Rwanda: HIV Threat Not Over, AHF Warns Rubavu Residents
[New Times] At the end of an eight-day campaign on HIV prevention in Rubavu District, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Rwanda (AHF), warned area residents to be ever vigilant since the threat posed by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), is not yet over. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 14, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news

Africa: HIV Vaccine Trial in Africa Halted Due to Ineffectiveness
[New Times] The initial attempt in Africa to assess the efficacy of two combined vaccines against HIV has been terminated as researchers determined that the intervention was ineffective. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Source Type: news

Uganda: Next Com Polls - Unveiling Insights On HIV/Aids Perceptions in Uganda On World Aids Day 2023
[Nile Post] Next Com, a Next Media Communication Agency, conducted a comprehensive survey shedding light on public opinions regarding the causes of HIV/AIDS and community involvement in combating this deadly disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news

South Africa: Health in 2023 - a Deceptively Busy Year in Fewer Than 1 000 Words
[spotlight] 2023 was a busy year for healthcare in South Africa. There were several policy developments, landmark court cases, important pieces of legislation, and some changes in leadership. Yet, take a step back and not much seems to have changed. Shortages of healthcare workers persist, corruption is still rife, budgets tight, and our health governance crisis remains as acute as ever. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Coronavirus Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Liberia: NAC Opens Legal Office in Monrovia
[New Dawn] The National Aids Commission (NAC) has officially established its legal office in Monrovia. Through the office, NAC will document and report rights violations including stigma and discrimination against persons living with HIV and key vulnerable populations in accessing HIV services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 10, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Africa's First HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
[allAfrica] Harare -- An experimental HIV vaccine trial conducted in South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda was prematurely terminated due to preliminary findings indicating the vaccine would not be successful in preventing infection, Reuters reports. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tanzania Uganda Source Type: news

Gambia: 'The Weekly Prescription - Your Dose of National Well-Being': the Gambia's Unfinished Battle: the Presence of HIV
[The Point] Pharmd -- WORLD AIDS DAY EDITION (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Gambia Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news

Southern Africa: Raising Our Hands Together - Toward an Aids-Free Future
[UNFPA] The young girls and boys raised their arms and stomped their feet during the opening of the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA), their energy and hope blending with reflection and determination. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Southern Africa Source Type: news

Sexually transmitted infections diagnosed in individuals presenting for forensic and medical care following sexual assault - Parekh VR, Martin SJ, Tyson A, Brkic A, McMinn J, Beaumont C, Bowden FJ.
BACKGROUND: People who report sexual assault express concerns regarding contracting sexually transmitted infection (STI); however, published literature regarding the risk of STI transmission in this context is sparse. METHOD: We audited STI and blo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

'End of This Phase': Trial Halts Testing of HIV Vaccine Candidates
(MedPage Today) -- The PrEPVacc trial has stopped administering two investigational HIV vaccines that showed no efficacy in preventing infection, investigators announced on Wednesday during the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - December 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Uganda: Self-Testing Kits Are Critical Tools in the Effort to End HIV
[Independent (Kampala)] News Analysis -- The most recent statistics from the Uganda Aids Commission show that Uganda registered 52,000 new HIV infections since the year began. Fort Portal and Mbarara cities took first and second positions respectively in HIV/AIDS prevalence in Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news

Liberia: NACL, MOH, and AFL Commit to Unite in Combatting HIV and Aids
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- The National AIDS Commission of Liberia (NAC), Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have vowed to form a united front to combat HIV and AIDS across Liberia. The institutions made the commitment at the event marking the observation of World AIDS Day in Liberia. The event, held at the Samuel K. Doe Sport Complex Basketball Gym in Paynesville on Friday, resonated with the global theme "Let Communities Lead" and the national theme "Communities Lead with Equality and Diversity to End (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: The U=U Advocacy Campaign - Ending Aids As a Public Health Threat
[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria ranks among the top three countries in the world with the highest burden of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), with over two million people living with HIV (PLHIV). To reduce the spread of the disease, significant scientific and clinical advances have been made towards developing effective HIV treatments. Launched by the Prevention Access Campaign, the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) is an advocacy campaign to encourage adherence to HIV treatment, which enables viral load suppression, and (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 6, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: UNFPA Adds Voice to Call to End Aids and New HIV Infections At One of the Largest International Conferences
[UNFPA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA) opened with a resounding call from key development partners - including UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency - to increase investments significantly, emphasizing the imperative to strive collectively towards ending AIDS by 2030. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 6, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Kenya: Justice Prevails - Kenyan Women Living With HIV Awarded U.S.$20,000 for Unlawful Sterilisation
[allAfrica] Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared their harrowing experiences, after a nine-year legal battle. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 5, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Human Rights Kenya Legal and Judicial Affairs Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Gender Source Type: news