Tag:HIV

For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.

Health officials confirm that early diagnosis and free government-supplied antiretroviral drugs can suppress HIV, allowing patients to live normal lives.

Pakistan's experience reflects a broader paradox: pioneering legal frameworks coexist with entrenched prejudice, religious pushback, and international aid disruptions.

Recent pledges from multilateral funding platforms – notably the replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – and renewed donor commitment signal that global solidarity may yet rescue the response.

In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B.

While some countries are expected to end malaria by 2030, major challenges remain to eliminate HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and neglected tropical diseases, the study found, with new HIV/AIDS cases increasing steadily in the past decade.

Male infants are more likely to achieve HIV cure/remission after in-utero infection because male foetuses have lower levels of CD4 T cells which helps...

A study examining the role of pets during both, the COVID-19 and the HIV/AIDS pandemics has thrown up interesting observations and could reignite the...