Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/02/2025. The Supreme Court (SC), February 24, 2025 has directed all states to file their affidavits addressing concerns raised about antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs …
The National Aids Commission (NAC) has said HIV and Aids prevalence rate is decreasing in the country. NAC Project Coordinator, Amidu Tung'ande said the decrease among other factors is being necessitated by the fact that Malawians are now aware of how they can prevent the spread of the virus. National …
African governments and their development partners should invest in new home-grown initiatives to reduce high death rates among the continent's youth from preventable causes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a report released in Nairobi on Tuesday The report titled 'Global accelerated action for the health of adolescents: Guidance …
The National AIDS Control Programme has released the 2016 HIV sentinel survey report stating current prevalence rate of the viral disease and making projections for the future. The report shows an increase in prevalence rate among pregnant women – representing a second consecutive time of rising incidence among the Ghanaian …
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - At Chipata Clinic in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, Fred Mwansa concludes his session with a group of HIV-positive people on how they can use the short messaging system (SMS) to anonymously access information on HIV counseling, treatment, prevention and care. He then distributes scratch cards of 2 Zambian …
The 2016 South Africa Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS 2016) is the third DHS survey to be conducted in South Africa in collaboration with the worldwide Demographic and Health Survey Program. A nationally representative sample of over 15,000 dwelling units was selected, and among the approximately 13,000 occupied households, trained …
The number of Ugandans who got infected with HIV last year dropped further to about 83, 000 from about 88,000 the previous year, rekindling hope for the beginning of an end to the disease that killed 28,000 Ugandans in 2016. But activists are not excited about the figures they said …
Another simultaneous study examines health spending trends globally between 1995 and 2014. Two-thirds of healthcare spending in India is out of pocket, or done by the common man, according to a study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington. At 65.6 per cent, the study places …
The survey, conducted between October 2015 and August 2016, however, noted a decrease in HIV prevalence countrywide. “Fourteen percent of Zimbabwean adults are HIV positive. HIV prevalence is higher among women (17%) than men (11%). HIV prevalence has decreased since 2005-06 and 2010-11,” the report read. The survey which is …
Financing Global Health 2016 is the eighth edition of IHME’s annual series on global health spending and health financing. In addition to describing the trends in development assistance for health (DAH), this year’s report features an expanded discussion of domestic spending across low-, middle-, and high-income countries to describe the …
Most of the dominant HIV testing kits used in Kenya and several other African countries have failed crucial thresholds set by the World Health Organisation. Of the eight most widely used HIV Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs), seven of which are pre-qualified by the WHO, only one met the recommended threshold …
With the Lok Sabha according its nod, Parliament today passed a crucial Bill ensuring equal rights to people affected by HIV and AIDS in getting treatment, admissions in educational institutions and jobs. Lauding the members for showing unanimity for the passage of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune …
South Asia despite decreasing rates of infectious disease, accounts for a significant proportion of their global burden. The sub-continent is also in the midst of rapid economic growth; large scale changes in land use, access to water and sanitation, and agricultural production; environmental degradation; and technological transformation, all against a …
Millions of Kenyan women and children dependent on health care funded by a UN agency face a bleak future. The United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) receives funding from the United States, but Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced that it will stop such donations. The fund provides care on reproductive …
About 3,800 new cases of HIV infections have been recorded in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno State, Barkindo Saidu, the Executive Secretary, Borno Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (BOSACA), has said. Mr. Saidu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Wednesday that the new …
Jalingo — A survey on HIV/AIDS transmission conducted by the Taraba State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (TACA) has shown significant reduction in infection of the disease from 10.5 percent to five percent prevalence rate. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Abba Sale Ibrahim disclosed this yesterday in Jalingo …
The deadly HIV is on the rise in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, with the capital city alone accounting for 33 per cent of HIV AIDS cases in the state. In fact, the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) has increased by seven percent in the last one …
Kenya Government will in April launch Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for people aged 15 years and above. This comes hot in the heels of a similar move by the South African health ministry. Dr. Martin Sirengo, head, the National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) said PrEP when taken daily can …
There is hope for over 37 million people infected with HIV globally after five people were reported to be virus-free after undergoing treatment. According to a study published in New Scientist, a new vaccine allowed the patients to stop taking regular antiretroviral (ARV) drugs – the current method of suppressing …
Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal is on course to reach the target of 2.6 million people tested for HIV. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu said through Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing, the province has already tested more than two million people (2 098 402). “We will intensify our new approach to counselling and …
Johanneburg - A new drug trial study launched in South Africa is targeting life-threatening diseases such as heart attacks and strokes in people living with HIV. Studies have shown that individuals affected with the virus are likely to experience a heart attack or develop another form of heart disease compared …
