By Sydney Lupkin This story is part of a partnership between MedPage Today and VICE News. Jake Mason will never forget the response he received when he asked for a Truvada prescription to prevent HIV at a clinic in Los…
Category: HIV/AIDS
Role of Light House in preventing HIV/AIDS lauded
Speakers at a project facilitation meeting here have landed the role of Light House Consortium, a non-government organization, in creating awareness among the vulnerable group of people to prevent formidable threat of HIV/AIDS.
Inequality fuels HIV epidemic in the Caribbean
By Desmond Brown Antigua, Feb (IPS) – At 49 years old, Edison Liburd has established himself as one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most recognisable artists. But Liburd was not always in the spotlight. In fact, you could say he was…
SMS for healthy, AIDS-free babies
By Lyndal Rowlands and Mercedes Sayagues UN, Dec 2014 (IPS) – In rural Zambia and Malawi, new mums face long delays finding out if they have passed HIV on to their babies. Without treatment, a third of babies born with…
Ebola: How does it compare?
The world has witnessed the largest-ever epidemic of Ebola claim thousands of lives in West Africa in 2014.
HIV and stigma: The media challenge
Sophie Chalk “The role of the media in tackling HIV related stigma is crucial. It is seen as one of the drivers of HIV reduction, yet the media is far from reaching its full potential….Many of our interviewees believe there…
‘Social awareness must for preventing HIV/AIDS spread’
Speakers at a post-rally discussion have stressed for creating adequate awareness among common people, especially young generations and vulnerable groups, for preventing spread of the deadly HIV/AIDS diseases.
AIDS is No. 1 killer of African teenagers
By Sam Olukoya Lagos, Nigeria (IPS) – Two years ago, Shola* was kicked out of the family house in Abeokuta, in southwestern Nigeria, after testing HIV-positive at age 13. He was living with his father, his stepmother and their seven…
Hepatitis C: New drug treatment ‘is a breakthrough’
The study is a “major breakthrough” and marks a “turning point” in hepatitis C treatment, said experts.
‘Bring transgender people under HIV/AIDS prevention programme’
Speakers at a meeting here have called upon the media workers for bringing the transgender population, including hijra people under the HIV/AIDS prevention programme.
Immune upgrade gives ‘HIV shielding’
By James Gallagher It raises the prospect of patients no longer needing to take daily medication to control their infection.
Cricketer Shakib to raise HIV, AIDS awareness
Bangladesh’s number one cricketer Shakib Al Hasan on Tuesday renewed his commitment to making the young generation aware of the danger of HIV and AIDS. His commitment came at a press conference in presence of officials from International Cricket Council…
Journalists’ role vital to reduce social stigma of HIV/AIDS
Mass-media, both print and electronics, has a vital role to play towards changing mindset towards the transgender and other socially excluded people to ensure their fundamental rights, discussants at a meeting said here today.
Awareness for preventing HIV/AIDS underscored
There is no alternative to creating adequate awareness for preventing threat of spreading HIV/AIDS through disseminating proper education, knowledge and social values among the vulnerable group people.
World AIDS Day-2013 observed in Rangpur division
The World AIDS Day-2013 was observed in all eight districts under Rangpur division with a fresh call for creating awareness and obeying social values to prevent formidable threat of deadly disease.
Experts for creating social awareness to prevent HIV/AIDS
Health experts have stressed for imparting proper knowledge with social values among young generations and vulnerable group people to create awareness for preventing spread of deadly HIV/AIDS diseases.
New guidelines for HIV treatment for life-saving
New guidelines for HIV treatment could see millions more people in developing countries getting life-saving medicine.