Improving HIV Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and Achievements

2023-12-04 03:02:31 Sub-Saharan Africa is still the region hardest hit by HIV in the world, it accounts for two thirds of people living with the virus (65%). But the situation is improving and more and more countries are reaching the objectives they have set for 2025, such as South Africa, the most affected country in … Read more

Women and HIV in Africa, they break the taboo

2023-12-01 09:00:05 On the occasion of World AIDS Day, we give a voice to women who have suffered or still suffer from stigmatization because of their HIV status. HIV positive, they talk about their journey, their daily life but also the obstacles they may have encountered. Patricia, HIV-positive patient. Member of the Association First in … Read more

South African Government’s Commitment to Ending HIV/AIDS by 2030: Latest Updates and Initiatives

2023-12-02 10:31:16 The South African government is committed to eliminating HIV/AIDS as a public health problem by 2030, Health Minister Joe Phaahla announced on Friday. “Despite all these continuing challenges, the government plans to achieve the UNAIDS target of 95-95-95 by 2030, i.e. diagnosing 95% of all people with HIV, providing antiretroviral treatment to 95% … Read more

Combating AIDS/HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: 30 New Cases Every Day

2023-12-02 09:04:00 AIDS/HIV: around thirty young people infected every day in Latin America and the Caribbean Every day, around thirty adolescents and young people are infected with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean, revealed Friday, December 1, UNICEF, which calls on governments to take measures to raise awareness and adopt prevention measures. . >> … Read more

HIV testing, nothing is won yet – In the news

2023-12-01 15:47:02 December 1, 2023 The progress made over many years in the fight against HIV/AIDS tends to trivialize the disease. World Wrestling Day, organized every year on December 1, is there to remind us that nothing has yet been won. The AIDES association points to screenings that are poorly targeted and still too late. … Read more

Benin Makes Significant Progress in HIV/AIDS Fight: Minister of Health

2023-12-02 05:05:00 Benin: considerable progress has been made in the fight against AIDS Considerable progress has been made in the fight against AIDS in Benin, Beninese Minister of Health Benyamin Hounkpatin said on Friday, December 1. >> Progress in the fight against AIDS hampered by global crises seriously compromised“”>>> The goal of eradicating AIDS by … Read more

new avenues of research against HIV-AIDS

2023-12-01 08:19:06 Forty years after the discovery of HIV, many battles have been won, and many hopes disappointed. Overview of the avenues explored by research to put an end to AIDS. Will it be possible to end HIV by 2030, as the UNAIDS association aims for? Forty years of research on HIV have made it … Read more

World AIDS Day 2023: Doctors Without Borders’ Role in Guinea’s Fight Against HIV

2023-12-01 10:54:50 This December 1st is World AIDS Day. In Guinea, 130,000 people are infected with HIV. Although patient care has improved, the needs remain immense and the authorities are still too dependent on international aid. For twenty years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been a key player in the fight against disease in this … Read more