HIV

Number of people with HIV under treatment increases in Brazil

Published on: December 6, 2024
10:32

Brasilia, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) The number of people with HIV under treatment in Brazil has reached 1,419,100 an increase of 84% over the last 11 years.

HIV/AIDS cases on the rise among younger Haitians

Published on: December 4, 2024
17:11

Port-au-Prince, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) Young Haitians from 15 to 24 years of age are swelling the list of new cases of HIV/AIDS in their country, despite local and tangible advances in the fight against the virus and the disease.

Honduras registers over 43 thousand people with HIV

Published on: December 3, 2024
10:31

Tegucigalpa, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) Honduras registered more than 43,000 people with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) after the diagnosis of 875 new cases in the first nine months of 2024, local media reported.

Italy records about 140,000 people infected with HIV

Published on: November 29, 2024
10:15

Rome, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Italy records about 140 thousand people infected with HIV, while the average incidence is four new diagnoses per 100 thousand inhabitants, a report indicates.

PAHO launches campaign to promote HIV prevention

Published on: November 29, 2024
00:15

Washington, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched the "Better with PrEP" campaign on Thursday to expand access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Latin America and the Caribbean to prevent HIV.

Several of possible Ukrainian recruits carrying HIV

Published on: November 22, 2024
10:16

Moscow, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Russian hackers from the RaHDIt group (acronym in English for Russian angry Hackers Did it) today leaked the data of more than 367 thousand people with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who could be recruited in Ukraine.

Cuba to minimize deaths caused by HIV

Published on: November 22, 2024
09:56

Havana, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities are working to minimize deaths of people with HIV, as one of the purposes of the National Health System, official sources reported today.

Angola among African countries with best response to HIV-AIDS

Published on: November 10, 2024
09:49

Luanda, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) Angola is today among the four countries in Central and Southern Africa with the best response to HIV-AIDS, according to the Global HIV-AIDS Surveillance Agency.

UNAIDS recognizes Angola’s progress in response to HIV

Published on: September 30, 2024
10:00

Luanda, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The UNAIDS representative in Angola, Hege Wagan, today recognized the country's progress in the response to HIV and urged to accelerate the pace of implementation of prevention and treatment programs.

Magic Johnson considers in Brazil that he is an HIV survivor

Published on: September 3, 2024
11:46

Brasilia, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The legend of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the main basketball league in the United States, Earvin (Magic) Johnson Jr., considered that he is blessed for surviving the diagnosis of HIV, contracted at the peak of his career.

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