Tag: UNAIDS
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UN hails new therapy to prevent HIV in women
London, Nov. 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The new anti-retroviral therapy cabotegravir could be a “game-changer” as a study shows it is many times more effective in preventing HIV in women as PrEP, UNAIDS has indicated. Injected in women every two months, cabotegravir is 89 percent more effective in preventing HIV than daily pills of PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis, ... -
Rwanda close to meeting UN target to end HIV epidemic-Report
London, Oct. 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A national survey released in Rwanda says the country is making great strides towards achieving the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 target that helps end the epidemic. READ ALSO: RUSSIA DAZZLES AFRICAN LEADERS WITH LATEST MILITARY HARDWARE AT SOCHI SUMMIT The Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment showed that 84 ... -
Galvanizing global ambition to end the AIDS epidemic after a decade of progress
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 4 June 2019 (AltAfrica)-—A new report from the United Nations Secretary-General, Galvanizing global ambition to end the AIDS epidemic after a decade of progress, has been presented to United Nations Member States during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Member States gathered at the United Nations in New York, United States ... -
UNAIDS welcomes additional evidence that effective antiretroviral therapy stops transmission of HIV
London, May 5, 2019 (AltAfrica) The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has welcomed the PARTNER2 study results that show that HIV transmission does not occur when a person living with HIV is on effective antiretroviral therapy. The study, which enrolled nearly 1000 gay couples in which one partner was living with HIV and the ... -
Nigeria, UNAIDS sign MoU to further curb the spread of HIV/AIDS
London, March 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on how to decisively win the war against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Mr Michel Sidibe ... -
UNAIDS to work with uniformed forces in the Central African Republic to end sexual violence and prevent new HIV infections
London, October 13, 2018 (AltAfrica)-The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of National Defence and Reconstruction of the Army, the Ministry of Health and Population and the National AIDS Committee of the Central African Republic. The MoU is to reduce new HIV infections within ... -
Adolescents as the next focus for global HIV/AIDS campaign by Catherine Sozi
– Director for UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa , Catherine Sozi spoke exclusively to Olabisi adesina of Alternativeafrica.com on the progress made in East and Southern Africa, the place of Africa in the new global campaign and gaps in achieving the 90-90-90 target by 2020 launched by UNAIDS and Partners London, ...
