HIV Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/hiv/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:55:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 HIV Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/hiv/ 32 32 67616479 HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/hiv-breakthrough-drug-trial-shows-injection-twice-a-year-is-100-effective-against-infection/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/hiv-breakthrough-drug-trial-shows-injection-twice-a-year-is-100-effective-against-infection/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:55:15 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573517 A breakthrough drug is a significant step forward in the fight against HIV. This breakthrough gives great hope that we have a proven, highly effective prevention tool to protect people from HIV.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/hiv-breakthrough-drug-trial-shows-injection-twice-a-year-is-100-effective-against-infection/feed/ 0 573517 Zimbabwe approves long-acting drug to advance HIV prevention https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zimbabwe-approves-long-acting-drug-to-advance-hiv-prevention/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zimbabwe-approves-long-acting-drug-to-advance-hiv-prevention/?noamp=mobile#respond Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:33:22 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72566 Zimbabwe is the first African country and the first low to middle-income country (LMIC) globally to approve cabotegravir (CAB-LA), an effective prevention option for people at risk of HIV infection.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/zimbabwe-approves-long-acting-drug-to-advance-hiv-prevention/feed/ 0 72566 TAC slams Mbeki over his views on HIV https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/tac-slams-mbeki-over-his-views-on-hiv/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/tac-slams-mbeki-over-his-views-on-hiv/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:43:08 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71954 Former president repeated misconceptions about the disease when he addressed UNISA.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/tac-slams-mbeki-over-his-views-on-hiv/feed/ 0 71954 Left to die: the fate of thousands of people living with HIV in Tigray https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/left-to-die-the-fate-of-thousands-of-people-living-with-hiv-in-tigray/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/left-to-die-the-fate-of-thousands-of-people-living-with-hiv-in-tigray/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:25:47 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69971 Unless special attention is given to conflict and HIV the war will undermine the achievement of the 2030 goals to end AIDS, discrimination, and new infections.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/left-to-die-the-fate-of-thousands-of-people-living-with-hiv-in-tigray/feed/ 0 69971 South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/south-africa-approves-dapivirine-vaginal-ring-hiv/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/south-africa-approves-dapivirine-vaginal-ring-hiv/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:57:04 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=69968 Women in South Africa from 18 years of age and older have the green light to use the DPV-VR Ring. The silicone ring gives women an alternative preventative measure against HIV thus advancing sexual reproductive health rights for women in the country.

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