Aids/HIV

UNAIDS chief urges US to reconsider South Africa funding cut

FILE PHOTO: Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, attends the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, in Seville, Spain, July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo/File Photo

Global aid funding cuts drive sharp drop in HIV prevention, says UNAIDS

Funding for life-saving medication against HIV like Gilead Sciences’ Yeztugo injection has been sinking.

Infectious diseases agency CDA recommends adults in S’pore get tested for HIV at least once

Amendment were made to the Infectious Diseases Act, which passed in Parliament in 2024, to encourage more individuals living with HIV to get tested and start treatment.

Botswana's former president Festus Mogae dies at 86

FILE PHOTO: Former President of Botswana and United Nations' special envoy for Climate Change Festus Gontebanye Mogae attends the opening session of the \"African Conference of Ministers in Charge Of Environment On Climate Change Post-2012\" in Algiers November 19, 2008. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi/File Photo

‘Spreading like wildfire’: Fiji grapples with soaring HIV cases

There were over 2,000 new HIV cases recorded in Fiji in 2025, a 26 per cent increase from 2024.

HIV patients in Senegal skip treatment, fearing arrest amid anti-LGBTQ crackdown

A Senegalese person, who identifies themself as nonbinary, looks outside a window during an interview on the issue of a crackdown on the LGBT Community in Dakar, Senegal, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Expert quits US HIV role, rebukes Trump global health approach

The number of people being tested for HIV dropped sharply in 2025, according to data published by the US State Department last week.

US upends global supply programme for malaria and HIV amid warnings of gaps

Sources said the US was talking to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria about using its supply platform to procure and deliver donations of global health products in future.

Denmark first EU country to halt mother-to-child HIV transmission: WHO

According to World Health Organization figures, Denmark has low rates of HIV and syphilis among pregnant women.

Taipei knife attack: 57-year-old who tried to stop attacker died from wound that pierced heart

The Dec 19 Taipei knife attack left three people dead and at least 11 injured.

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