AIDS

جزيرة في دولة فيجي

3 min

Asia & Pacific

“A reminder that AIDS is not over”: Tropical country declares state of emergency

The government of Fiji has declared a health emergency after a spike in infections among adults

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A health worker takes a blood sample from a woman to perform a rapid HIV test at Morelos square in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 3, 2021.

2 min

Society

Israel's Health Ministry recommends pregnant women be tested for HIV

'It is a virus that can have terrible consequences on an individual and of course on a baby'

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Staining for engineered cells that secrete the antibody against HIV.

2 min

Technology & Science

Israeli study could lead to one-time treatment for HIV

Tel Aviv University researchers engineered type B white blood cells inside the body that generated antibodies

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FILE - Philanthropist billionaire Bill Gates gestures as he speaks to the audience during the Global Fund to Fight AIDS event at the Lyon's congress hall, central France, on October 10, 2019.

2 min

Covid-19

Bill Gates: COVID-19 meds should go to people in need, not 'highest bidder'

Billionaire calls for a 'fair global distribution system' instead of market forces

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Friday is World AIDS Day to raise awareness about the deadly disease which was identified in the early 1980s

2 min

Israel

Israel illuminates medical centers in honor of World AIDS Day

More than 7 million people in South Africa are living with the virus, according to a UN report

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