Follow AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-aids Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:37:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkgploNv_gQykGb1Jh49AJn [Ghanaian Times] A person living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Reverend John Kworshie Azumah, has advised Ghanaians against the stig­matisation of persons living with the virus.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:44:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkgploNv_gQykGb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xpllfs_49UqxDLXKSkciKEY1s [Nyasa Times] Ministry of Health has warned Malawians against relenting and relaxing in the fight against HIV and Aids as latest statistics indicate that the country is registering 15, 000 new HIV cases annually.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:51:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xpllfs_49UqxDLXKSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xpln_KQb7AhRgvpONpYks2fGs [Nigeria Health Watch] Despite the many groundbreaking innovations in the treatment and prevention of HIV, it still is a death sentence for some, particularly the most vulnerable and the marginalised. Young people living with HIV/AIDS, who are part of this group, still deal with social stigma and discrimination. They deserve to live in a society free from stigma and discrimination. One in which they receive all the support and resources they need to live their lives to the fullest.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 06:56:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xpln_KQb7AhRgvpONpYks2fGs https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmlH6AbxRNiYVe5jCclomp- [UCT] The University of Cape Town's (UCT) National HIV and TB Healthcare Worker hotline has served healthcare workers across the length and breadth of South Africa. Established as a helpline for those in need of guidance and clarity on HIV and TB medicines and management, the hotline has grown by leaps and bounds. While so much has changed in 15 years, their philosophy to serve healthcare workers with care and distinction every day remains firmly intact.]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:02:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmlH6AbxRNiYVe5jCclomp- https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplnQUUJDKKFEMTRQaTQYXBS9 [WHO] It was exciting to watch Pokua (1) and her husband on the dance floor at their marriage ceremony last year. Pokua was born with HIV, started antiretroviral therapy (ART) at 4 years of age, and has since lived a healthy life. This was in part possible due to Ghana's adoption of the WHO recommended "treat all" approach that supported accessible, person-centred HIV services for people with HIV. Because Pokua is adherent to her ART and is virally suppressed, she has been able to benefit from a new multi-month]]> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:53:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplnQUUJDKKFEMTRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xplm3n4DCTujuVAaB2UxGNFpJ [Namibian] ABOUT 99% of the estimated 215 348 Namibians living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are receiving HIV therapy, health minister Kalumbi Shangula has said.]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:51:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xplm3n4DCTujuVAaB2UxGNFpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmoTDUx4RwQPpNaYRWadcX6 [Africa Check] IN SHORT: A viral TikTok video claims that people with HIV can hide their status by taking medication, even painkillers like paracetamol, before an HIV test. This claim is false, an expert has told us.]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:13:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmoTDUx4RwQPpNaYRWadcX6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkfOxL276KZMVT72x6uxjiK [New Times] The Ministry of Health (MoH) has said that the impending long-acting drugs for HIV/AIDS are a good development that may solve the challenges related to poor compliance to the daily pill among some patients, especially the youth. The treatment is a medication for HIV that is taken by injection and used less frequently than daily.]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:58:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkfOxL276KZMVT72x6uxjiK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xplm-0yix1geUFbDXWBZfdr71 [Namibian] About 99% of the estimated 215 348 Namibians living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are receiving HIV therapy, health minister Kalumbi Shangula has said.]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:37:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xplm-0yix1geUFbDXWBZfdr71 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplnWmtBBtkCbxVyOSYGFl6uu [Namibian] About 99% of the estimated 215 348 Namibians living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are receiving HIV therapy, health minister Kalumbi Shangula has said.]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:59:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplnWmtBBtkCbxVyOSYGFl6uu https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmVPZ0jzgR5YdKEpFgimKzx [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Yatta Member of Parliament Robert Basil has joined other leaders who are against the legalising of LGBTQ in the country, saying the practise is foreign and doesn't correspond with the country's traditions and laws.]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:11:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmVPZ0jzgR5YdKEpFgimKzx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XpllDSPqV_mu7nXOFESPuQWsX [SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has approved the publication of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) 2023-2028.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:57:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XpllDSPqV_mu7nXOFESPuQWsX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XpllDSPqV_mu7nW0dX84dnP8Y [Ghanaian Times] The Commission on Hu­man Rights and Admin­istrative Justice (CHRAJ) has reiterated calls to bring an end to discrimination against persons living with HIV and AIDS.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:47:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XpllDSPqV_mu7nW0dX84dnP8Y https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplnFC0g5_lPpYASngkwrdsok [Africa Check] IN SHORT: HIV/Aids can't be cured, but can be treated and managed with antiretroviral drugs as a chronic disease. Claims that there is a "cure" for the human immunodeficiency virus, such as the "Gammora HIV cure kit", may give false hope and cause people to abandon real treatment.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:04:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplnFC0g5_lPpYASngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xplm72DuLftNmYdKEpFgimKzx [Daily News] Dodoma -- INADEQUATE domestic funding is apparently undermining the fight against HIV and AIDS as statistics indicate that Tanzania records 54,000 new HIV infections annually, about 147 new infections every day.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:24:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xplm72DuLftNmYdKEpFgimKzx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XpllVrwrz64W66jRQaTQYXBS9 [UN News] Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, the chief of UNAIDS has said, marking Zero Discrimination Day on Wednesday.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:50:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XpllVrwrz64W66jRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkcOmdjk_Vw3HMq2h3ehXEp [spotlight] A small study conducted among 23 HIV-negative men and women in the United States has found that a quick-dissolving rectal suppository - no bigger than a fingernail - that contains two antiretroviral drugs is safe, researchers announced yesterday at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle, United States.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:11:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkcOmdjk_Vw3HMq2h3ehXEp https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkcOmdjk_Vw3H-fx8LWuXng [spotlight] Women can safely use a monthly, antiretroviral-containing vaginal ring to prevent HIV infection during late pregnancy and while breastfeeding with no risk to their babies, new research released this week shows. The ring is expected to become available at selected clinics and private pharmacies this year alongside the HIV prevention injection and the HIV prevention pill.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:08:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplkcOmdjk_Vw3H-fx8LWuXng https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xpln1zncFMJTdUHCrAHWlao0B [VOA] Johannesburg, South Africa -- The head of a U.S. government program to fight AIDS, Dr. John Nkengasong, says that in its 20 years of existence the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has saved 25 million lives.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:08:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16Xpln1zncFMJTdUHCrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmASpTDJ_0uaK8qfTAM-Smm [spotlight] Young people, especially young women, account for a huge chunk of the nearly 200 000 new HIV infections in South Africa every year. Preventing HIV infections in this group is thus an obvious priority. Prevention can be achieved through education and access to sexual and reproductive health services such as condoms and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) among young people. PrEP refers to antiretrovirals being taken to prevent HIV infection.]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:46:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/yyVvl16XplmASpTDJ_0uaK8qfTAM-Smm