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HIV drugs to be taken twice a year
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) treatment is awaiting government approval on the new drug Sunlenca (Lenacapavir) being taken twice a year by people with multi-drug resistant HlV type one....Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 08:56hrs | 12 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
ARVs shortage looms: NAC
Zimbabwe is facing serious shortages of life-saving HIV drugs following the devaluation of the local currency, which wiped away funds collected by the National Aids Council through the Aids levy....Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
I'm HIV+ at 85 but
EIGHTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Sekuru Samba has revealed his HIV positive status and described it as a blessing in disguise.The Maruta Kraal Headman heir apparent, real name Robert Ticharwa Maruta, said...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Allocate foreign currency towards ARV procurement - CWGH
THE Community Working Group on Heath (CWGH), has called on government to prioritise allocation of foreign currency towards the procurement of Anti Retro Viral medicines ARVs amid revelations of ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
HIV life expectancy 'near normal' thanks to new drugs
Young people on the latest HIV drugs now have near-normal life expectancy because of improvements in treatments, a study in The Lancet suggests.Twenty-year-olds who started antiretroviral ther...Published: 11 May 2017 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by BBc
Chiredzi General Hospital gives out expired ARVs to HIV patients
CHIREDZI - Zimbabwean government's woes continue to mount, with government hospitals either running out of essential drugs or giving out expired drugs. Patients at Chiredzi general hospital to...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 09:27hrs | 18 | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Zimbabwe sex workers shun condoms
As the sun sets, the streets of Epworth, on the outskirts of Harare, roar into life with multitudes of people wandering up and down the narrow dusty road that leads to PaBooster-arguably the nucleus o...Published: 18 Dec 2015 at 09:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Botswana court orders Zimbabwean inmate to produce CD4 count proof
A Botswana court has ordered a Zimbabwean man who sought to be released so that he is able to get HIV drugs on his own to produce proof of CD4 count to determine whether he can be provided the d...Published: 21 Apr 2015 at 14:02hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Scientists 'delete' HIV from human cells
Once HIV conquers a human cell, it stays there forever but scientists have for the first time ever "deleted" HIV from human cells, marking a major breakthrough in fight against AIDS.The virus ...Published: 24 Jul 2014 at 09:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled HIV drugs flood Zimbabwe
People living with HIV are at risk of increased medical complications following the unregulated entry into the country of the latest generation of ARV which have become popular as they can be consume...Published: 09 Jun 2014 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hookers using anti-HIV drugs instead of condoms
In Zimbabwe, 1.2 million people are living with HIV, and there are around 100,000 new infections every year. Despite this, some sex workers are having unprotected sex - and taking antiretroviral d...Published: 23 Apr 2014 at 18:07hrs | | by Ruzvidzo Mandizha investigates.
HIV 'cleared' from patients after bone-marrow transplants - Report
U.S. doctors report that two patients have been taken off their HIV drugs after bone-marrow transplants seemed to clear the virus from their bodies.According to BBC, one of the patients ...Published: 03 Jul 2013 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
More people living with the Aids virus
London - More people than ever are living with the Aids virus but this is largely due to better access to drugs that keep HIV patients alive and well for many years, the United Nations Aids programme ...Published: 25 Nov 2011 at 10:36hrs | 4 | by Reuters
Mass HIV testing for Zanu-PF
ZANU PF will set the tone in the fight against HIV/AIDS during the upcoming 12th Annual National People's Conference in Bulawayo following revelations that there is going to be voluntary mass HIV test...Published: 21 Nov 2011 at 04:44hrs | 8 | by -
Aids drugs used in Africa can cause premature ageing
London - A class of generic Aids drugs often used to treat HIV in Africa and other poor regions can cause premature ageing and lead to age-related illnesses such as heart disease and dementia, scien...Published: 27 Jun 2011 at 18:32hrs | 2 | by Reuters
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