No fewer than 77 out of 2,156 persons tested HIV positive during a mass test conducted by Taraba State Agency for Control of AIDS. The mass testing and treatment project in the state was to ensure a HIV free society…
Why there’s no vaccine for HIV 37 years on
It has been 37 years since HIV was first discovered as the cause of AIDS, but there is still no vaccine available against this disease. This contrasts with the rapid speed of the COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution. This is…
New research reveals antibody infusions can prevent HIV
Results from two Antibody -Mediated Prevention (AMP) studies presented at the 4th HIV Research for Prevention conference (HIVR4P virtual ), Wednesday, revealed that that infusions of antibodies can prevent HIV infection. An antibody is a protective blood protein produced by…
My Pipu! Prevention is better than cure and HIV is still real, o – Lucia Edafioka
There is something we see in almost every part of Lagos; men sitting opposite each other, one cutting the other one’s hair, or shaving off beards, with crude instruments. The other day I was waiting for a cab somewhere in…
Remission patient shows HIV may be ‘curable’ —AIDS group (Punch)
A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely cured, researchers were set to announce at a medical conference on Tuesday. Ten years after the first confirmed case of…
360,000 adolescents expected to die of AIDS by 2030 –UNICEF (Nation)
Some 360,000 adolescents are expected to die of AIDS by 2030 if investment in HIV prevention is not ramped up, according to a UNICEF report released on Thursday. The figures show the world is “off track’’ in its goal to…
HIV-positive soldier charged with sexually assaulting over 24 boys (Punch)
A Thai soldier infected with HIV has been arrested and charged with raping more than two dozen boys in North-Eastern Thailand, police said on Friday. Police nabbed the 43-year-old sergeant major at a military base in Khon Kaen, a province…
Condom launched to ‘protect’ Uganda troops (BBC)
Uganda’s army has launched its own brand of condoms, named after the Swahili word for “protection”, to help prevent soldiers contract HIV. A soldier cannot defend his country if he “does not ensure that he’s safe”, said Chief of Staff…
Woman infected with HIV by boss, sacked, loses case (Punch)
A receptionist who accused her boss of infecting her with HIV and then sacking her has lost the 14-year court battle. The woman told the Employment and Labour Relations Court that she had a long-running affair with the man. She…
