HIV, Trump and South Africa

South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work.
South Africans worry Trump’s aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
Majola is one of millions of patients in South Africa affected by President Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze, raising worries about HIV patients defaulting on treatment,
South Africa Has More People Living With HIV Than Any Other Country. Trump's Aid Freeze Has Hit Hard
In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients
Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work. The first round of vaccines she and her colleagues made in Johannesburg had produced an immune response in rabbits,
Trump's USAID freeze targets HIV treatments: 'My wife is afraid to have sex, I'm afraid I won't survive'
Many people in Africa are left fearful after President Donald Trump's global foreign aid freeze is making it harder for them to receive essential HIV medication.
Marcelo Gomes Steps Into Television to Tackle HIV Epidemic in Brazil With HBO's ‘Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically'
Three decades into his career, lauded Brazilian director Marcelo Gomes ("Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures") is finally stepping ...
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Silent warning signs of HIV you’re likely dismissing
From persistent fevers to unexplained weight loss, discover the subtle HIV symptoms doctors say you shouldn't ignore, ...
Disconnected helplines, undiagnosed HIV cases and unfinished classrooms: Ukraine counts the costs of USAID suspension
Some 400 calls for help went unanswered when the helpline at Ukraine’s Veteran Hub went silent for a week after key funding ...
Stigma, Unequal Access and an Aging Population: Challenges to HIV Care and Prevention
Despite breakthroughs in HIV treatment and prevention worldwide, critical challenges such as stigma, unequal access and ...
This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...
How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
If PEPFAR is not reauthorized for the next four years, and without other resources for the HIV response, there would be 6.3 ...
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Post-Sex Doxycycline Cuts STI Risk in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Users
Doxycycline post-exposure significantly reduced the incidence of sexually transmitted infections among individuals using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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What's happening with the anti-HIV program PEPFAR? It depends whom you ask
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been the subject of a series of presidential orders and memos that have ...
MorningLine: "Cutting Out Stigma" of HIV in Barbershops pt1
How are Nashville Barbers "Cutting Out Stigma" around HIV in the African American community? On this episode of MorningLine, ...
Data shows rise in HIV and STI cases in Arkansas
Health officials urge regular testing. The Arkansas Department of Health offers free STI and HIV screenings at county health ...
NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals.