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07.08.2015

In Vancouver, a Call for Early Access to HIV Treatment Worldwide

aidsmap.com, 20 July 2015 - "Leading figures in the HIV response have endorsed a call for immediate access to antiretroviral therapy for all people upon diagnosis with HIV, on the opening day of the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment in Prevention (IAS 2015) in Vancouver on Sunday."

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29.07.2015

Treatment cascades show 90-90-90 goal within reach for some – but Eastern Europe lags behind Africa

aidsmap.com, 23 July 2015 - "Global analysis of HIV treatment cascades – the proportions of people diagnosed with HIV, in care, on treatment and virally suppressed – shows that some of the world’s richest countries are still far short of achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target. Progress is worst in Eastern Europe.

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21.07.2015

Test and treat studies and African countries showing that 90-90-90 targets are achievable

aidsmap.com, 20 July 2015 - "Health services in some African countries including Botswana, Rwanda and Malawi are now providing effective HIV treatment to a greater proportion of their HIV-positive citizens than the United States and other rich countries.

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07.08.2015

Time for Action: Shifting the paradigm towards integrated, people-centred health systems

International Health Policies, 6 August 2015 - The scientist Angeli Rawat adovated at the recent International AIDS Society conference in Vancouver to believe in a paradigm shift from disease specific/fragmented health programs towards integrated, patient-centred health systems, regardless of the plenty of disease-specific fundings.

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31.07.2015

An AIDS Crisis in Ukraine

The New York Times, 26 July 2015 - "More than 6,500 deaths have been reported in the Donbass region, where Ukrainian forces have battled Russian-supported separatist fighters for control since April 2014. The political violence has led to a humanitarian crisis. More than 8,000 patients being treated for H.I.V. or drug dependence have had life-saving medicines cut off, or will soon be without them, unless action is taken right now to allow a humanitarian convoy through.

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07.08.2015

Wir erzählten dem König, dass wir HIV-positiv sind

BBC News, 31. Juli 2015 - Als das junge Ehepaar 2006 von ihrer HIV-Infektion erfuhr, war es für beide ein Schock. Choden war gerade mit ihrem 2. Kind schwanger. Während einer Routineuntersuchung wurde die Infektion festgestellt.

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02.07.2015

WHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Cuba

Washington DC/Geneva, 30 June 2015 - Cuba today became the first country in the world to receive validation from the World Health Organization that it has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.

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