Tag: HIV
Nigeria has 1.6m HIV patients on treatment – Minister
Nigeria has 1.6m HIV patients on treatment – Minister
NEWS DIGES - The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Friday, said that there were about...
First man cured of HIV dies of cancer
First man cured of HIV dies of cancer
NEWS DIGEST - The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, has died of...
Nigerian govt approves procurement of test kit for HIV
Nigerian govt approves procurement of test kit for HIV
NEWS DIGEST - In its effort to ensure that the spread of the HIV virus is...
HIV: Aisha Buhari urges regular testing to prevent mother-to-child transmission
NEWS DIGEST - The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has urged women in Nigeria to conduct regular HIV and AIDS tests to guard...
President Buhari unveils Nigeria’s AIDS indicator, impact survey results
NEWS DIGEST - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja formally unveiled the findings of the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS).
Buhari...
UNICEF, Kaduna State Govt. conduct tests for 159,306 youths
NEWS DIGEST - UNICEF in collaboration with the Kaduna State Government counselled and conducted tests for 159, 306 youths on HIV in Jema’a Local...
HIV-positive soldier rapes 24 boys
HIV-positive soldier rapes 24 boys
NEWS DIGEST - A Thai soldier infected with HIV has been arrested and charged with raping more than two dozen...
Scientists find method to help target HIV virus in human cells
Scientists find method to help target HIV virus in human cells
NEWS DIGEST -Scientists from Australia and Britain have discovered a new method which may...
Police arrest man who may have infected more than 200 with...
Police arrest man who may have infected more than 200 with HIV
NEWS DIGEST -An HIV-positive man who might have consciously passed on the deadly...
New discovery can suppress HIV for months, researchers say
NEWS DIGEST - Researchers said they have discovered an HIV antibody that can suppress the virus for nearly six months without additional treatment.
The new...