HIV drug resistance: brief report 2024
This brief report summarizes recent information on HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in the era of integrase-strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) for HIV prevention and treatment. In this report, WHO documents
This brief report summarizes recent information on HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in the era of integrase-strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) for HIV prevention and treatment. In this report, WHO documents
Despite the current low prevalence of AIDS here, Sri Lanka is vulnerable to an impending epidemic due to a large number of risk factors, such as its large sex worker population, migrant workers, military personnel, internally displaced persons, refugees, drug users and a high incidence of unsafe sexual practices, including low condom use and an escalating rate of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, (STDs), a study says.
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Three civil society organisations from Pakistan won grants worth US $ 40,000 each from the World Bank's South Asia Development Marketplace (DM) to implement projects aimed at reducing stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS. "Overall, twenty-six proposals from across South Asia won grants from a US $ 1 million award pool," according to the bank statement issued here on Tuesday.
Reflecting on how far we have come scientifically since isolating HIV in 1983, Anthony S. Fauci urges a renewed commitment to the far greater challenges ahead, especially that of vaccine development.
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A simple gum swab in place of an invasive blood test can now tell whether you are HIV positive. What's even better, the test results will be out in just 10-20 minutes. In a breakthrough that could replace the present day HIV antibody test through blood taken from the finger or the arm, a team of Indo-Canadian scientists has successfully tested the world's first salivabased HIV test, with an accuracy rate of nearly 100%.
Volunteers of Yuvsatta in collaboration with the State AIDS Control Society, and Chemists Association of Manimajra, organised a Magic Show on HIV/AIDS and condom promotion at Shivalik Garden, Manimajra, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. The aim was to motivate people, especially women to be the agents of change. Star of the show Magician Ved Prakash told people about various aspects of HIV/AIDS, ways of transmission and prevention though his tricks and announcements. He also talked about self-help groups in this regard. The event was followed by a question-answer session.
a un report says Asian countries should spend more on tackling aids or the disease may kill over 500,000 in the continent. The un commission on aids in Asia which submitted its report to the