HIV

20 October 2011   The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recently launched a new AIDS strategy intended to meet the needs of the changing face of the AIDS epidemic. The strategy illustrates UNESCO's contribution to the UNAIDS approach, which calls for the need to accelerate HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Speaking …

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15.08.2011 Government's decision to offer free ARV treatment to people with CD4 counts of 350 or less has been welcomed as a life-saver. The South African government’s announcement that it will give antiretroviral medication to people with HIV who have CD4 counts of below 350 will save lives and prevent infection. This is according to …

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The protective effect of adult male circumcision on HIV acquisition was first demonstrated in three randomized trials conducted in South Africa (ANRS study 1265, published in 2005), Kenya (2007) and Uganda (2007). These studies found that the risk of HIV infection was reduced by 60% among circumcised men. This led the WHO and UNAIDS in …

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The protective effect of adult male circumcision on HIV acquisition was first demonstrated in three randomized trials conducted in South Africa (ANRS study 1265, published in 2005), Kenya (2007) and Uganda (2007). These studies found that the risk of HIV infection was reduced by 60% among circumcised men. This led the WHO and UNAIDS in …

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  South Africa is making real strides in shifting HIV treatment to lower levels of health workers, which enables more patients to be reached. Ugandan Prof. David Serwadda said that the shortage of health workers, particularly doctors, affects the expansion of HIV services, with the entire African continent only producing 6 200 new doctors a …

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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics launched the Combo-HIV assay to it major customers, including the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), at the company’s Johannesburg offices. The Combo-HIV assay will expand the current HIV assay portfolio on both the ADVIA Centaur and the ADVIA Centaur CP systems. The assay contains both the HIV antibody as well as the …

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