Nigeria Bears Highest Burden Of Tuberculosis, Pediatric HIV – WHO
he World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria currently bears the highest burden of tuberculosis and pediatric HIV.
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USAID Supports HIV-Vulnerable Families In Adamawa
The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office for HIV and TB Control, in partnership with the Adamawa State government has provided HIV-vulnerable families with household equipment to improve their living standard.…
Global Fund Sign $8.54bn Grants To Combat Malaria, HIV, TB
The Global Fund, an international financing and partnership to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, says it has signed a record-breaking 8.54 billion US dollars grants for lifesaving programmes to combat the three diseases in 2020.…
WHO Warns Virus May Be Here To Stay
The coronavirus may never go away and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization has warned, as the global death toll from the disease nears 300,000.
There were also gloomy…
London Man Second Patient To Be Cured Of HIV
A second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, doctors said Tuesday, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped traditional treatment.
The so-called "London Patient", a…
Oyo Frees Inmates With HIV, Ulcer, Pelvic Dislocation
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Thursday, freed some inmates who had HIV, ulcer and pelvic dislocation at the Abolongo Custodian Centre in Oyo town.
The inmates were freed during a jail release exercise by the…
Prince Harry Meets African Leaders In London
Britain’s Prince Harry attended a summit for leaders of 21 African countries in London hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday, the day after he spoke of his sadness that he would shortly be giving up royal duties.
Harry said on…
Global Fund: Nigerian Govt. Pledges $12 Million To End HIV, TB, Malaria
The Nigerian government has pledged to release $12 million to end epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other preventable and treatable disease across the globe.
The government announced the commitment at the sixth…
US Allocates Additional $75million To Fight Against HIV/AIDS In Nigeria
The United States government says it has allocated an additional $75 million to the fight against HIV/AIDs in Nigeria through its President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, said…
Chinese Customs Intercepts 1,550 Human Placental Extract Injections
Customs officers in north China’s Tianjin Municipality seized 1,550 human placental extract injections in 2019, the customs said Thursday.
The injections, totalling 3,100 millilitres, were found by the customs officers in postal packages…