Tag: HIV
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Kaduna, UNICEF provide PMTCT services to 1,335 pregnant, breastfeeding women in 2020
The Kaduna State Government with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) to 1,335 pregnant and breastfeeding women in the state in 2020. Mrs Nafisa Musa, Head of Reproductive Health and Family Planning, State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB), made this known in Kaduna on Friday at the UNICEF…
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Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 73 countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of Antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO in a statement posted on its website said countries should seek innovative ways to mitigate the impact of disruptions and keep services going. It said the…
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London man second patient to be cured of HIV
A second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, doctors said Tuesday, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped traditional treatment. ALSO READ:Issa Aremu Praises Buhari Over Executive Order 009, Border Closure The so-called “London Patient”, a cancer sufferer originally from Venezuela, made headlines last year…