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Evidence suggests that people who receive syringes from a needle exchange are less likely to dispose of them improperly.
The challenge now is not simply helping people live longer, but ensuring they age well.
Three economists explore the viability of a UN-backed one-stop licensing ‘hub’ for making essential, often life-saving biotherapeutics and vaccines both affordable and more widely available.
A weekly oral pill would give people living with HIV greater treatment choice.
By interfering with how communities collect data and how researchers access it, the CDC risks undermining the hard-won trust needed for effective public health.
USAID’s closure, while painful and damaging, might give rise to a new arrangement beyond aid.
Immune cells can carry HIV into the brain, leading to problems with memory and cognition. Blocking other immune cells from the brain can make matters worse.
Targeting men who move around for work is crucial for the success of a new HIV/Aids treatment.
You might expect a sexual partner to disclose a sexually transmitted infection. But you can’t rely on this – and criminalising the spread doesn’t work.
Adolescent girls and young women are at the heart of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. They need to know their HIV status.
An increasing number of laws aim to roll back LGBTQ+ people’s ability to access health care, leading to cascading effects on their well-being.
Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV is a critical strategy for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission.
A simple solution of moving from paper to electronic records improved healthcare for many HIV patients.
Caregivers in Botswana are being asked to do more with less.
Scaling back Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program could mean a resurgence of HIV/AIDS and increased health care costs throughout the state.
A mix of domestic revenue generation, efficiency gains and strategic partnerships is essential to sustain and expand HIV programmes despite declining external aid.
By integrating HIV care with non-communicable disease prevention and care, healthcare systems can help people living with HIV remain healthy.
Far from being simply glamorous or transactional, relationships with a “blesser” expose young women to risks.
The America First Global Health Strategy aims to secure US interests but may instead undermine it by design.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, Public Health Ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Professor of medicine and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Distinguished Professor, Infectious Disease and Oncology Research Institute, Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Executive Director Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Chief Scientific Officer, South African Medical Research Council
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Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Doctoral Researcher, School of Public Health and Public Health Technical Advisor, Anova Health Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Iowa
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Honorary Research Associate, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town
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Ezintsha, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Research Director at The Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Gender Studies, Chair in Sex Media and Sex Cultures, Linköping University
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Scientia Professor of Medicine and Director, Kirby Institute, UNSW