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Mid-stage trial of a rectal microbicide for HIV prevention in the US begins 

HQ Team November 3, 2024: The National Instituted of Health, US, has started a mid-stage clinical trial to examine the safety and acceptability.

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PrEPVacc HIV trials’ results ‘surprising’ as dummy group clocks less infections

HIV vaccine trials conducted in Eastern and Southern Africa threw up surprising results when more infections were reported in the two vaccine groups.

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Fund crunch, anti-rights push, slowing global target to end AIDS, UN says

A person dies every minute due to AIDS-related causes, and the world is off-track to achieve its goals with a quarter of 39.9.

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US-based Varda Space crystallises HIV drug in microgravity

 HQ Team March 31, 2024: US-based Varda Space Industries’ spacecraft in orbit crystallised a metastable form of a drug for HIV/AIDS — furthering.

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Britain’s GSK gets EMA clearance for drug to prevent HIV 

HQ Team July 24, 2023: British pharmaceutical firm, GSK Plc., has got marketing authorization from the European Medicines Authority for its injectable, and.

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Challenges to fight HIV remain, funding ‘precarious’: WHO

HQ Team July 24, 2023: The reliance of countries on external support for funding initiatives to combat HIV is worrisome, and though new.

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USFDA allows first oral contraceptive without a prescription 

HQ Team July 14, 2023: The FDA has approved the first daily oral contraceptive pill, Opill, without prescription to be sold in the.

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Aurobindo Pharma signs licensing pact with UN body to fight HIV

Aurobindo Pharma, an Indian maker of generic pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, announced it signed a voluntary sub-licensing with a UN body for.

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‘Every two minutes, a woman dies during childbirth, pregnancy’

Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to.

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12 African nations commit to end AIDS in children by 2030

Twelve African nations have drawn out a blueprint to stop AIDS in children by 2030, a move welcomed by the United Nations.

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