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Marking World AIDS Day 2021 in Mauritius

World AIDS Day 2021: Confronting inequalities through concerted actions between the authorities, NGOs and civil society

Mauritius marked World AIDS Day 2021 on 01 December 2021 at the Yves…
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Botswana is first country with severe HIV epidemic to reach key milestone in the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Botswana is first country with severe HIV epidemic to reach key milestone in the elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Brazzaville, Geneva, Nairobi – Botswana has become the first high-…
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HIV/AIDS services must remain crucial during the COVID-19 outbreak

This year’s commemoration of World AIDS Day occurs in a complicated…
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Uganda’s community initiative helping HIV patients overcome depression

Uganda’s community initiative helping HIV patients overcome depression

Gulu, Uganda – Margaret was engulfed by depression and…
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Liberia Launches Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey (IBBSS) Report

Monrovia, September 2021 – The report of the second assessment of the…
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Ministry of Health and Child Care makes HIV and Family Planning services much more convenient

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe –   The Ministry of Health and Child…
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Crosection of partners at the consultative meeting in Freetpwn

Sierra Leone initiates adaptation of WHO Guidelines on Self-Care for Health

Sierra Leone convened its first consultative meeting to initiate…
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How the world’s highest HIV-prevalence country turned around, and in record time

How the world’s highest HIV-prevalence country turned around, and in record time

Mbabane – Because her government aggressively pursued treatment as…
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Preventing HIV in high HIV burden settings through voluntary medical male circumcision

Preventing HIV in high HIV burden settings through voluntary medical male circumcision

Preventing heterosexually acquired HIV and achieving global HIV…
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Dr Jane Ruth Aceng flanked by Development partners officially flags off the field data collection teams

Uganda commences field data collection to inform the Population Based HIV Impact Assessment Survey (UPHIA 2020)

Kampala, 10 February 2020:- The Ministry of Health launched data…
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