HIV activists urge Parliament to respond to PEPFAR cuts

On Thursday, the Portfolio Committee on Health heard from members of the Global HIV Treatment Coalition who outlined the impending health crisis caused by he PEPFAR cuts. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Activists from the Global HIV Treatment Coalition …

Malawi Govt steps up fight against HIV/AIDS

By Chisomo Phiri BLANTYRE-(MaraviPos)-Deputy Director of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Directorate in the Ministry of Health Rabson Kachala says the government is committed to ending the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country by 2030. Kachala made the statement …

23 children diagnosed with HIV in 2024 - Doctor Thaggard

23 cases of HIV in children have been recorded by the Ministry of Health from January to September 2024. While speaking at the Fiji Medical Association Central Mini-Conference at the Holiday Inn in Suva, Dr. Miriama Thaggard, a paediatrician at the Labasa …

YMA, MSACS to combat HIV & drug addiction

HIV infections, unplanned pregnancies spike in Kenya after USAID freeze

The USAID funding freeze ordered by President Donald Trump has disrupted HIV testing, ARV supply chains, and digital health systems across various counties, including Uasin Gishu Gaps in barrier contraceptive supplies have hit youth hardest, leading to a …

Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A video showing dozens of people marching toward the office of Haiti’s prime minister elicited gasps from some viewers as it circulated recently on social media. The protesters, who were HIV positive, did not conceal their …

Musk says Doge didn’t cut HIV programs – but it cast a ‘miracle drug’ into chaos

Although Elon Musk said Doge didn’t cut Aids programs, global health officials describe widespread and disastrous effects resulting from the White House’s throttling of foreign aid. The disruptions have caused new HIV infections to surge in recent months …

HIV-discordant couples in Kano face risk of separation as U.S halts support

The Save Lives Sustainable and Counselling Initiative, a non-governmental organization based in Kano, has raised concern over the growing threat facing HIV-discordant couples—where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is not—following the U.S. …

Study finds sharp rise in HIV prevention medication use among American youth

Eight times more American young adults now take medication to protect them from HIV than a decade ago, a new study finds. But even with this positive news about increasing use of pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, the study also suggests that health care …

Over 30 years of HIV/AIDS housing services at Lifelong come to a close in King County

A long-standing network of support for Seattle's LGBTQIA+ community members who are living with HIV/AIDS has officially closed its 30+-year chapter in King County. Lifelong wrapped up two contracts with the City of Seattle late last year and …