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2 December 2016

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Vietnam: PrEP is coming

Vietnam: PrEP is coming

The PATH-led Healthy Markets initiative, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has launched in Vietnam and is dramatically increasing testing among gay men and transgender women who have never ...

2 December 2016

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HIV testing to be funded by Elton John Fund

HIV testing to be funded by Elton John Fund

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new test guidelines with the primary goal of increasing testing among people in England. However many local councils and charities are concerned that lack of funds might keep the guidelines from implementation. The ...

1 December 2016

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CDC report: syringe exchanges reduce HIV transmission rates

CDC report: syringe exchanges reduce HIV transmission rates

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has released a report stating that syringe and needle exchange programs helped to drop HIV transmission rates in African-American and Latino drug users. Injection drug use is responsible for 9% of HIV cases in the ...

1 December 2016

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World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is observed December 1 every year to raise awareness in the fight against HIV. AIDS has killed 35 million people since the start of the pandemic. A lot of great things have happened since the first World AIDS Day in 1988. New drugs can successfully keep ...

1 December 2016

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Gilead starts direct marketing of Truvada for PrEP

Gilead starts direct marketing of Truvada for PrEP

Truvada was first introduced to the market in 2004 for HIV treatment and got approval by the CDC for preventing infection in healthy people in 2012. But under pressure by health advocate groups, Gilead refrained from marketing the drug as a PrEP. A lot of people thought ...

30 November 2016

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Germany: first global HIV institute opens in Essen

Germany: first global HIV institute opens in Essen

A new institute dedicated to HIV research has been opened in Essen University Hospital, Germany. The Main aim of the research hub is to develop a vaccine for HIV-infection and to build an international network for HIV research. To do this, scientists from Germany will work ...

30 November 2016

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World Health Organization:new guidance on HIV self-testing

World Health Organization:new guidance on HIV self-testing

The WHO has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing with the primary goal of improving access to HIV diagnosis. According to the report more than 18 million people worldwide are taking ART, but nearly 14 million are still unaware of their positive HIV status. Self-testing ...

29 November 2016

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HIV prevention funding is still inadequate

HIV prevention funding is still inadequate

Much progress has been made over the past 15 years in the fight against HIV-infection, availability of HIV drugs and prevention. Despite all efforts the annual number of new infections remains steady among adults. It is estimated that around 1.9 million new cases a year ...

29 November 2016

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Mylan has signed an agreement with the MPP regarding generic daclatasvir

Mylan has signed an agreement with the MPP regarding generic daclatasvir

Mylan announced today that they have signed an agreement with the Medical Patent Pool (MPP) to produce a generic version of Daklinza (daclatasvir). The agreement will help to expand access to this essential drug for Hepatitis C treatment for 112 low and middle income countries. ...

29 November 2016

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Alarming HIV data from ECDC

Alarming HIV data from ECDC

The ECDC and WHO Regional Office for Europe have published a new report regarding 2015 HIV statistics. Almost 30.000 newly diagnosed HIV infections were reported by the 31 European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries. Men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted ...

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