The United States Centre for Disease Control (USCDC) has expressed its commitment to work with deserving communities by implementing partners and community-based organisations to provide services that will improve

Scientists have announced a potential pathway to curing HIV by successfully extracting the virus from infected cells. Utilizing the Nobel Prize-winning gene-editing technology, CRISPR-Cas9, researchers have demonstrated the ability to precisely remove HIV DNA from the genomes of living cells. The innovative technique, often likened to molecular scissors, allows for the targeted removal of the…

Stakeholders have advocated for accelerated and impactful investment in the well-being of women and girls living with HIV. They made this call, yesterday, to commemorate International Women's Day, organised by the Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (ASWHAN).

United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has commended the collaborative efforts between the United States and Nigeria in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic and addressing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved $9.2 billion as grants starting this year to support more than 70 countries

The hullabaloo the advent of the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) generated may have petered considerably, but there is no denying the fact that the scourge is still ravaging. With no cure, or effective vaccine in sight yet, dwindling donor funds, and an alleged spike in prevalence at the…

Stakeholders are unanimous that Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), if untreated, has gone from certain death sentences to chronic disease people can live with.

Prevalence of viral Hepatitis B has quadrupled that of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Taraba State, Women and Children Health Empowerment Foundation (WACHEF) has disclosed.

President, World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), Danjuma Adda, has re-echoed the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in Nigeria and on the continent in general. He also said that the dreams of achieving the Global Health Sector Strategy (GHSS), would remain a mirage, unless something was done urgently.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a new virus (HIV) that caused the devastating disease, AIDs had emerged and spread around the world. The impact of this new virus on people and the economy was only just becoming obvious.

United Nations Joint Action on AIDS (UNAIDS) has said remarkable progress had been made in HIV/AIDS response in Nigeria, with 1.8 million people on treatment.

One of the 21 pregnant girls rescued during a raid on a baby factory by troops of the 14 Army Brigade, Ohafia, Abia State, on Sunday, has tested positive to Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV).