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World Aids Day: Despite free treatment, India battles rising case numbers

Since 2004 India has been providing free treatment to 1.5 million HIV-infected patients, yet cases are rising. According to the Indian government, there are now an estimated 2.4 million people living with HIV in the country. FRANCE 24 reports.

France 24

Infographic: World AIDS Day 2022

Around the world, every week about 4,900 young women aged between 15 and 24 become infected with HIV.

Al Jazeera

Man, 20, diagnosed with HIV after failing to use a condom just once

Kyle Cook said his diagnosis was the killer blow for each problem for a long while

Liverpool Echo

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‘I lost my retirement, my career, my home’: the Americans imprisoned for being HIV-positive

Thirty-three states maintain laws tied to exposure or transmission, many developed long before the illness was understood

The Guardian - US

Pandemic ‘has slowed progress towards eliminating new cases of HIV in England’

It comes as a new poll revealed people with HIV still face alarming levels of stigma.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland's only HIV charity calls for end to stigma on World AIDS Day

“Our service users tell us they feel shame and depression on a regular basis, and often don’t feel accepted."

Belfast Live

Senedd marks huge progress being made in Wales as part of World AIDS Day 2022

Health Minister Eluned Morgan outlined the Welsh Government's HIV Action Plan for Wales

Wales Online

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3 Biotech Stocks to Buy Before December and 1 to Sell

The biotech industry is increasingly gaining prominence due to the growing prevalence of chronic disease and advancements in drug discovery and development. Given the industry’s solid growth prospects, it could be wise to buy quality biotech stocks, Gilead Sciences (GILD), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), and United Therapeutics (UTHR). However, we think…

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COVID deepened inequalities in HIV treatment: what we learnt in Nigeria

The 2022 World AIDS Day theme is Equalize. The reason for this focus is that HIV reflects economic and social inequity. People with low socio-economic status are worst affected by the epidemic. Also, the worst impacts of the HIV epidemic are found in the least developed countries and the most…

The Conversation

'Sex felt like a ticking time bomb': It’s A Sin star Nathaniel Hall on HIV diagnosis at 16

"I felt faint, the nurses made me tea and I cried a lot.”

Manchester Evening News

COVID affected access to HIV treatment: the stories of migrant women in South Africa show how

South Africa has made massive strides in the fight against HIV. One of the country’s flagship interventions has been the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Nevertheless, South Africa still has the world’s largest HIV epidemic. It’s estimated that 7.5 million people in the country have HIV. Women of…

The Conversation

Ending HIV as a public health threat – 3 essential reads

In 2014 the United Nations set an ambitious goal: to end the AIDS pandemic by the year 2030.

The Conversation

It’s A Sin’s Nathaniel Hall on his own HIV diagnosis at 16 and ‘carrying shame behind closed doors’

The actor-turned-activist is no longer going to hide – and wants everyone to benefit from access to HIV treatment. By Imy Brighty-Potts.

The Independent UK

No mother should have to choose between her baby starving or being infected with HIV

In Ukraine many mothers lack the formula milk and drugs needed to prevent mother-to-child transmission. We must not allow this war to undo decades of progress

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More than 800 undiagnosed HIV and hepatitis cases found with routine A&E testing

The health service introduced opt-out HIV screening in April to 33 hospital departments as part of efforts to stop new cases by 2030.

The Conversation

Injectable HIV prevention drug shows promise: we worked out how much South Africa should pay for it

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention method. It is taken by people who are HIV negative, so that if they are unknowingly exposed to HIV, the drug will prevent the virus from infecting them.

Evening Standard

World Aids Day 2024: what is it and how can you get involved?

World Aids Day takes place this weekend — and this year’s theme is all about human rights

The Conversation

HIV prevention: new injection could boost the fight, but some hurdles remain

While the world has focused on the COVID pandemic for nearly three years, less and less attention is being paid to HIV. However, HIV is still a global problem. In 2021, according to the United Nations, 38.4 million people were living with HIV, over 650,000 died from AIDS-related illnesses, and…

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The Guardian - UK

Ximei review – Ai Weiwei produces inspiring portrait of Chinese Aids activist

Liu Ximei, who was diagnosed with HIV at 10, is shown as a dauntless campaigner whose home provides a warm haven for patients still neglected in China

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland sees 12% increases in new HIV cases

"Many people who are living with HIV have no obvious signs or symptoms"

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside continues the fight against HIV this World AIDS Day

Around the region people will be encouraged to wear a red ribbon - the symbol of HIV awareness.

Daily Mirror

Sexual health tests given out from vending machines in a bid to tackle disease

Making it easy, free and quick to test for sexually transmitted diseases can only be a good thing, says Miriam Stoppard

ABC News

Cancelled University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine to be trialled in humans next year

The University of Queensland's vaccine had to be abandoned during the rush to develop an effective COVID-19 shot, but now will be trialled on people.

The Conversation

Simon Nkoli's fight for queer rights in South Africa is finally being celebrated – 24 years after he died

Born in 1957, Simon Tseko Nkoli had just turned 41 when he died, in 1998, of an AIDS-related illness. In his short life, the South African activist fought against different forms of oppression. He fought for those downtrodden because of their “race”. He stood up for those ostracised because of…

The Independent UK

HIV-positive heart donor's family, recipient meet

A woman who got a new lease on life after a ground-breaking heart transplant between an HIV-positive donor and recipient got to meet the family of the woman who gave it to her

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