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HIV prevention injection approved in EU amid calls for increased accessibility
19 Sep 2025 14:51 GMT
In August 2025, the European Commission formally approved the twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention developed by Gilead Sciences, making it available for countries in the EU. Since the jab was authorised in the US earlier in June, experts and activists …
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UNAIDS Executive Director and Canadian Youth Leader Urge Canada to Sustain HIV Commitments Amid Global Crossroads
18 Sep 2025 14:10 GMT
… to protect the progress we’ve made in the fight against HIV,” … UNAIDS 2025 Global AIDS Update, while AIDS-related deaths have … long-acting prevention and treatment methods, which require bold … universal access to HIV services rooted in human rights and equity. …
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After some states repeal HIV criminalization, activists hope to continue momentum
18 Sep 2025 00:02 GMT
After two states fully repealed their HIV criminalization laws earlier this year, activists are hopeful the momentum will continue elsewhere. At the same time, they are also prepping for states and the federal government to roll back hard-fought wins for …
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Phek: Healthcare providers sensitised on HIV & AIDS (P&C) Act, 2017
17 Sep 2025 21:10 GMT
… training programme on the HIV & AIDS (Prevention and Control … District Integrated Strategy for HIV/AIDS (DISHA), Phek, conducted … the spread of HIV/AIDS, protect the human rights of persons infected … of care, support and treatment.
She elaborated on …
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Jharkhand High Court raises concerns after inmate in jail tests HIV positive
17 Sep 2025 10:35 GMT
… in Dhanbad Jail was found HIV positive while in custody. … test confirmed the inmate was HIV positive. Following conviction in … referred to the centre for treatment.
Story continues below this … systematic issue but also a human rights violation, the court has …
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United States Senators Advance Bold Resolution for Palestinian State Recognition Amid Escalating Gaza Crisis
20 Sep 2025 13:13 GMT
… it, the cycle of violence—Hamas rocket fire, Israeli … "genocidal impunity." Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have … per the Committee to Protect Journalists—has created an information … , such measures are Band-Aids on a gaping wound, …
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Southern siblings of color at higher risk for HIV/AIDS: ‘We need to reduce the stigma’
16 Sep 2025 20:44 GMT
… have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The virus was first … director with the Human Rights Campaign, said that continued HIV/AIDS stigmatization is … of great strides in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. She is not …
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Q&A: To fight HIV, the U.S. needs to listen to Africa
16 Sep 2025 20:38 GMT
… the United States Global AIDS Coordinator under former president … -yearly injection to prevent HIV infections.
Congress sees how … seen the language to protect the human rights of all people, … of all, that human rights are human rights for everyone.
But then …
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Inside Niger communities where women, children groan amid thriving artisanal mining
20 Sep 2025 07:42 GMT
… goats to pay for treatment. But after recovery, … violation of human rights.
“The fundamental human rights challenge is … also have, for instance, gender-based violence. You have new people … HIV and AIDS at that time, there is high prevalence of HIV and AIDS …
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Africa charts new course for widows’ rights at summit in Namibia
20 Sep 2025 01:45 GMT
… ; it is justice and human rights.”
The summit built on … into gender and social protection frameworks, describing the decision … particularly for those living with HIV.
President of the Medical … widows was a universal human rights concern.
The summit culminated …