by nacfrontdesk | Feb 8, 2022 | Latest News
GENEVA,UNAIDS 7 February 2022—Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV. People living with the newly revealed HIV subtype experience double the rate of immune system decline (CD4...
by nacfrontdesk | Feb 8, 2022 | Latest News
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 7, 2022– In response to the recent discovery of a more virulent subtype variant of HIV in the Netherlands, AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) calls for the redoubling of global efforts to expand access to...
by nacfrontdesk | Feb 1, 2022 | Events
The World Cancer day will be commemorated on 4 February 2022 under the theme “ Lets Close the Gap”. This calls for all of us to play a part in creating a cancer free world. Close the Gap Campaign is about understanding and recognizing the inequities in cancer...
by nacfrontdesk | Feb 1, 2022 | Events
International Condom Day is held on the 14th of February every year. It coincides with Valentine’s the day is meant to promote the use of condoms for dual protection against unintended pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) including HIV. It is a day to...
by nacfrontdesk | Feb 1, 2022 | Events
Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch...
by nacfrontdesk | Feb 1, 2022 | Latest News
January 31, 2022 by Nompilo Gwala The ball is rolling as South Africa prepares to make the HIV prevention injection a reality in a country where close to eight million people are living with the virus. Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month,...
by nacfrontdesk | Feb 1, 2022 | Latest News
By Jason A. Michael|January 31st, 2022|National, News The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and pharmaceutical giant Moderna jointly announced that the first doses of an experimental HIV vaccine have been administered as part of a clinical trial at George...
by nacfrontdesk | Jan 31, 2022 | Latest News
UNAIDS Most of the 150 000 new HIV infections among children in 2020 could have been prevented. A strong start would be to better engage women and girls at significant risk of acquiring HIV infection in integrated antenatal care and HIV services, including HIV...
by nacfrontdesk | Apr 7, 2021 | Events
Background and Rationale World TB Day is observed every year on March 24 to create awareness and support world-wide efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB). This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium...
by nacfrontdesk | Apr 7, 2021 | Events
WORLD AIDS DAY BACKGROUND World AIDS Day is commemorated on 1 December each year. It is a day specifically set aside to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, call for action in the national response to HIV and celebrate successes which have been...
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