How a Blue Pill Is Stopping the Spread of HIV

EghtesadOnline: Kyle, a 29-year-old Sydneysider, never knew a time when HIV wasn’t a persistent and pernicious threat — until he began popping a pill to prevent it.

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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 06:03

UN warns against HIV -associated TB deaths

EghtesadOnline: On World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March, UNAIDS is urging countries to do much more to reduce the number of tuberculosis (TB) deaths among people living with HIV .

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Publish Date:26/March/2017 | 10:35

33,000 affected with HIV in Iran: Ministry of Health

EghtesadOnline: There are 33,000 cases of HIV infection living in Iran, says Deputy Minister of Health Ali Akbar Sayyari.

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Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 15:33

18m HIV positive people have access to life-saving medicines – UN

EghtesadOnline: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on the World AIDS Day, December 1, said the number of people with access to life-saving medicines has doubled over the past five years, now topping 18 million.

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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 09:25

With access to treatment, people living with HIV are living longer-UNAIDS Chief

EghtesadOnline: Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé in his message on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2016, said with access to treatment, people living with HIV are living longer.

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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 09:23

WHO issues new guidance on HIV self-testing ahead of World AIDS Day

EghtesadOnline: In advance of World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis.

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Publish Date:30/November/2016 | 22:10

Rate of New HIV Infections Increased in 74 Countries over Past Decade

EghtesadOnline: A new study found that 74 countries saw increases in age-standardized rates of new infections between 2005 and 2015.

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Publish Date:20/July/2016 | 10:30

UCLA scientists find cancer immunotherapy drug may be useful against HIV

EghtesadOnline: In lab experiments, immune T cells re-engineered to target receptors on HIV successfully killed several strains of the virus.

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Publish Date:20/July/2016 | 09:45