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Experts say that testing a Covid-19 vaccine on the continent does not mean that Africans are being used as guinea pigs.
Children remain vulnerable despite gains in HIV prevention and treatment
The World Health Organization and UNAIDS has warned that if efforts are not made to mitigate health services and supply interruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic,the disruption of antiretroviral therapy could cause 500 000 more deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020–2021.
“In the face of a seemingly hopeless scientific and humanitarian challenge, scientists and activists joined together to accelerate the development of breakthrough treatment and biomedical prevention tools,” reads the 23rd International Aids Conference website.
All countries should set the same 2025 goals to work towards eradicating HIV in the next ten years.
UNAIDS says the 90-90-90 targets for 2020 will not be met, citing COVID-19 as a major contributor to the delays
The world’s largest conference on HIV opened today in a special virtual format due to COVID-19. It kicked off with a focus on the links between the two viruses, and a recognition of global debates around racism.
Don’t give up hope is the message from the “London Patient”, who remains HIV-free after three years
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After months of modelling and planning for a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, Gauteng is seeing a rapid rise in cases requiring hospitalisation.
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Dr Ellenore Meyer is the lynchpin for multiple community-based and person-centric care programs in Tshwane, and uses clinic services for the greater good.
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“Growing up, I used to help my grandparents with their small garden where we grew flowers, cabbage and spinach. That’s where I developed an interest in farming,” says Amogelang Moroba, chairperson of the Soshanguve-based organisation #Helpafriendout.
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Scientists are hard at work learning everything there is to know about coronavirus – and their research could lead to breakthroughs in preventing the spread of Covid-19, reducing mortality rates and improving treatment regimes.