NYC exec alarmed over young people with HIV/AIDS
TACLOBAN CITY—National Youth Commissioner (NYC) Victor del Rosario has expressed alarm over the rising number of young people who got infected with HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus-acquired...
View ArticleSecond patient cured of HIV
PARIS — A second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, doctors said Tuesday, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped traditional...
View ArticleAdvocacy group appeals to gov’t: Support ‘continued, uninterrupted’ access to...
MANILA, Philippines — An advocacy group on Friday appealed to the Philippine government to let them have “continued and uninterrupted access” to anti-retroviral drugs that are used to fight HIV amid...
View ArticleUP Diliman offers free HIV treatment for community members amid quarantine
MANILA, Philippines—As movement is heavily limited under the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman is offering Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) refills...
View ArticleRITM halts HIV drug resistance, viral load testing to focus on COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — The Research for Tropical Medicine (RITM) has suspended its HIV drug resistance and viral load testing to focus on its response against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
View ArticleCoronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases
NEW DELHI — Lavina D’Souza hasn’t been able to collect her government-supplied anti-HIV medication since the abrupt lockdown of India’s 1.3 billion people last month during the coronavirus outbreak....
View ArticleSex workers lack food for taking HIV drugs during COVID-19
KIGALI, Rwanda — As the coronavirus spreads in Africa, it threatens in multiple ways those who earn their living on the streets — people like Mignonne, a 25-year-old sex worker with HIV. The lockdown...
View ArticleDOH: No shortage of HIV drugs in PH; stocks enough until next year
MANILA, Philippines — There is no shortage of antiretroviral HIV drugs in the country as the government has stocked up on it “up until next year,” the Department of Health assured on Tuesday. Health...
View ArticleDoctors say experimental treatment may have rid man of HIV
A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant...
View ArticlePeople with HIV shocked and troubled by data leak
The revelation that the personal information of 14,200 people with HIV was leaked has stunned people living with the virus here. The post People with HIV shocked and troubled by data leak appeared...
View ArticleTrump’s ambitious plan to eliminate HIV welcomed by experts
President Trump's call for a bipartisan commitment to eradicate HIV in the US within a decade was welcomed by experts and advocacy organizations. The post Trump’s ambitious plan to eliminate HIV...
View ArticleChina says tests on plasma products negative for HIV
Chinese investigators said tests on a batch of plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus. The post China says tests on plasma products negative for...
View ArticleFury at HIV data leak in conservative Singapore
Rico has lived with HIV for almost a decade. Last month, he got a call saying information about his condition had been published online. The post Fury at HIV data leak in conservative Singapore...
View ArticleDOH: HIV spread slowing down
Although there was a record 11,400 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in 2018, the number was just slightly higher than 2017’s, suggesting that new infections may be starting to plateau,...
View ArticleUS begins organ transplants from living donors who have HIV
Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what's thought to be the world's first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV. The post US begins organ transplants from living donors who have HIV appeared...
View ArticleDID YOU KNOW: New HIV cases
Based on the latest data of the Department of Health, Metro Manila posted the highest number of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases among all regions in January 2019. The post DID YOU KNOW:...
View ArticleGains vs diseases extend global life expectancy
Global life expectancy grew by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, warning though that unequal income and access to health care translates into far...
View ArticleRise in HIV cases increases likelihood of TB spread – experts
The continued rise in the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases is causing an additional burden to the prevalence of tuberculosis in the country, according to health experts. Since those...
View ArticleUK opens inquiry into tainted-blood scandal that killed 2,400
LONDON — A long-awaited inquiry opened Tuesday in Britain into how contaminated blood was used to treat thousands of people in the 1970s and '80s, killing at least 2,400. The post UK opens inquiry into...
View ArticleFilipinos living with HIV urged to avail free treatment, support services
In time for the annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, the DOH urged people with HIV to avail treatment, care, and support services. The post Filipinos living with HIV urged to avail free...
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