HIV infections fall 22%, HIV-related deaths 40% globally: Study

Nigeria: NACA Seeks Action As Over 2m Nigerians Live With HIV

Approximately 160,000 children aged 0 to 14 are living with HIV in Nigeria, with 22,000 new infections and 15,000 AIDS-related deaths recorded in 2023 alone, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, said yesterday.

How HIV research has reshaped modern medicine — Harvard Gazette

Health How HIV research has reshaped modern medicine  Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an HIV-1 virus particle (yellow/gold) budding from an infected cell. Credit: NIAID/NIH Shafaq Zia HMS Communications November 27, 2024 long read Decades of scientific work turned the tide on a fatal disease and yielded insights into immunity, vaccines, and more In 1981, fresh out of medical scho…

HIV Cases Reach Lowest Point Since Rise of Disease in 1980s

Fewer people contracted HIV last year than at any point since the rise of the disease in the late 1980s, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that this decline was still far too slow.

D.C. Health Link insurance program makes care for people with HIV free

The executive board of the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority, which arranges for D.C. residents and nonresidents employed in D.C. to obtain health insurance coverage, voted unanimously on Nov. 19 to make the treatment and long-term care of people with HIV free of charge if they are enrolled in one of the authority’s health insurance plans. D.C. Health Link, an independent D.C. agency created by the Health Benefit Exchange Authority to carry…

Sub-Saharan Africa leads global HIV decline

A new study reveals significant progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, alongside a stark warning that current trends indicate the world is not on track to meet the ambitious UNAIDS 2030 targets.