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President Danny Faure, Health Minister Jean-Paul Adam and other dignitaries at the launching ceremony

Seychelles launches its third multi-sectorial National Strategic Plan for HIV, AIDS and Viral Hepatitis to guide interventions for the next five years

Victoria, Seychelles, 22nd May 2019 - The HIV epidemic remains one of…
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Professor Judith Torimiro (right) with some of her students

Cameroonian scientist champions African-led research for Africa 

Professor Judith Torimiro is recognized at the World Health Assembly…
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Launching of Namibia Resource Tracking Report for 2015-2017

Launching of Namibia Resource Tracking Report for 2015-2017

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Hon. Dr. Kalumbi Shangula…
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Jane and John holding hands

Learning to live as a couple when one partner is HIV-positive in Sierra Leone

Jane* was pregnant when she discovered she was HIV-positive in 2008.…
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Couple holding hands

Learning to live as a couple when one partner is HIV-positive in Sierra Leone

“The greatest support I ever received living with HIV for 10 years…
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Cabo Verde leads the way in ending new HIV infections in children in West and Central Africa

Cabo Verde leads the way in ending new HIV infections in children in West and Central Africa

Emanuel Fernandes was born a few weeks after his mother discovered…
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UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urge countries in western and central Africa to step up the pace in the response to HIV for children and adolescents

UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urge countries in western and central Africa to step up the pace in the response to HIV for children and adolescents

DAKAR/GENEVA, 16 January 2019 - At a high-level meeting in Dakar…
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WHO HTS Info app: from concept to reality

This app provides easy, on-the-go access to current HIV testing…
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The 30th World AIDS DAY commemoration participants in Bishoftu town

Ethiopia commemorates the 30th World AIDS DAY

Federal HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Office (FHAPCO) in…
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Moses 'Supercharger' Nsubuga

Denial and none Adherence to Treatment almost cost Moses “Supercharger” Nsubuga his life

Moses “Supercharger” Nsubuga, a musician and radio host in Uganda has…
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