Tag: AIDS
A major player in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Pepfar celebrates its 20th anniversary
The Presidential Plan for the fight against AIDS was launched in 2003 by US President George W. Bush with the aim of supporting countries, particularly in Africa, in their fight…
People with AIDS can now join the police
News Published on 29/12/2022 at 6:46 p.m. Updated 29/12/2022 at 6:46 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Following the repeal of a discriminatory decree, people infected with HIV, the virus responsible for…
Fight against AIDS: a poorly monitored and poorly controlled epidemic
A worrying silence now surrounds the AIDS epidemic, made invisible by other emergencies – the health crisis, the hospital crisis, the war in Ukraine, the power cuts… December 1st was…
Alzheimer’s: hearing aids reduce cognitive decline by 20%
News Published on 07/12/2022 at 3:28 p.m. Updated 07/12/2022 at 3:28 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Poor hearing is the first step towards social isolation. This lack of interactions could also…
Towards a vaccine against HIV-AIDS?
News Published on 02/12/2022 at 4:53 p.m. Updated 02/12/2022 at 4:53 p.m. Reading 1 min. In a phase 1 study involving a small group of volunteers, an experimental vaccine triggered…
“Very naively, I thought I was not affected by the HIV epidemic”
Each year, 650,000 people die of AIDS worldwide. Screening, essential in the fight against the disease, has been slowed down by the Covid-19 epidemic. Consequence: some HIV-positive people, without knowing…
Famous names for HIV awareness became “One Voice”! December 1st World AIDS Day is not forgotten
Famous names also take part in the project, which was carried out as part of the 1 December World AIDS Day. Names such as Aylin Kontente, Yekta Kopan, Özge Borak,…
World AIDS Day brings Red Scarf campaign back to Stratford
Stratford’s downtown core will be decorated Thursday with handmade red scarves, a symbol of hope and solidarity on World AIDS Day dedicated to the thousands of Canadians living with HIV…
AIDS: PrEP increasingly prescribed by general practitioners
News Published on 11/30/2022 at 5:46 p.m. Updated 11/30/2022 at 5:46 p.m. Reading 2 mins. On the occasion of World AIDS Day, the Medicines Agency is updating its data on…
Peru, country of refuge for AIDS patients
Due to a lack of care in their country, some HIV patients, whether they are Ecuadorians, Colombians or Dominicans, have no choice but to migrate to Peru to survive. Treatments…