Aids/HIV

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.

Living with stigma, state inaction: What it’s like for some of Indonesia’s HIV-positive kids

wyhiv - Playtime at a repurposed school building in eastern Solo, Central Java, turned shelter for 19 HIV-positive children. The modest home is run by three volunteers, who depend on private donations to stay afloat.
Credit: Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja

US signs pact with Kenya under 'America First' global health plan

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto shake hands before their meeting as part of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025. Heather Khalifa/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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