According to the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and Population-based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs), five African nations managed to control HIV epidemics The countries are: Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The amazing results were possible thanks to joint political, medical and economic efforts of the governments here. The progress of making the HIV […]
A South African 9 year-old child has survived HIV virus for 8 and a half years now, without the help of any medication The child living in South Africa has survived without any treatment for more than 8 years. The information has been presented by researchers during the International AIDS Society conference in Paris, France. […]
Latest medical advances could allow people with HIV hope for a near-normal life expectancy According to the World Health Organisation, treatment improvements enable patients to reach 78 years of age, if applied correctly. The antiretroviral therapy, firstly introduced 21 years ago, has dramatically helped HIV carriers improve the quality of their lives and reduce social […]
The government in South Africa has announced the expansion of the current demographic studies to track health, income and education for almost 1% of the country’s population The approximate cost for the project, as estimated by the Department of Science and Technology will be around US$19 million. The project is expected to last for the […]
Encouraging results of Adapt Study offer a new perspective and new hopes for people infected with HIV virus all over the world The latest HIV treatment preliminary Phase 2 study, called Adapt, had unexpected results for about 500 participants in three countries. One of many released at the International AIDS Society conference this month in […]