HIV
Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector
Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives
Leaders at AIDS 2022 warn that the world is losing ground against HIV
Citing the 2022 UNAIDS Global AIDS update, titled “In Danger,” UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima shared that about 1.5 million new HIV infections occurred in 2021 – over one million more than the global targets.
Second HIV remission patient ignites cure hope
For just the second time ever a HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was hailed by experts yesterday as proof that the AIDS-causing condition could one day be curable.
Trump seeks to 'eliminate HIV' in US within 10yrs
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to call for a bipartisan commitment to eradicate AIDS in the United States within a decade.
People with HIV shocked by data leak in Singapore
The revelation that the personal information of 14,200 people with HIV was leaked has stunned people living with the virus in Singapore.
869 diagnosed with HIV in the country this year
A total of 869 people affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) were identified in Bangladesh so far this year, according to a recent government survey.
World Aids Day / Time to look back at the bridges we've crossed
Every year World AIDS Day is observed on December 1, established by the World Health Organization in 1988 to bring people together in the fight against HIV and raise awareness of the epidemic that shook the world.
193 tested HIV positive in 8 southern districts: Report
At least 193 people have been tested HIV positive in the country's eight southern districts, says a report released by a local voluntary organisation.
HIV deaths: Bangladesh 10th in Asia
Bangladesh stands at the tenth position in HIV deaths among Asian countries, according to a UNAIDS report.
Ordeal of an AIDS patient
Sultana (not the real name) was shocked when refused a surgery on an abscess at a public hospital in Dhaka sometime in 2013 because of being HIV positive.
HIV: UN meets goal to treat 15 million
The goal to get HIV treatment to 15 million people by the end of 2015 has already been met, says the United Nations Aids agency.
New approach against HIV ‘promising’
The first human trial of a new type of HIV therapy suggests it could be a promising weapon in the fight against the virus.
New drug tested on monkeys effectively shields against AIDS, study reveals
Scientists say new drug tested on monkeys provided astonishingly effective shield against animal version of AIDS, major gain in the quest for an HIV vaccine
