Rihanna named new spokeswoman for MAC’s AIDS/HIV campaign
The famous singer Rihanna is now the new face of MAC’s Viva Glam charity lipstick, which benefits the beauty brand’s fund for AIDS /HIV awareness. (more…)
Free circumcision in Buganda
A new campaign against the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region was announced in the Buganda Kingdom. The Kingdom minister for Health, Dr Kiwanuka Mukwaya, has presented this fact on a news conference at the beginning of November, 2013. He stated that the campaign is geared towards lowering the HIV/AIDS prevalence which is high in Buganda compared to other regions. (more…)
Australian researchers use a modified HIV virus to prevent AIDS
Australian scientists say they have found a way to use the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to prevent AIDS. Senior researcher David Harrich has modified a protein in HIV and it altered in a long-lasting, protection against AIDS. The modified protein helps to prevent the virus from replicating or spreading. (more…)
Enhanced strategy lowers the number of HIV cases and AIDS deaths in British Columbia (Canada)
The numbers of new HIV cases and AIDS deaths in British Columbia (Canada) show that an aggressive prevention strategy can be very effective. The new strategy involves searching aggressively for people at risk of HIV infection, talking them into being tested and putting those who are infected on antiretroviral therapy immediately. This approach lowers by 96 percent the chances that they will infect others. (more…)
Male Circumcision
Male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection
Male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection in men by approximately 60%. WHO and UNAIDS recommendations emphasize that male circumcision should be considered an efficacious intervention for HIV prevention in regions with heterosexual epidemics. (more…)