Tag: HIV

Millions of lives are at risk as deep cuts to US funding threaten global HIV treatment and prevention programs. UNAIDS warns that...

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While the global fight against HIV has made significant strides, adolescent girls remain disproportionately affected. As World AIDS Day approaches, UNICEF warns...

In a recent revelation, UNICEF's Global Snapshot on Children with HIV and AIDS sheds light on the persistent challenges faced by adolescent girls in the battle against HIV. Released just before World AIDS Day, the report unveils startling statistics, indicating that nearly 98,000 adolescent girls aged 10-19 contracted HIV in 2022, translating to a staggering 1,900 new infections each week.

UNAIDS highlights the clear path to ending AIDS by 2030 through strong political leadership, scientific adherence, tackling inequalities, and ensuring sustainable funding. While progress has been made, challenges remain, emphasizing the need for immediate action to achieve this global health goal.

Warning that progress in HIV prevention and treatment has nearly flat lined over the past three years, a UNICEF analysis said that...

The global roll out of HIV treatment has saved millions of lives but the efforts to prevent new HIV infections have been less successful,...

COVID-19 has already worsened the gender inequality and the greater divide was felt in HIV infected people, according to UNAIDS. The report “Prevailing against the...

Poor and Middle Income countries will see more deaths from HIV, malaria and tuberculosis with coronavirus pandemic already disrupting the health services in these...

A few may be depressed after hearing that the coronavirus will stay long with us for years to come. But there are more reasons...