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Long-Running South African Study Reveals Persistent HIV Immune Activity in the Brain Despite Blood Viral Suppression

Researchers tracking a cohort of South African adolescents over sixteen years have reported finding persistent HIV-specific immune activity in the central nervous system, even in participants whose viral loads are fully suppressed in the bloodstream. The finding, discussed at a scientific meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, challenges the long-held assumption that suppressing HIV in […]

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U.S. Defends New HIV Funding Model as Activists Challenge PEPFAR Reforms at AIDS 2026

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HIV activists confronted senior U.S. officials on the eve of the AIDS 2026 international conference in Rio de Janeiro, voicing alarm over sweeping reforms to Washington’s flagship global AIDS programme and accusing the Trump administration of triggering a public health emergency through funding cuts. The exchanges, which took place ahead of the formal opening of

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From Devastating Diagnosis to HIV Activism: Eric’s Story From Burundi

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When Eric was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 26, a doctor delivered a prognosis that might have ended the conversation for many patients. He was told to prepare for his own funeral and to abandon the hope of ever having children. Years later, that same diagnosis has become the foundation of a personal

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Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Continues to Show Strong HIV Prevention Results in Africa

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A long-acting injectable drug, lenacapavir, administered just twice a year, continues to demonstrate strong protection against HIV infection in ongoing studies across Africa, according to recent reports. The development marks a significant step forward in the global effort to expand prevention options for populations at risk of contracting the virus. A New Approach to HIV

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New Evidence Highlights Widespread Disruptions to PEPFAR-Funded HIV Services Across Africa

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The first large-scale assessment by organisations implementing the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) indicates that recent shifts in funding and policy have triggered widespread interruptions to HIV services across Africa, with local organisations, children and key populations among those most severely affected. PEPFAR, launched in the early 2000s, has long been one

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Rwanda Maintains Low Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Rate, Latest Health Report Shows

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Rwanda has maintained a mother-to-child HIV transmission rate below 2 percent over the past decade, even as the figure edged up slightly in the most recent reporting period, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) HIV, STIs, and Viral Hepatitis Annual Report 2024/2025. The report, published by the state-run institution that coordinates the country’s response

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US to end funding for HIV programmes in South Africa, raising concerns over treatment gaps

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The United States has announced it will stop funding HIV programmes in South Africa, a decision that has raised concerns among health experts and advocacy groups in the country with the world’s largest HIV-positive population. More than eight million South Africans are living with the virus, according to widely cited estimates, making the country the

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