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Aids/HIV

West sends wrong message with health funding cuts, defense spending increases-Spain's Sanchez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni (not pictured) during the annual Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers Summit in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni (not pictured) during the annual Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers Summit in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Bill Gates pledges $1b for global disease fight, urges governments to step up

Bill Gates makes opening remarks during the annual Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers Summit in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Bill Gates makes opening remarks during the annual Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers Summit in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

UN proposes closing UNAids in 2026 as funding cuts bite

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Global health group to prioritize poorest amid aid cuts

FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares to administer a malaria vaccine to an infant at the health center in Datcheka, Cameroon January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Desire Danga Essigue/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares to administer a malaria vaccine to an infant at the health center in Datcheka, Cameroon January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Desire Danga Essigue/ File Photo

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to halt foreign aid payments

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Young adults form majority of new HIV cases in Malaysia

Light in dark times: Helping to fight fear and misinformation at every health crisis

Mr Paddy Chew's legacy left an indelible mark on Singapore’s awareness of Aids and public health stigma.
Mr Paddy Chew's legacy left an indelible mark on Singapore’s awareness of Aids and public health stigma.

Poor nations try to bridge AIDS funding gap but prevention efforts dwindle, UN says

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Picture taken April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Picture taken April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

US funding cuts could reverse decades of gains in Aids fight: UN

Infections are likely to shoot up as funding cuts have shuttered prevention and treatment programmes
Infections are likely to shoot up as funding cuts have shuttered prevention and treatment programmes

Poorer countries granted access to ‘game-changing’ HIV prevention drug

The agreement with Gilead would make it possible to reach two million people with the new drug.
The agreement with Gilead would make it possible to reach two million people with the new drug.

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MDDI (P) 048/10/2024. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.