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Selected Recent Articles and Reports

Sweden Is the First Nation to Meet UNAIDS HIV Epidemic Targets. (September 2016, Poz)
Ending AIDS by 2030 Is Actually Quite Unlikely. (September 2016, Poz)
Global Fund Raises $12.9B to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. (September 2016, Poz); related coverage from Science Speaks Blog
Leaders launch “a super-fast-track framework for ending AIDS among children, adolescents and young women by 2020”. (September 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Sweden the first country to achieve UNAIDS/WHO 90-90-90 target. (September 2016, AIDSmap)
Delays in updating HIV treatment guidelines in Africa blocking early treatment for millions. (September 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from Science Speaks Blog
Life expectancy of people starting HIV therapy differs sharply between high- and middle/low-income countries. (September 2016, AIDSmap)
Russia’s Fast-Growing HIV Epidemic Surpasses 1 Million. (August 2016, Poz)
South Africa Now Offers Free Treatment to Everyone with HIV. (August 2016, Poz)
White House pledges up to $4.3 billion for Global Fund through 2019. (September 2016, Healio); related coverage from Science Speaks Blog
Survival After Age 50 with HIV Doubles in Nationwide Denmark Study. (September 2016, HIV Treatment Alerts/TheBodyPro)
U.S. Pledges Up to $4.3B to the Global Fund Through 2019. (September 2016, Poz)
University of Kansas, Peace Corps partner to combat HIV in Africa. (August 2016, Healio)
NIH awards $9.4 million grant to improve HIV care in Central Africa. (August 2016, Healio)
PrEP Gets the Green Light in Europe. (August 2016, Poz)
Decline in New HIV Infections Stalls Worldwide, Reverses Course in Some Areas. (August 2016, Poz)
Ending AIDS by 2030 a distant prospect, global HIV incidence, prevalence, treatment coverage and mortality figures suggest. (August 2016, AIDSmap)
Most patients taking second-line ART in sub-Saharan Africa achieve viral suppression but there’s a need for third-line treatment options. (August 2016, AIDSmap)
Worm Infection Contributes to HIV Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa. (August 2016, Poz)
More Prevention Resources Needed to Meet UNAIDS Goals. (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
As the largest generation in history approaches greatest HIV risks, Gates discusses the magnitude of the work ahead. (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Next Up – Country-Specific HIV Vaccines. (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
The 2016 International AIDS Conference Closes with a Call to Reject Complacency in the AIDS Response. (July 2016, UNAIDS)
Four fast-track cities announce 90-90-90 data on HIV/AIDS. (July 2016, Healio)
PEPFAR, partners award $85 million to 56 entities to reduce HIV. (July 2016, Healio)
Earlier HIV treatment is not over-burdening health services. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
Global HIV deaths declining, but incidence rates remain stagnant. (July 2016, Healio)
SEARCH study exceeds 90-90-90 targets after 2 years of ‘test and treat’ for HIV in rural East Africa. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
South Africa has driven mother-to-child HIV transmission down to 4%. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
Progress towards 90-90-90 targets in southern Africa: find the men! (July 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from MedPage Today
AIDS 2016: Inside the Massive HIV Treatment Access March. (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
Far fewer people drop out of HIV care in South Africa than previously thought. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
HIV criminalisation on the rise, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
HIV treatment programmes need to prepare for the ‘youth bulge’, South African experience shows. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
New strategy aims to end AIDS in children by 2020. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
PEPFAR and DREAMS Partners Announce Winners of the $85 Million DREAMS Innovation Challenge. (July 2016, PEPFAR)
Plenary talk proposes $90, $90, $90 as cost of HIV and viral hepatitis drugs. (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Progress towards 90-90-90 targets in southern Africa: find the men! (July 2016, AIDSmap)
A preconference event highlights rights, demands, and continued neglect of gay and bisexual men in global HIV response. (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Circumcision, ART reduce new HIV infections in rural Ugandan men. (July 2016, Healio)
Data tells “good, bad, and ugly news” of HIV death rates in east and southern Africa. (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Gains in curbing HIV epidemic could be lost without continued commitment, AIDS 2016 speakers say. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
Progress towards 90-90-90 targets is promising, but funding is the critical step, says UNAIDS leader. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
WHO Flags Key Challenges to Global HIV Response at International AIDS Conference. (July 2016, World Health Organization)
“AIDS Is Over” in Australia, Declare Experts. (July 2016, Poz)
Experts call for England’s National Health Service to fund PrEP. (July 2016, Healio)
Treating HIV Cuts Transmission Among Straight South African Couples by 77 Percent. (July 2016, Poz)
ART use averting huge numbers of opportunistic infections among children living with HIV in lower-income countries. (June 2016, AIDSmap)
HIV by the Numbers. (June 2016, Poz)
New Durban Declaration highlights five scientific advances, five structural barriers. (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Non-AIDS mortality in England and Wales in HIV positive vs general population. (June 2016, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
CDC Lists 220 Counties at High Risk of HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks. (June 2016, Poz)
Global Effort to End AIDS Would Save Millions of Lives. (June 2016, NIH)
HLM 2016 AIDS: Universal treatment access panel looks at issues in generic antiretroviral medicines. (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Kremlin Report Says Condoms Are Causing Russia’s HIV Problem. (June 2016, Poz)
Men who have sex with men, sex workers groups ask: Will next UN political declaration on HIV and AIDS exclude most affected, least reached populations? (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Once Again, England Refuses to Make PrEP Widely Available. (June 2016, Poz)
Preventing HIV through treatment of neglected tropical diseases could save billions. (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Three More Countries Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission. (June 2016, Poz); related coverage from Healio
U.N. High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS faces battle over key populations. (June 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from AVAC, Poz, and Science Speaks Blog
UNAIDS 90-90-90 strategy is cost-effective, will save millions of lives, study shows. (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
UNAIDS initiative means ‘enormous’ benefits for South Africa. (June 2016, Healio)
HIV infection reported in blood transfusion recipients in India. (June 2016, Healio)
These 16 “Fast-Track Cities” Will Accelerate Their AIDS Response. (June 2016, Poz)
How far is reality of HIV treatment access from optimal? (May 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Huge Upfront Cost for UNAIDS HIV Treatment Goals Equals Huge Payoff. (May 2016, Poz)
Prevention Activism as PEPFAR Finalizes its Country Operational Plans. (May 2016, AVAC)
UNAIDS Announces 2 Million More People Living With HIV on Treatment in 2015, Bringing New Total to 17 Million. (May 2016, UNAIDS); related coverage from AIDSmap, AVAC, and Science Speaks Blog
Very high levels of drug resistance seen in people experiencing first-line antiretroviral therapy failure in Kenya. (May 2016, AIDSmap)
Denmark shows first clear evidence of the success of treatment as prevention in gay men in a high income country. (May 2016, AIDSmap)
Guess How Many Countries Allowing HIV Criminalization? (May 2016, Poz)
Identifying “hotspots” of HIV transmission with big data. (May 2016, Beta Blog)
Study Suggests the Danish Can Effectively End Their HIV Epidemic. (May 2016, Poz)
Key component of PEPFAR’s budget drops 33% in 1 year. (May 2016, Healio)
New Report Shows That Urgent Action Is Needed to End the AIDS Epidemic by 2030. (May 2016, UNAIDS)
New Film Series Captures Activists United by Urgency for HIV Prevention in Europe. (May 2016, AVAC)
China has a long way to go before it achieves 90-90-90 targets. (May 2016, AIDSmap)
ViiV Healthcare, MPP increase Tivicay access in lower middle-income nations. (April 2016, Healio)
Draft of U.N. HIV political declaration released along with calls for comments. (April 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Legal threat causes NHS England to rethink PrEP access to prevent HIV (April 2016, HIV i-base); related coverage from Poz
HIV Meds Have Prevented Opportunistic Infections on a Massive Scale in Poorer Nations. (April 2016, Poz); related coverage from Healio and Science Speaks Blog
Indian study proves that more people virally suppressed in a population equals fewer HIV infections. (April 2016, AIDSmap)
African women in London with poor adherence feel that HIV treatment is difficult and unrelenting. (April 2016, AIDSmap)
Countries with Lower HIV Prevalence Have Lower Treatment Coverage. (March 2016, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
Emergence of HIV drug resistance nearly halted in Switzerland. (March 2016, Healio)
England’s PrEP policy in disarray after NHS U-turn. (March 2016, AIDSmap). Related coverage from AVAC and Poz.
ART has averted over 850,000 HIV-related opportunisticinfections in low and middle income countries. (March 2016, AIDSmap)
ART greatly reduces incidence of opportunistic infections in low-, middle-income countries. (March 2016, Healio)
Bringing Treatment to All Sub-Saharan Africans With HIV Will Require a Massive Financial Investment. (March 2016, Poz)
From PEPFAR to Ebola response, to Zika, to next pandemic, panel looks at returns on U.S. investments in global health. (March 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Global HIV/HCV burden exceeds 2 million, driven by PWID (March 2016, Healio) Related coverage from Poz.
Global treatment plays key role in HIV prevention. (March 2016, Healio)
Hidden Leaks: The British Columbia HIV Treatment Cascade by Gender, Age, Risk Category and Region. (Spring 2016, CATIE)
PEPFAR Report to Congress reviews advances, accomplishments, opportunities, cites challenge of growing populations among most at risk. (March 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Rate of entry into HIV care improved by personalised counselling. (March 2016, AIDSmap)
PEPFAR: “Business as Usual” Risks 100M HIV Cases by 2030. (March 2016, Poz)
Botswana close to reaching the 90-90-90 testing and treatment targets. (February 2016, AIDSmap) Related coverage from Healio, MedPage Today and Science Speaks Blog; abstract from 2016 Retrovirus Conference.
HIV exposure causes 50% of infant deaths at 24 months in Botswana. (February 2016, Healio)
HIV mortality by care cascade stage and implications for universal ART eligibility. (February 2016, Retrovirus Conference)
Impact of Option B+ on ART uptake and retention in Swaziland: A stepped-wedge (February 2016, Retrovirus Conference) Related coverage from Healio)
Missing but in action: Where are the men? [men in sub-Saharan Africa]. (February 2016, Retrovirus Conference) Related coverage from Science Speaks Blog)
Option B+ cuts mother-to-child HIV transmission dramatically in Malawi. (February 2016, AIDSmap) Related coverage from AIDSmap and Healio; abstract from 2016 Retrovirus Conference.
Partner notification feasible and effective in African settings. (February 2016, AIDSmap)
PopART trial shows feasibility of reaching 90-90-90 targets for testing and treatment coverage in Zambia and South Africa. (February 2016, AIDSmap)
Removing clinic barriers to rapid initiation of ART in Uganda enables 70% to start on the same day. (February 2016, AIDSmap) Related coverage from 2016 Retrovirus Conference.
Starting HIV treatment at first clinic visit improves outcomes in African study. (February 2016, AIDSmap)
PEPFAR, Global Fund flat in White House Budget document, while TB plan doesn’t get a mention. (February 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
PEPFAR releases technical considerations for country, regional HIV responses. (February 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Advisory group aims to close gap between men who have sex with men and “fast-tracked” HIV responses. (February 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
Gilead Seeks Approval of Truvada as PrEP in Europe. (February 2016, Poz)
Tenofovir resistance may develop after HIV treatment failure in over half in sub-Saharan Africa. (February 2016, AIDSmap)
Viread resistance common in many low-, middle-income countries. (January 2016, Healio)
Iatrogenic transmission fueled early spread of HIV pandemic in Africa. (January 2016, Healio)
UK strategy could prevent 7,400 MSM HIV infections by 2020. (January 2016, Healio)
Annual testing and scale-up of PrEP could slow the Dutch gay HIV epidemic. (January 2016, AIDSmap)
Modeling does the math to add up impacts of HIV answers in the works. (January 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
New WHO Recommendations Aim to Improve HIV Care. (December 2015, Poz)
Global Health 2015: Top 10 stories in HIV, TB and more. (December 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Large UK study shows low rates of HIV testing, even among those who think they are at risk of HIV. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
Global HIV, tuberculosis programs flat funded in FY 2016 spending bill, yet again. (December 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Snapshot of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic. (U.K. maintains the largest HIV epidemic in western Europe. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
Transmission of HIV drug resistance remains stable in Europe. (December 2015, Healio)
Global HIV Fight Has Seen Considerable Progress. (December 2015, Poz)
Europe Posts Highest-Ever Number of New HIV Diagnoses. (December 2015, Poz)
For African migrants in Europe, destitution shapes sexual behaviour and HIV risk. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
WHO issues recommendations on linkage to care, retention, to help bring HIV treatment to all. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
Highest number of new HIV cases in Europe ever. (November 2015, World Health Organization)
AIDS-Related Deaths Have Fallen in South Africa. (November 2015, Poz)
UK’s latest HIV figures show the need to scale up HIV testing and prevention. (November 2015, AIDSmap)
How do we maximise global HIV treatment access? IAPAC Care Continuum Guidelines make recommendations. (November 2015, AIDSmap)
How do we treat the world? Experts discuss moving to universal HIV treatment. (October 2015, AIDSmap)
Retreat of international donors and neglect of national governments threatens harm reduction services. (October 2015, AIDSmap)
WHO “test and start” ART guideline highlights difference between “finding” and “prioritizing” funding for equitable care access. (October 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
WHO Decision to Recommend Treatment for All With HIV an Easy One – Now Comes the Hard Part. (October 2015, Journal Watch)
WHO ART guideline: Treat all with HIV, offer PrEP to those at “substantial risk.” (September 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
CDC Supports New WHO Early Release HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines. (September 2015, CDC)
Treat All People Living With HIV, Offer Antiretrovirals as PrEP for People at Substantial Risk. (September 2015, WHO)
WHO Calls For HIV Treatment For All, Supports Broader PrEP Use. (September 2015, Poz)
WHO guidelines recommend universal antiretroviral treatment, PrEP for those at substantial risk. (September 2015, AIDSmap)
PEPFAR announces prevention, treatment targets, highlights “DREAMS” for young women. (September 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
STI clinic attendees have high HIV diagnosis rates in Netherlands, but many missed opportunities in primary care. (September 2015, AIDSmap)
First Brazilian PrEP data reinforce evidence that PrEP is most used by those at greatest risk. (August 2015, AIDSmap)
Open-label PrEP in Botswana: very high adherence and no HIV infections seen. (August 2015, AIDSmap)
Financial Incentives Encourage African Men to Be Circumcised. (July 2015, Poz)
Half of African migrants diagnosed with HIV in France acquired HIV while living there. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
HIV self-testing promoted as new tool to reach first 90 of 90-90-90 UNAIDS targets. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Obstacles between diagnosis and care keep sex workers off treatment. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Treatment cascades show 90-90-90 goal within reach for some – but Eastern Europe lags behind Africa. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
Cuba Is First Nation to Stop Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission. (July 2015, Poz)
Innovative approaches to linkage to care boost clinic visits, HIV treatment uptake in African study. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
UNAIDS 90-90-90 goal is useful if it helps programs focus, get out of the bedroom, treat those most affected as part solution. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
HIV Treatment Access Is a Human Right, Top Officials Say as Conference Opens. (July 2015, TheBodyPro)
The Vancouver Consensus: A New Declaration Against HIV. (July 2015, TheBodyPro)
Test and treat studies and African countries showing that 90-90-90 targets are achievable. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
Vancouver Consensus Statement calls for early access to treatment and PrEP worldwide. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
World Health Organization to recommend HIV treatment for all. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
Researchers, clinicians, leaders sign Vancouver Consensus. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
WHO testing guidelines tackle “the most problematic” 90 of 90-90-90 with look at strategies. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Reaching UNAIDS HIV treatment targets could avert millions of deaths and new infections. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
HIV-positive patients in Africa do well on three second-line ART regimens. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
With UNAIDS as common denominator, reports bring impetus, optimism, and now, realities. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
South Africa: Women of lower socio-economic status have greater needs for services to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
UNAIDS: Goal of 15 million on HIV treatment by 2015 met. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
UNAIDS Calls for Scale-Up in Global HIV Fight. (July 2015, Poz)
South Africa: Lower coverage of maternal HIV testing among adolescents leading to higher mother-to-child transmission. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
Is It Time for the End of ‘AIDS’? (July 2015, Poz)
Four in ten people diagnosed with HIV in Europe are migrants. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
Most gay men with HIV in central European capitals are undiagnosed, survey has found. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
Generic Approval of Tivicay (Dolutegravir) Sought for PEPFAR Use. (June 2015, Poz)
Many South African women become infected with HIV during pregnancy posing high risk of transmission to their infants. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
START findings highlight treatment divide. (May 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Vaginal Bacteria May Raise HIV Risk in South Africa. (May 2015, Poz)
Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement Threatens Access to Meds, Says amfAR. (May 2015, Hepmag)
Study asks: What if a “concentrated” HIV epidemic is bigger than 1 percent? (May 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Young women and HIV: What makes this time different? Panel reflects on failures, “DREAMS.” (April 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Chinese study sheds light on how well treatment may work as prevention in the real world. (April 2015, AIDSmap)
Many Expectant or New African Moms With HIV Risk Passing on Virus. (March 2015, Poz)
Most HIV-positive gay men in European survey are on HIV treatment, though fewer in the east. (March 2015, AIDSmap)
Health workforce shortage weakens AIDS response. (March 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Survival benefit of 9.2 million life-years attributed to Brazilian ART program. (March 2015, Healio)
WHO Calls for Universal Use of ‘Smart Syringes’ by 2020. (March 2015, Hepmag)
U.S. Fails in Abstinence and Faithfulness Push in Sub-Saharan Africa. (March 2015, Poz)
Ben Young: CROI 2015 Data Bolster the Call for Initiative to End HIV/AIDS Epidemic. (February 2015, TheBodyPro)
Treatment cascades and viral load surveys show how African countries can maximise prevention benefits of HIV treatment. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
Circumcision is reducing HIV incidence in Uganda, Rakai community study shows. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
US PEPFAR abstinence and faithfulness funding had no impact on sexual behaviour in Africa. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
Is 90-90-90 nutty? Studies look at numbers behind getting in care, staying in care, suppressing virus, controlling HIV. (February 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Combining PrEP and ART could almost eliminate HIV infection, east African study finds. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
PrEP use high, effective among HIV serodiscordant African couples. (February 2015, Healio)
Video: More work needed to control HIV epidemic in Africa. (February 2015, Healio)
7-country study shows triple-drug combination superior for preventing infant HIV infection. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
Ambassador Birx talks about the tyranny of averages, actionable data, and “skeptical optimism.” (February 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
Breastfeeding mothers often undiagnosed in sub-Saharan Africa. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
No Progress in Testing or Treating Africans Earlier in HIV Disease. (February 2015, Poz)
HIV Care Slammed by Ebola. (February 2015, MedPage Today)
Local spending on HIV prevention in England plunges to 70p per person, per year. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
Critiquing UNAIDS HIV Prevention Goals, AVAC Calls For Honed Strategy. (February 2015, Poz)
HIV testing continues to rise in UK gay men, but safer sex knowledge drops. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
A Look at HIV Treatment Guidelines Around the World. (February 2015, TheBodyPro)
PEPFAR requires its programs to seek, use, document civil society input in planning. (February 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
10 HIV Prevention Developments to Watch in 2015. (February 2015, AVAC)
No improvements in CD4 count at diagnosis in African patients in last decade. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
Improved school attendance credited with reducing HIV infections among teenage girls in Uganda. (January 2015, AIDSmap)
Pediatric HIV Is Down, But Insufficient Children Are Treated. (December 2014 by aidsmeds.
UK government halves the budget of HIV prevention programme for England. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
Pushing PrEP in HIV ‘Hot Zones’ Better Combats the Virus. (December 2014, Poz)
HIV most often passed on by younger gay men who have undiagnosed HIV, are not on treatment, and have an ongoing partnership. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
European HIV response “falling behind” as Eastern European epidemic grows. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
Europe and Central Asia Are Failing to Curb the HIV Epidemic. (December 2014, Poz)
HIV epidemic will spring back without near-universal diagnosis and treatment, says UNAIDS. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
Savings to the NHS predicted from switching to generic antiretrovirals. (November-December HIV 2014, Treatment Bulletin)
Global Report Details Advocacy Strategies of People With HIV, At-Risk Groups. (November 2014, TheBodyPro)
HIV in the UK: 76% diagnosed, 90% on treatment, 90% undetectable. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
U.S. HIV ‘Treatment Cascade’ Stats Are Dismal Among Western Nations. (November 2014, Poz)
Restoring and maintaining a high CD4 count possible for vast majority of people living with HIV in France. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
Australia performs best in HIV treatment cascade – 62% with undetectable viral load. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
Generic antiretrovirals could save NHS £1.25 billion over 5 years, study finds. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
Filmmaker Envisions 100 Screenings of Hard-Hitting Film About HIV in the U.S. South for World AIDS Day. (October 2014, TheBody)
How does a ‘human rights based approach’ work out on the ground? Lessons from South Africa. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
Emerging epidemic of transmitted HIV drug resistance in low- and middle-income countries, with highest burden seen in MSM. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
Infants in southern Africa start antiretroviral therapy late with advanced disease. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
STIs and HIV Are on the Rise in London Gay Men. (October 2014, Poz)
Has Treatment Access Changed HIV Stigma in Uganda? (October 2014, Poz)
Tell No Lies: Essays on Global AIDS Effort Pull No Punches in Challenging “End of AIDS” Rhetoric. (October 2014, TheBody)
HIV stigma starts young, but can be corrected, African school children’s study shows. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV treatment roll-out has had only a modest impact on mortality in Lusaka, Zambia. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV-related stigma has increased in Uganda despite treatment roll-out. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
Counselling during routine HIV care reduces rates of risky sex among people on ART in South Africa. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
Decriminalization of Sex Work Needed to Help Slow Down HIV Epidemic. (September/October 2014, Positively Aware)
Approximately 4.2 million over 50s are now living with HIV. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
London gay men: 2% of the population, a quarter of the sexually transmitted infections and half of HIV infections. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
Drug use strongly associated with sex, condomless sex and STIs in gay men living with HIV in England. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV testing rates are improving in African people in England. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
Poor knowledge of partner HIV status among South African women with recent pregnancy. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
International AIDS Conference Attendees Linger to Seek Asylum. (August 2014, TheBodyPro)
Late enrollment in HIV care declines in sub-Saharan Africa, but majority of people still eligible for immediate ART at diagnosis. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
Study sets out to capture pediatric antiretroviral treatment costs, improve planning. (August 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
PEPFAR’s South Africa “transition”: Nearly 20 percent of patients went unaccounted for when care was transferred, study finds. (August 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
PEPFAR Pediatric HIV Treatment partnership targets antiretroviral access gap. (August 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
HIV prevention for black African people in the UK is under-resourced and needs to be scaled up. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
Study in South African township shows HIV-negative individuals often source of new TB cases in patients with HIV. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
Excellent outcomes among people starting HIV therapy at high CD4 counts in Uganda. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
UNAIDS sets 90:90:90 target for 2020 to end AIDS by 2030. (August 2014, HIV i-Base)
Higher ART coverage is associated with lower HIV infection rates in a multi-country analysis. (August 2014, HIV i-Base)
Pill A, Pill B: simplified second-line treatment for low-income countries. (August 2014, HIV i-Base)
South African women living with HIV subtype C experience rapid CD4 cell loss. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
Testing, Safer Sex Reduces HIV in SF Gays Compared With London. (August 2014, Poz)
HIV Treatment Demand in Poorer Nations to Keep Rising. (August 2014, Poz)
Beyond Blame, Key Populations and PrEP: An AIDS 2014 Overview. (August 2014, Poz)
NAM European HIV prevention survey: final results. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
Of guidelines, targets and resources: the documents that defined the 2014 International AIDS Conference. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
As Global Pandemic Abates, 54% of Those With HIV Are Unaware. (July 2014, Poz)
A new target for HIV treatment from UNAIDS. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
ART demand up to 16.8 million by 2016. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
It’s Time to ‘Step Up the Pace’ Against Global HIV. (July 2014, Poz)
What is needed to ‘step up the pace’ on HIV prevention and treatment? (July 2014, AIDSmap)
Financing the new global HIV treatment vision – advocacy and economics. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
Undetectable viral load an opportunity for all by 2020 is activists’ call for action. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
“What good are interventions if we live like we have a gun to our heads?” (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
Pediatric treatment planning, action call at last plenary. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
Human Rights Violations Create HIV Risk Environment in the U.S. South. (July 2014, TheBodyPro)
HIV Trends in San Francisco and London: An AIDS 2014 Q&A. (July 2014, Beta Blog)
Peer programs engage injection drug users in Kenya and Tanzania. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
Treatment as prevention may not work in Africa without couples counselling. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
Médecins Sans Frontières releases viral load and antiretroviral drug pricing reports. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
Adolescent deaths from AIDS rising, especially among boys. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
European Economic Downturn Tied to HIV Uptick in Drug Users. (July 2014, Poz)
Recession and income inequality have fuelled HIV infections in European drug users. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
High rates of drug resistance among HIV-positive infants in South Africa. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
Substantial proportion of male HIV infections labelled as ‘heterosexual exposure’ in UK probably due to sex with other men. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
WHO TasP Guidelines Will Benefit Few in the Ivory Coast. (July 2014, Poz)
Complex needs and overlapping vulnerabilities frequently reported by ‘high-risk’ gay men in Scotland. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
‘Robust’ evidence of HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa. (June 2014, AIDSmap)
High prevalence of risk behaviour means there’s potential for worsening of HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Europe. (June 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV Spikes Among Drug Users in Middle East, North Africa. (June 2014, Poz)
HIV infection due to unsafe medical injections may have fallen by almost 90% worldwide in decade after 2000. (June 2014, AIDSmap)
Three-quarters of women interviewed in Kenya’s highest prevalence province say they prefer circumcised partners. (June 2014, AIDSmap)
Viral Load Is Best Predictor of CD4 Loss Among South Africans. (June 2014, Poz)
Action needed to tackle co-infection with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis in India. (May 2014, AIDSmap)
Is a Parasite to Blame for High HIV Rates in African Women? (May 2014, Poz)
Annual HIV tests for high-risk groups and one-off screening for all others could havea big impact on UK’s HIV epidemic. (May 2014, AIDSmap)
Harm Reduction Programs for Injection Drug Users Curb HIV. (May 2014, Poz)
HIV Bites Into Health-Related Quality of Life in the U.K. (May 2014, Poz).
Implementation of a comprehensive harm reduction programme curtailed the HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Taiwan. (April 2014, AIDSmap)
People living with HIV in the UK still have impaired health-related quality of life. (April 2014, AIDSmap)
Global HIV Incidence Is High in Both Pregnant and New Moms. (April 2014, Poz)
Abolishing HIV in Rwanda. (April 2014, AIDSmap)
Favoring ARVs for HIV Subgroups May Better Thwart Epidemic. (April 2014, Poz)
Can we provide point-of-care viral load tests in poor countries? (April 2014, AIDSmap)
WHO recommends global use of newest hepatitis C drugs, urges price reductions. (April 2014, AIDSmap)
No simple relationship between drug use and risky sex in London gay men. (April 2014, AIDSmap)
South African treatment guidelines need to consider viral load, not CD4 count, to achieve greater impact of treatment as prevention: study. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV Meds Greatly Benefit South Africans, But Favor Women. (March 2014, Poz)
Massive Scale-Up of HIV Testing, Plus HIV Treatment on Diagnosis, Needed to Curtail UK Gay Epidemic. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV Spreads Readily Between Rural Ugandan Communities. (March 2014, Poz)
South African Women Gain More From HIV Tx. (March 2014, MedPage Today)
Younger women not at higher risk of HIV from relationships with older men, South African study finds. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
Male life expectancy nine years shorter due to lower male uptake of HIV treatment in rural South Africa. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
Maternal deaths due to HIV not declining despite PMTCT successes in South Africa. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV Rates Fall in Kenya. (March 2014, Poz)
Guidelines for HIV testing in non-specialist settings not being followed in the UK. (February 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV treatment as prevention: the Ugandan experience. (February 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV treatment as prevention: the experience in British Columbia. (February 2014, AIDSmap)
HIV prevalence and incidence fall in Kenya. (February 2014, AIDSmap)
Dosing errors of liquid AZT “exceedingly” common and related to poorer HIV health literacy. (February 2014, AIDSmap)
FDA Approves Generic Reyataz for Use Abroad Via PEPFAR. (February 2014, Poz)
Ongoing challenges in providing PMTCT in Kenya and Malawi. (January 2014, AIDSmap)

Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

See also: HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Massachusetts; HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States; Getting to Zero–Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

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