By Caley Pigliucci UN, Jul 19 2019 (IPS) – Since 2010, donor funding to fight HIV/AIDS in low-and middle-income countries has dropped significantly, according to a new report released recently.
Category: HIV/AIDS
‘193 test HIV positive in 8 southern districts’
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.
Dangerous complacency towards HIV pandemic risks resurgence
A dangerous complacency in the response to the global HIV pandemic is likely to see a resurgence of the disease in the coming years. The warning was given in a report by The Lancet, which had convened an international commission…
AIDS orphan Carla Simon on Spain’s ‘lost generation’
Catalan filmmaker Carla Simon remembers little of the day that, aged six, she joined the ranks of countless orphans left behind by Spain’s “lost generation” of AIDS victims.
World gathers in Nairobi to tackle menace of pollution
Over 4,000 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives gathered Monday at the third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle the global menace of pollution.
865 new cases this year HIV infection in BD turns alarming
The Health Ministry has found a total of 865 people infected with immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country during November 16 of 2016 to October 17 of this year. The ministry came up with the information marking the World…
HIV cases 4143 and deaths 658 in BD – 2016 report
The World AIDS Day-2015 is being observed on Friday in the country as elsewhere across the globe, putting importance to the right to health and the challenges the people affected by HIV face in fulfilling that right. This year’s theme…
UN chief wants to make AIDS epidemic a thing of the past
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a renewed commitment to finish what they have started and to make the AIDS epidemic a thing of the past. “The world is well on its way to meeting the target of ending…
HIV seeks refuge in immune cells to avoid elimination
Neena Bhandari Sydney – Genetically-intact HIV hides in the same cells of the human immune system that are supposed to attack and destroy pathogens, scientists at Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney University, discovered in a new study.
HIV patients ‘getting old before their time’
Neena Bhandari Melbourne – While combination antiretroviral therapy has meant that people with HIV can live longer lives, research shows that the virus makes fundamental changes to the immune system by increasing the risk of developing age-related conditions.
Shkreli convicted of fraud
Former pharmaceutical chief executive Martin Shkreli has been found guilty of three counts of securities fraud. A New York City jury cleared him on five other counts after five days of deliberations. He was on trial in relation to a…
Cows hold clue to beating HIV
Cows have shown an “insane” and “mind-blowing” ability to tackle HIV which will help develop a vaccine, say US researchers. In a first for immunisation, the animals rapidly produced special types of antibody that can neutralise HIV. It is thought…
AIDS pandemic far from over: 37 million living with HIV
By Amina J. Mohammed UN, Jun 2 (IPS) – During the process of developing the Sustainable Development Goals it was clear to me how relevant and innovative the approach to ending AIDS had been and how important it would continue…
578 new HIV cases detected: Minister
Dhaka – Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday told Parliament that 578 HIV-infected patients were detected afresh in the country from November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016. The HIV-infected patients were detected through 128 government and…
HIV ‘game-changer’ will now be given to UK patients
By James Gallagher A drug that dramatically reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will now be given to patients by the NHS in England. The health service lost a court battle in the summer after arguing responsibility for…
587 new HIV cases 141 AIDS deaths noted in BD
The government has requested the UNAIDS not to leave Bangladesh as the UN agency is set to wind up Dhaka Office as part of its global ‘cost containment’ plan. “The office might be closed after August next year,” said Saima…
Ending AIDS needs both prevention and a cure
By Lyndal Rowlands United Nations (IPS) – Eighteen million people, just slightly under half of the people living with HIV and AIDS globally, are now taking life-saving medication, but global efforts to end the disease still largely depend on prevention.…
World AIDS Day Thursday: Over 9000 cases, 500 die in BD
Dhaka – The World Aids Day is being observed Thursday with the theme “Hands up for HIV Prevention” in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world with the theme “Hands up for HIV Prevention”. According to a report of UNAIDS, it…
Man with HIV says he had sex with 104 women and girls
A verdict is expected this week in the case of a man arrested in Malawi after he told a BBC reporter he had had sex with pubescent girls as part of a “cleansing” ritual. But some Malawians are asking why…
HIV patients ‘getting old before their time’
Melbourne – While combination antiretroviral therapy has meant that people with HIV can live longer lives, research shows that the virus makes fundamental changes to the immune system by increasing the risk of developing age-related conditions.
Sad plight of expat Bangladeshi at New York hospital
GreenWatch News Desk A expatriate Bangladesh community leader in New York has written to the City Council there about the plight of a Bangladeshi American who has been subjected to racist treatment by a black nurse of a hospital, and…
New HIV vaccine to be trialled in South Africa
A vaccine against HIV will be trialed in South Africa later this year after meeting the criteria needed to prove it could help fight the epidemic in Africa.In 2015, 2.1 million new infections were reported — two-thirds of which occurred…
‘Target vulnerable groups for succeess of HIV programmes’
Dhaka – In an official press conference today at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, South Africa, researchers and community representatives discussed the impact of discriminatory laws and policies in many parts of the world that hinder…
AIDS meeting was bold but disappointing, organisations say
by Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, (IPS) – Though the High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS ended with the adoption of bold and life saving targets, many organisations have expressed their disappointment in its outcomes. During the meeting, the international community adopted…
Bangladesh hopes to achieve global HIV target by 2030
Bangladesh has assured the global community to continue its endeavours for achieving the global target set to end HIV/AIDS worldwide within the year 2030. The assurance was given at a high-level meeting held in New York on Friday, according to…
Mother-to-child AIDS transmission dealt a blow in zimbabwe
By Jeffrey Moyo Shurugwi, Zimbabwe (IPS) – With the battle to combat HIV/AIDS intensifying in Zimbabwe, the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission initiative (PMTCT) has increasingly become a success weapon in the war on transmission of the once dreaded…
No AIDS by 2030
‘Ending AIDS by 2030’ is ‘possible’ for Bangladesh, UNAIDS Country Director Leo Kenny has said.And for that, on the eve of the World AIDS Day, he suggested that HIV programmes stress on four key elements – focus, scaling up, innovation…
Americans are still being imprisoned for being HIV positive
By Sydney Lupkin This World AIDS Day, VICE is exploring the state of HIV around the globe. Watch our special report, “Countdown to Zero,” tonight on HBO at 9pm ET, and to get involved visit red.org and shop (RED). There…
HIV infection has been reduced globally: Speaker
STAFF REPORTER Speakers at a press conference yesterday cautioned though HIV infection has been reduced globally, including in Bangladesh, the country has certain groups who are vulnerable to HIV infection and there is a chance of spreading it through them.
Dhaka hosts 12th Int’l congress on AIDS in Asia-Pacific in Nov
Dhaka – The 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP12) will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 to 23 November 2015 under the theme: Be the Change for an AIDS Free Generation, Our right to…