AIDS
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AIDS 2016 focuses on impact of legal and policy barriers to HIV services for groups at greatest risk of infection
Jul 19, 2016News Hour: In an official press conference at the 21stInternational AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, researchers and community representatives discussed the impact of discriminatory laws and policies in many parts of the world that hinder... -
International AIDS society, amfar and the elizabeth taylor foundation to honour zimbabwean activist
Jul 19, 2016News Hour: Human rights are personal to Martha Tholanah, an outspoken champion of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and for all people living with HIV. Following her early life experiences of violence at... -
We neglect primary HIV prevention at our peril
Jul 18, 2016News Hour: Inspired by a steady decline in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, the sustainable development goals call for ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. However, the world is not... -
HIV: The prevention issue
Jul 18, 2016News Hour: The latest UNAIDS statistics on HIV show that in the past 12 months an extra 2 million people have accessed HIV treatment: 17 million of the near 37 million infected are now receiving potentially... -
WHO flags key challenges to global HIV response at International AIDS Conference
Jul 18, 2016News Hour: The World Health Organization is flagging 4 key challenges as the international community meets at the International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, from 18–22 July 2016. The Organization is highlighting the need to... -
AIDS conference returns to a changed South Africa
Jul 13, 2016News Hour: The South Africa that hosts a global AIDS Conference next week has come a long way from the “AIDS pariah” that did so 16 years ago, when then President Thabo Mbeki stunningly dismissed the... -
IAS releases new strategy to guide global HIV cure research
Jul 12, 2016A comprehensive new strategy presents key priorities for research to develop what experts consider to be one of the most important global health goals of our time – a cure for HIV....Read More -
Collaborative initiative for paediatric hiv education and research (CIPHER)
Jul 8, 2016News Hour: The Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) of the International AIDS Society (IAS) is aimed at optimizing clinical management and delivery of services to infants, children and adolescents affected by HIV...
