Antiretroviral therapy to all people living with HIV, says WHO
According to Dr al-Khal, the main mode of HIV transmission in Qatar is through intercourse with HIV-infected persons without knowing that they are infected.
“We’re committing to expanding vital HASA housing, nutrition, and transportation support to all who need it – up to 7,300 more people a year – because no New Yorker living with HIV or AIDS should have to choose between medicine and rent”, he added.
Dolores Messer who’s a member of Yuma United Church of Christ says, “I know in the past I think people thought of it as a gay disease but it’s not a gay disease”.
“It has been noted that the number of new cases of HIV has slowly increased over the years owing to increased awareness for testing”. Other experts contend that Frieden should have gone further, calling for, among other things, a heavier reliance on preventive drugs. “For instance, it is unacceptable that 21 percent of new adult HIV infections should occur among young women between 15-24 years of age annually”, Kenyatta told thousands who had gathered at a city stadium in Nairobi.
‘This is a shared responsibility, and America will remain a leader in the effort to end HIV/AIDS while continuing to work with the worldwide community to address this challenge and secure a healthier future for all people’.
“People bring their own genetics and their own behaviors into their health care”, Fisk said. The cumulative number of people diagnosed with HIV as at 30th September, 2015 is 647. So did the number of deaths (24 percent).
“The first line of defense is always prevention”, she said.
“It gets people talking about HIV and AIDS”, he said.
While new cases of HIV/AIDS in the state are falling, officials emphasize the importance of getting screened and taking preventative methods.
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) yesterday joined the world in observing the World AIDS Day in support of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Speaking at the same occasion, the chairman for the Zimbabwe National Network for People living positive with HIV, Mr Sebastian Chinhaire, called for the development of drugs with lesser side effects to ensure treatment adherence.