Pakistan: Balochistan reports 462 new HIV/AIDS cases
Dec 02, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Pakistan's Balochistan region has reported 462 new cases of HIV/AIDS in recent times, taking the total number of registered patients in the province to 2,823.
Immediate boost in HIV services to end AIDS by 2030,urges UN
Jul 24, 2024, at 02:24 pm
An immediate increase in HIV services is needed in the countries most affected by the pandemic to end AIDS by 2030, according to a new report by the Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030, released on Monday.
‘Fully financing’ HIV response in Africa will save millions of lives: UNAIDS
Apr 14, 2023, at 05:56 pm
New York: Fully financing the HIV response in Africa will produce substantial health, social and economic gains for the continent, a new report backed by the UN agency devoted to ending AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed.
Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth
Nov 29, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New York: Some 110,00 youth under age 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, noting that coupled with 310,000 newly infected, the total number of young people living with HIV stands at 2.7 million.
Gamechanger HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa and Brazil, as an alternative to daily medication, according to the UN agency UNITAID.
Gamechanger HIV injection rolls out in South Africa and Brazil
Mar 19, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: The first injection to offer long-lasting protection against HIV is being rolled out in South Africa and Brazil, as an alternative to daily medication, according to the UN agency UNITAID.
Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline
Feb 08, 2022, at 05:58 pm
New Delhi: Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said on Monday.
‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission
Nov 16, 2021, at 05:17 pm
New York: Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday.
Dr Gilada expresses concern over TB & AIDS in India
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Covid-19 pandemic has been responsible for exacerbating neglect of several other diseases, said President of AIDS Society Dr I S Gilada.
Revealed: Inequalities persist in HIV prevention, child treatment services
Jul 23, 2021, at 10:47 pm
New York: Nearly half of the 1.7 million children worldwide living with HIV were not on treatment last year, the UN programme leading the global fight against HIV and AIDS, UNAIDS, said in a report released together with partners.
Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS
Nov 27, 2020, at 03:59 pm
New York: Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV / AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday.
‘Essential lessons’ from HIV fight can help coronavirus response, says UNAIDS
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:43 pm
New York: Decades of global experience in tackling AIDS can help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new UN report published on Wednesday has revealed.
Modelling study predicts surge in HIV, TB, and malaria deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:36 pm
London: But there is still an opportunity to substantially reduce the death toll by prioritising the most critical services, specifically antiretroviral therapy for HIV, timely TB diagnosis and treatment, and provision of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets for malaria, researchers say.
Countries urged to act over potential HIV drug shortages, within next two months
Jun 23, 2020, at 09:37 am
New York/IBNS: Stocks of medication for HIV patients could run out in the next two months, because of higher costs linked to lockdowns and COVID-19 border closures, UNAIDS said on Monday.
Coping with Opioid Addiction and HIV in the time of a pandemic
May 13, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Combating the coronavirus is not the only challenge in these times. Amid lockdown, these are trying times for those coping with opioid addiction and HIV. A group of young reporters from USA's University of Missouri and India Blooms News Service (IBNS) report on how doctors and healthcare professionals are facing it
UN health agency ‘strongly recommends’ dolutegravir antiretroviral medication to manage HIV
Jul 23, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, July 23 (IBNS): Based on new evidence, the United Nations health agency on Monday announced it was recommending the use of the antiretroviral drug dolutegravir (DTG) – which, with other medication, treats HIV/AIDS – as the preferred first- and second-line treatment for all cases, including pregnant women and those who have the potential to give birth.
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and more funding in the fight against the disease, with data showing that the pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections is slowing, and some countries experiencing a rising number of cases.
Given HIV-infected blood, says woman; hospital denies charge
Dec 28, 2018, at 10:27 pm
Chennai, Dec 28 (IBNS): A 27-year-old woman has accused Tamil Nadu's Kilpauk Medical College Hospital doctors of criminal negligence as a result of which she contacted HIV during blood transfusion in April, NDTV said.
‘Prevention crisis’ is hampering global HIV response, warns head of UNAIDS
Jul 19, 2018, at 08:28 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Complacency over HIV and AIDS has created a “prevention crisis” that risks destabilizing efforts to reach the key 2020 target of fewer than 500,000 new HIV infections per year, the head of the UN agency in charge of fighting the pandemic warned on Wednesday.
Prevention is key to ‘breaking the cycle of HIV transmission’, UN chief tells General Assembly
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:45 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): This year’s United Nations annual debate over how best to battle HIV and AIDS heard that while progress had been made, it remains “uneven and fragile” with many hurdles still to come.
HIV/AIDS still impacting work and costing billions in lost earnings – new UN agency report
May 25, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New York, May 25 (IBNS): Outlining the economic and social toll HIV and AIDS continues to take on workers around the world, the International Labour Organization (ILO) called on Thursday for an “urgent effort” to improve treatment, step up testing and ensure healthier and more productive workplaces.
‘Bold action’ needed to end tuberculosis, AIDS – UN
Mar 24, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New York, Mar 24 (JEN): Claiming more than 4,500 lives daily, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the top infectious killer worldwide as well as the leading cause of death among people living with HIV, the United Nations said Friday, ahead of World Tuberculosis Day.
War in Ukraine has escalated HIV spread in the country: Study
Jan 31, 2018, at 01:37 am
London, Jan 30 (IBNS): Conflict in Ukraine has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks throughout the country as displaced HIV-infected people move from war-affected regions to areas with higher risk of transmission, according to analysis by scientists.
Rising levels of HIV drug resistance, says study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:26 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): HIV drug resistance is approaching and exceeding 10% in people living with HIV who are about to initiate or reinitiate first-line antiretroviral therapy, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and the World Health Organization (WHO).
HIV directly impacts brain: study
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:51 pm
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have discovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection.
NIH-supported scientists elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV in calves, says study
Jul 22, 2017, at 02:22 am
New York, July 21 (IBNS): Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have achieved a significant step forward, eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to HIV by immunizing calves.
Tobacco the ‘silent killer’ of HIV patients, say researchers
Jun 02, 2017, at 11:44 pm
London, June 2 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of York have shown that tobacco use is more common among HIV positive individuals than HIV negative individuals.
Study identifies cost-effective ways to combat HIV risk among intravenous drug users
May 27, 2017, at 02:37 am
Washington, May 26 (IBNS): With the abuse of opioids on the rise in the United States, Stanford University researchers are concerned that increased HIV transmission from shared needles won’t be far behind.
Cabinet approves amendments to the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014
Oct 05, 2016, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to introduce official amendments to the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014.
Aug 02, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma visited the Sai Hospital in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum on Monday to learn about the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s support to test and diagnose HIV in patients suffering from tuberculosis (TB), and to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to fight TB and HIV in India.