International news
Nov 28, 2019Innovative WHO HIV testing recommendations aim to expand treatment coverageWorld Health Organisation - "The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new recommendations to help countries reach the 8.1 million people living with HIV who are yet to be diagnosed, and who are therefore unable to obtain lifesaving treatment. |
Nov 27, 2019New Zealand launches world's first HIV positive sperm bankThe Guardian - "Effort aims to reduce the stigma experienced by those living with the virus. The world’s first HIV positive sperm bank has been launched in an effort to reduce the stigma experienced by those living with the virus. |
Nov 14, 2019Promises Alone Cannot Save Our LivesThe Global Fund- "At the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon, France, in October, a group of young people representing youth populations affected by HIV, TB and malaria penned the following response to the open letter to 7-year-olds. |
Nov 21, 2019The Emotional Challenges of Living with HIVViiv Healthcare - "Science in HIV treatment has travelled long and far, but what about the emotional and stigma related challenges of living with HIV? HIV has changed. Thanks to treatment advances, people living with HIV (PLHIV) now have a longer life expectancy. However, emotional challenges continue to impact many people’s day-to-day lives. |
Oct 28, 2019How is it possible that, in 2018, an estimated 1.7 million people acquired HIV?Frontline AIDS - "Almost forty years in to the epidemic, it’s not as if we don’t know enough about HIV, how it’s transmitted and the devastating impact it can have on people’s health. |