The Latest Breaking News from HIV

Elton John is to address Britain’s Parliament on his work fighting HIV at an event to mark World AIDS Day

Sir Elton is expected to visit Parliament on Wednesday.

In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV

Kenyan authorities have issued a warning about the sale of counterfeit HIV prevention drugs in the country, saying their “safety, quality and efficacy cannot be assured.”

Hundreds of endoscopy patients at a Massachusetts hospital were potentially exposed to blood-borne pathogens, the health care facility reported.

Hospital officials said the expected infection risk from the incidents is "extremely small" and no case connected to it has been reported yet.

Credited with saving 25 million lives, the AIDS programme PEPFAR now faces an uncertain future in a divided US Congress.

NACO's decision to convert 62 of 150 HIV SA-ICTCs in Kerala to screening sites raises privacy & job security concerns. It is part of a "rationalisation process" to ensure better utilisation of resources. Public health experts point out that HIV tests must be done with privacy & multiple counselling sessions.…

HIV, the virus that causes Aids, was first identified in 1983. To catch this virus was initially a death sentence, but today, thanks to antiretroviral drugs, it can be kept in check. However, there is still no cure.