HIV & AIDS
UN goal to halt spread of AIDS will be met by 2015
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the overall U.N. goal of halting and reversing the spread of AIDS will be met by the target date of 2015.
Jun 10, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Cutting HIV in drug users can benefit others' AIDS mortality
(HealthDay)—Efforts to curb HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID) and non-injecting drug users (NIDUs) may reduce AIDS and AIDS-related mortality among heterosexuals, according to a study published in the ...
Mar 26, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
UNAIDS report shows critical gaps in world response
Deaths from HIV/AIDS are rising in parts of Asia and central Europe and the global response must accelerate, experts said Wednesday after the release of a major report on the world AIDS epidemic.
Jul 19, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
New UN AIDS deputy hails Brazil progress
The newly appointed deputy chief of the United Nations HIV-fighting program, Brazilian Luiz Loures, hailed his own country's achievements in the fight against the deadly global epidemic in an interview published Saturday.
Dec 22, 2012
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Blood transfusion services in Africa should suit local contact—funders take note
Scientists find that Western approach to blood transfusion employed in Africa - often a condition of financial aid - may add significant cost to blood units, due to emergency nature of most African patients in need of transfusion.
Sep 11, 2012
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UN: Children lag sharply in antiretroviral effort
A United Nations report says global efforts to provide antiretroviral therapy to children with HIV lags sharply compared to adults.
Dec 1, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
Jun 4, 2021
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One in two Africans don't know HIV status: expert
Thirty-five years after the start of the AIDS epidemic, one person in two in sub-Saharan Africa "does not know their HIV status," according to a French expert.
Dec 7, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Shaping a contemporary research strategy for HIV
To end the HIV epidemic in the United States, the use of behavioral and social science research—combined with biomedical strategies—is essential, according to a series of new papers in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Doubling numbers on HIV drugs could 'break' epidemic: UN (Update)
The UN on Tuesday urged countries to "break the AIDS epidemic" by doubling the number of people receiving HIV treatment within the next five years.
Nov 24, 2015
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