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KINSHASA, 8 May 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – Sarah, 16, started sleeping on the streets of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC), when she was only eight years old. She doesn’t remember how she came to live on the streets, but thinks it was soon after her mother died. |
DRC: Reducing the HIV risk of girls living on the street
Latent and subclinical tuberculosis in HIV infected patients: a cross-sectional study
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HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are commonly associated. Identifying latent and asymptomatic tuberculosis infection in HIV-positive patients is important in preventing death and morbidity associated with active TB. Read More
[Comment] Rapid HIV tests: from meta-analysis to field application
In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Nitika Pant Pai and colleagues concluded, in a systematic review and meta-analysis, that a rapid point-of-care HIV test, Oraquick, had a slightly lower sensitivity for oral specimens (98·03%) than blood specimens (99·68%), but specificities were similar (99·74% vs 99·91%). Although the positive predictive values (PPVs) were similar (98·65% vs 98·50%) in high-prevalence settings (HIV prevalence >1%), they identified a lower PPV for oral specimens (88·55%) than blood specimens (97·65%) in lower-prevalence settings.
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Bénin launches national plan to prevent new HIV infections among children
The Government of the Republic Bénin, in collaboration with UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and partners, today launched a national plan aimed at eliminating new HIV infections among children and improving the health of their mothers.
Innovative WFP electronic voucher programme in Zimbabwe brings relief to many living with HIV
Thousands of people living with HIV in Zimbabwe are no longer going hungry thanks to a creative intervention spearheaded by the World Food Programme. The project, which involves households receiving electronic vouchers that can be used to buy highly nutritious food, is proving a lifeline to people living with HIV.
AIDS Dependency Crisis: Sourcing African Solutions
The past decade has seen a remarkable transformation across the African Continent—an expression of hardearned progress and promise even in the midst of a global financial crisis. This is an era of unprecedented economic growth, socially sustainable gains and strong African leadership. And today almost every country in Africa has a success story to tell, a story of lives saved through stopping new HIV infections and preventing AIDS-related deaths.
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KENYA: High court ruling on anti-counterfeit law "upholds right to health"
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NAIROBI, 25 April 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – Kenyan HIV activists say a ruling by the High Court that the definition of “anti-counterfeit” in the 2008 Anti-Counterfeit Act is too broad will save millions of lives and protect the right to life of citizens. |
DRC: End of mother-to-child HIV transmission still a long way off
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KINSHASA, 24 April 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – Poorly integrated maternal health services, a lack of human resources and a serious shortage of money for treatment mean the Democratic Republic of Congo is unlikely to meet the global plan of eliminating mother-to-child transmission by 2015. |
KENYA: Protest over $500 million in unspent PEPFAR funds
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NAIROBI/KISUMU, 25 April 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – More than 400 Kenyan AIDS activists have demonstrated in the capital, Nairobi, demanding that the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief release some US$500 million for HIV programmes in Kenya that is stuck in the pipeline. |
Seeking HIV treatment clues in the neem tree
Preliminary data hint at how extracts from the tree, abundant in tropical and subtropical areas, may stop the virus from multiplying
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Tall, with dark-green pointy leaves, the neem tree of India is known as the “village pharmacy.” As a child growing up in metropolitan New Delhi, Sonia Arora recalls on visits to rural areas seeing villagers using neem bark to clean their teeth. Arora’s childhood memories have developed into a scientific fascination with natural products and their power to cure illnesses. Read More
UGANDA: Deaf demand inclusion in HIV programmes
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KAMPALA, 2 April 2012 (PLUSNEWS) – Leaders of the deaf community in Uganda say the government’s HIV programmes have failed them because their special needs are not taken into consideration. |
In Vivo Suppression of HIV by Antigen Specific T Cells Derived from Engineered Hematopoietic Stem Cells
by Scott G. Kitchen, Bernard R. Levin, Gregory Bristol, Valerie Rezek, Sohn Kim, Christian Aguilera-Sandoval, Arumugam Balamurugan, Otto O. Yang, Jerome A. Zack
The HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response is a critical component in controlling viral replication in vivo, but ultimately fails in its ability to eradicate the virus. Our intent in these studies is to develop ways to enhance and restore the HIV-specific CTL response to allow long-term viral suppression or viral clearance. Read More
Disease Outbreaks- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – updateThe Indonesian IHR National Focal Point of the Ministry of Health has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Cambodia – updateThe Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Lassa fever in NigeriaAt the beginning of 2012, WHO was notified by the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria of an outbreak of Lassa fever. As of March 22, 2012, 623 suspected cases, including 70 deaths have been recorded from 19 of the 36 States since the beginning of the year. Laboratory analysis undertaken at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua Edo State has confirm […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of two new cases of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update
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