new cases ...

Despite decades of progress, HIV continues to pose a challenge to global public health as it continues to infect more than one million people a year.LEN, an HIV-1 capsid ...

Experts working to stop the spread of AIDS are excited about the Sunlenca shots but are concerned Gilead hasn’t yet agreed on an affordable price for those who need ...

Cape Town: Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100 per cent effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday.There were no infections in ...

Risk of transmission through breast milk For mothers on ART with a sustained undetectable HIV viral load during and after pregnancy, the risk of transmission through breastfeeding is less ...