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Trump win: What does it mean for global HIV efforts?
The United States (US) remains one of the leading funders of global health but will this change on president-elect Donald…
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Community ART Groups: Overcoming barriers
I want to thank Moses Luhanga for sharing information about Community anti-retroviral therapy (ART) Groups (CAGs). A lot of information…
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Smoking more hazardous for HIV patients
Cigarette smokers who are HIV positive may have a higher chance of dying from smoking-related complications than from HIV, according…
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What is the current state of the HIV cure?
As of 2016, there is one confirmed case of HIV cure, that of Timothy Ray Brown also known as The…
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Oral health
It is often easy to overlook dental issues and oral health especially when focused on overall health and wellbeing. But…
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Sex education at church and school
Last year, I published a column that said prevention campaigns that focus on abstinence and be faithful (the AB of…
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British HIV cure ‘breakthrough’ is premature
A British newspaper reported that British scientists are on “the brink of an HIV cure” after HIV had become…
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Lifting The Lid On Hiv And Aids
Vaginal ring: The next frontier in HIV prevention
A report from the Aspire study of 2 629 women in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe presented at the…
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Forced sterilisation of women
The International Community of Women Living with HIV and Aids (ICW) held a workshop in January 2008 for 30 young…
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Less clinic visits improve retention in HIV care
At the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) which took place in Durban, South Africa. Yours truly was not there…but…
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Malawian HIV research round up
I did a title/abstract search for HIV and Malawi in Medline to find out what research has been published about…
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Ageing and HIV
Today, people living with HIV receiving treatment can expect a near normal lifespan—something 20 years ago sounded impossible! With…
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Why some women don’t take their ARVs
A qualitative study of women here in Malawi who chose not to take HIV treatment as part of the Option…
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Interventions improve retention in HIV care, adherence
Last week the 21st International Aids Conference (Aids 2016) took place in Durban, South Africa. Yours truly was not there,…
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Dealing with emotional, mental health problems
As a family member, partner or friend, you can be a very valuable source of support for people experiencing…
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Why is tackling HIV stigma so hard?
The impact it has on the lives of people living with HIV is well documented. A lot of people…
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Anal sex
Anal sex or sex on the bum is not just between men, but also women and men and women and…
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Things to consider before disclosing your HIV status at work
Many people debate about whether they should reveal their HIV status to people at work—and may wonder about the potential…
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Circumcision does not promote risky behaviour by African men
Malawi slept on scaling up voluntary medical male circumcision despite conclusive evidence that circumcision can reduce the risk of female-to-male…
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Why some women shun HIV treatment
A qualitative study of women here in Malawi who chose not to take HIV treatment as part of the Option…
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