HIV Policy & Advocacy
ViiV Survey Reveals Gaps in Knowledge About HIV and its Treatment
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Friday, 27 June 2014 00:00
- Written by ViiV Healthcare
A majority of HIV positive people in the U.S. who have not started antiretroviral therapy (ART) are unaware that treatment can prevent HIV transmission to their partners, and about one-third believe antiretroviral side effects are worse than HIV itself, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of ViiV Healthcare.
CROI 2014: Maternal Deaths Due to HIV Not Declining Despite PMTCT Successes In South Africa
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- Category: Global Access
- Published on Tuesday, 11 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
Improvements in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in South Africa are not translating into a reduction in maternal deaths due to HIV infection, according to a 15-year review of data from a large district referral hospital in Johannesburg, researchers reported at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) last week in Boston. In particular, the audit found that there has been no change in the proportion of maternal deaths caused by HIV since 2007, and over three-quarters of women with HIV who died had never started antiretroviral therapy (ART).
UNAIDS Declares March 1 Zero Discrimination Day
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Friday, 28 February 2014 00:00
- Written by UNAIDS
UNAIDS this week kicked off the first-ever Zero Discrimination Day, an effort to promote dignity for all people with HIV "no matter what they look like, where they come from, or whom they love." Stigmatized groups including men who have sex with men, sex workers, and people who use drugs bear the heaviest burden of the epidemic worldwide.
CROI 2014: Men Not Benefiting as Much as Women from HIV Treatment in Africa [VIDEO]
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- Category: Global Access
- Published on Friday, 07 March 2014 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a much larger reduction in mortality for women than for men, according to a report presented at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2014) this week in Boston.
New Guide Helps People with HIV and Hepatitis C Choose California Insurance Plans
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Friday, 28 February 2014 00:00
- Written by Project Inform
Project Inform, the HIV and hepatitis C advocacy organization, has released a new guide to help people with HIV or hepatitis C navigate health coverage options under Covered California, the state's Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplace.
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