Botswana: First Lady Leads Youth-Focused Efforts Ahead of World Aids Day
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The First Lady, Ms Neo Masisi will embark on a series of youth-led activities ahead of the World AIDS Day commemoration slated for Friday in Nata. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Botswana Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news
Kenya: President Ruto Says Kenya, U.S. Partnership in HIV/Aids Fight
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has praised the partnership between Kenya and United States in the fight against HIV/AIDS. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Kenya United States, Canada and Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: Health Welcomes Latest HIV Survey Findings
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has welcomed the results of the sixth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour (SABSSM VI) survey released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on Monday. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
South Africa: Survey Shows Decrease in Those Living With HIV in SA
[SAnews.gov.za] A new survey has found that the percentage of people living with the HIV virus in South Africa has decreased from 14% in 2017 to 12.7% in 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Catalysing Precision Medicine by Africa, for Africa
[Prof Collen Masimirembwa, founding President and CEO of the African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST), Distinguished Professor] Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African ancestry as of 2021. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Innovation Noncommunicable Diseases Science and Biotechnology Source Type: news
Botswana: Nata to Host World Aids Day
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone - -- All roads will lead to Nata village for the World AIDS Day commemoration billed for December 1. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Botswana Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news
Kenya: Govt Pledges Renewed Efforts to Arrest Surge in HIV Infections Among the Youth
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has expressed its commitment to combating HIV pandemic amid concerns over a surge in new cases among the youth in some counties. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Children and Youth East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news
Namibia: Namibia Marks Progress in Suppressing HIV-Aids
[Namibian] The use of HIV prevention services in the country has slowed after much attention was directed at the Covid-19 pandemic, says health and social services executive director Ben Nangombe. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Namibia Southern Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: No Limits Charity Organisation Donates Relief Items to Akosombo Dam Spillage Victims
[Ghanaian Times] North Tongu -- No Limits Charity Organisation, a non-governmental organisation, has donated relief items to victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage at North Tongu and Central Tongu districts of the Volta Region. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Antibiotic Resistance Causes More Deaths Than Malaria and HIV/Aids Combined
[The Conversation Africa] Each year antimicrobial resistance - the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them - claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years' experience in infectious diseases, what health organisations on the continent are doing to fight this threat to medical progress. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Nigeria: Unleashing the Power of the Undetectable = Untransmittable Campaign in Nigeria
[Nigeria Health Watch] By Asari Ndem (Lead Writer) (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Nigeria Sustainable Development West Africa Source Type: news
Post-exposure prophylaxis, STI testing and factors associated with follow-up attendance: a review of 4159 cases of acute post-sexual assault medical care - Kane D, Holmes A, Eogan M.
BACKGROUND: Sexual assault (SA) is a prevalent issue with enduring consequences. Post-SA medical care mainly focuses on injuries, sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and detection, as well as preventing unwanted pregnancies. Swift access to pos... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
South Africa: In-Depth - How Do Long-Acting HIV Treatments Work?
[spotlight] Researchers have been trying to develop antiretroviral medicines that can last for weeks, months or even years per dose. It is thought that such long-acting therapies may eventually end up replacing the daily pills taken by most people living with HIV today. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
