The government has been asked to scale up its funding of HIV/AIDS prevention programmes to sustain the fight against the spread of the infection.

THE Government is rolling out the newly proven HIV prevention method of taking an antiretroviral drug before exposure to HIV risk (known as preexposure prophylaxis - PrEP).

Ongha-At least 472 people living with HIV defaulted on receiving treatment at the ART (antiretroviral therapy) clinic at Ongha Health Centre.

CAPE TOWN South Africa (Xinhua) -- The estimated overall HIV prevalence rate is approximately 12.6 percent among the South African population, the highest prevalence in the world, Statistics South

Celeste is a 30-year-old widow mother of two from the poor suburbs of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital.

Paris – At least 30 to 40 percent of people who are HIV positive in sub-Saharan Africa are dying due to late diagnosis and treatment failure, Medecins Sans Frontiers has said.

A package of low-cost drugs designed to prevent deadly infections among people who are starting HIV treatment late could save 10,000 lives a year across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists believe.

A nine-year-old infected with HIV at birth has spent most of their life without needing any treatment, say doctors in South Africa.

Ahmedabad: Leading cardiologists from across India debated how 'sugar might be the new cholesterol' for people at risk of heart disease, as any excess amount consumed is converted to fat!

Dar es Salaam — The government plans to include a new generic version of the anti-retroviral drug Dolutegravir (DTG) in the national HIV/Aids treatment protocols.