HIV

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to patients

Ever since Gerald Muwonge tested positive for HIV eight years ago, keeping his viral load… Read More

HIV disinformation: ‘patients fear resentment over death in Pakistan’

For 45-year-old ZG* things turned upside down in 2015, when amid his preparations to go… Read More

Global Fund seeks $18 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Wednesday sought to raise at… Read More

Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

The oldest patient yet has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant… Read More

South African scientists will study link between COVID variants and untreated HIV

Leading South African scientists are set to investigate Covid-19 and HIV in tandem, amid mounting… Read More

HIV generic drug for babies distributed in Africa

Aid agencies have distributed a strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV in six African… Read More

Four decades on, where’s the HIV vaccine?

Efficacy trials are still a long way off, but experts are hopeful the mRNA technology,… Read More

mRNA vaccines appear effective vs India variant; people with HIV at higher risk for severe COVID-19

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are likely effective against coronavirus variant, according to… Read More

Second patient to be naturally cured of HIV brings hope to millions

An Argentinean woman who had been diagnosed with HIV became the world's second person to… Read More

Life-saving HIV drugs risk running out, says WHO

About 38 million people worldwide are currently infected with HIV Read More

Is COVID-19 a combination of SARS and AIDS?

Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim doctors have found that COVID-19, the disease… Read More

Triple antiviral drug shows early promise in COVID-19 trial

A triple drug combination of antiviral medicines helped relieve symptoms in patients with mild to… Read More

Coronavirus hospital says HIV drug beneficial to patients

Doctors at the primary hospital treating severe coronavirus patients in the city of Wuhan said… Read More

Sindh govt forms HIV and AIDS control, treatment and prevention commission

Sindh government has decided to form an HIV and AIDS control, treatment and prevention commission… Read More

SHC directs govt to issue notification of Sindh AIDS Commission

The government has to submit a compliance report by Sept 17 Read More

Patient groups push back against pricey HIV prevention treatment

A generic version of the current prevention pill, Truvada, is due in the United States… Read More

Number of HIV cases in Larkana jumps to 957

More than 32,685 people went through the screening in the area. Read More

HIV drug receives marketing nod

Dovato (dolutegravir 50 mg/ lamivudine 300 mg tablets) was authorised by the US Food and… Read More

CM Sindh announces establishment of endowment funds for HIV, AIDS patients

The fund has been established with Rs1 billion to cure the affected patients. Read More

HIV continues to spread in Sindh, tally jumps to 826

Larkana saw the tally reaching 826 patients out of which 680 are told to be… Read More