World news about “AIDS” published by euronews.
AIDS expert warns against ‘so what?’ attitude 30 years on The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was discovered 30 years ago. In 1983, French and American… 20/05/2013
Research shows austerity is bad for our healthAusterity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to… 29/04/2013
Ukrainian government condemns HIV patients to death, say protesters Wearing sacks over their heads to suggest an execution, protesters in Ukraine have argued that without government funding people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis… 17/04/2013
Scientists urge caution over AIDS ‘functional cure’ A French study of 14 patients with HIV who have remained healthy for years despite stopping treatment has offered fresh evidence that early medical… 27/03/2013
Now 14 adults with HIV have been ‘functionally cured’ Scientists are celebrating news of a breakthrough in HIV research. Two weeks after the news first emerged that a baby girl in Mississippi had been ‘cured’… 15/03/2013
Early HIV treatment can ‘cure’ 10%Early treatment of HIV can result in a functional cure for around 10 percent of patients say French researchers. The conclusion comes from a study of 14… 15/03/2013
Mississippi: baby ‘cured’ of HIV A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured according to US researchers. The girl was treated with a cocktail of standard HIV fighting… 04/03/2013
Filipinos march against AIDS – nocomment Hundreds Filipinos carrying banners and red candles marched for the World AIDS Day. The Philippines is one of the nine countries where the number of … 02/12/2012
Gay Pride in Hong KongThe 5th Gay Pride in Hong Kong provided an occasion for protesters to make their demands with humour. The event attracted 4,000 people according to the… 10/11/2012
‘Sex Workers Freedom Festival’ in India – nocomment After being denied visas to travel to the US to attend the annual International AIDS Conference, sex workers from around the world have been staging a… 26/07/2012
Thousands gather for AIDS conference Guy Jenkins-Bass, 31, has been managing his HIV condition for 13 years and feels that today he’s a healthy man. He explains how he developed the… 24/07/2012
HIV vaccine on trial A team of French scientists has started clinical trials on humans for a potential HIV/AIDS vaccine. Chief Scientific Officer at Grenoble-based… 24/05/2012
HIV kittens, progress and ignorance HIV experts around the world are increasingly optimistic that progress is being made against the virus. As in all of subsaharan Africa, the AIDS infection… 02/12/2011
World AIDS DayAn activist from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) lights candles during an AIDS awareness campaign on the eve of World AIDS Day in Agartala, capital of… 01/12/2011
Bangladesh: anti-AIDS demonstration in Dhaka – nocomment Hundreds of Dhaka residents march on the streets on the eve of World AIDS Day, to raise awareness of the pandemic. 30/11/2011
Aids prevention pill cuts infection rateA pill has been developed which appears to help prevent the transmission of HIV and Aids. That’s according to a study just published in the New England… 29/11/2010
Seeds of hope for Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDs sufferers The scourge of HIV/AIDs continues to blight sub-Saharan Africa. Zimbabwe, however, appears to be bucking the trend. Despite its huge political and economic… 09/08/2010
Miracle in Mississippi: baby ‘cured’ of HIVA baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday, in… 04/03/2013
China leaders in campaign against HIV-AIDS stigmaTwo of China’s top leaders have called for new measures to improve the lives of those living with HIV-AIDS. Xi Jinping, who is expected to be the next… 01/12/2012
Ukraine project helps HIV-infected pregnant womenHealth campaigners are marking World AIDS Day with a call to the Ukrainian government to increase funding for HIV-AIDS. More than 21,000 new cases were… 01/12/2012
“New era of hope” in global HIV/AIDS combatWe have come a big step closer to a world without HIV and AIDS. The UN says better access to drugs to both treat and prevent the disease means an end to the… 21/11/2012
AIDS conference highlights risks facing sex workersAs the world’s largest AIDS conference continues in Washington, attention has turned to the increased risks facing workers in the global sex industry. For… 27/07/2012
AIDS Conference opens in WashingtonThis year’s International AIDS Conference has opened in Washington. The week long gathering pulls together activists, scientists and medical academics to… 23/07/2012
First ever HIV prevention pill approved by the USA breakthrough pill said to reduce the risk of contracting HIV by up to 73%, has been given the green light by the US health regulator, the FDA. Known as… 17/07/2012
US health watchdog approves home HIV testUS regulators have approved the first over-the-counter HIV test. It means that for the first time Americans will be able to test themselves for the virus… 07/07/2012
Voters to decide condom porn enforcementVoters in Los Angeles county will decide in November whether porn actors should be forced to wear condoms during filming. The law would widen to the whole… 06/07/2012
US experts back HIV drug for preventive treatmentThe first drug shown to prevent HIV infection has won approval from experts in the United States. An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug… 11/05/2012
Carla Bruni rejects charity misconduct claimsCarla Bruni-Sarkozy has rejected claims of financial irregularities linked to her charity work. In 2008, France’s First Lady signed up as an ambassador for… 07/01/2012
Crocodile – Ukraine’s new drug threatThe United Nations says extraordinary progress has been made fighting AIDS over the past decade. But in Ukraine cases of HIV infection have been rising… 02/12/2011
Global economic crisis threatens AIDS fundingTabitha Kioko was diagnosed as HIV postive five years ago. She gets her monthly dose of free anti-retroviral drugs at a clinic in Nairobi, Kenya. But… 01/12/2011
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Africa famine prompts emergency UN talksThe United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation is holding an emergency meeting in Rome to discuss the famine crisis affecting east Africa. Several… 25/07/2011
UN calls for more aid to save drought victimsAid is arriving in Kenya as fast as possible but still it is not enough to help the millions struggling to survive the worst drought in decades in the Horn of… 18/07/2011
UN criticises Israel of Gaza’s broken economyThe Gaza Strip has entered its fifth year of a full Israeli blockade by land, air and sea with 45.2 percent of the workforce without a job according to a … 14/06/2011
Sydney marks World Aids DaySydney’s famous Opera House was turned red as part of this year’s campaign to mark World Aids Day. Official figures show nearly two million people died… 01/12/2010
Africa reacts to pope’s message on condomsChurch goers in Kenya have joined liberal Catholics in the West in welcoming the apparent softening of the Vatican’s stance on the use of condoms. The… 22/11/2010
No jail for HIV German pop starA German pop star has been handed a two-year suspended sentence for infecting a former lover with the HIV virus, while keeping her own HIV status a… 26/08/2010
German singer apologises for HIV sexA singer from the German girl band No Angels has gone on trial in Darmstadt, south of Frankfurt, accused of having sex with several partners without warning… 16/08/2010
HIV/AIDS infects 7,500 people dailyThe end of an International AIDS Conference in Vienna has exposed the gulf between scientists and governments on how best to deal with the pandemic. … 23/07/2010
Vaginal gel offers fresh hope in AIDS battleIt may be the epicentre of the AIDS pandemic, but it is on African soil that tests have offered hope to women trying to protect themselves from… 21/07/2010
Protest highlights plight of Haitian AIDS sufferersOn the third day of the international AIDS conference in Vienna placard waving demonstrators have staged a protest to highlight the plight of HIV sufferers in… 20/07/2010
Ukraine on the front line against AIDSUkraine has Europe’s fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Sex workers are obviously at risk, with many of the women also using drugs. But there is a… 20/07/2010
Donor confidence is vital in fight against AIDSFinancing the fight against AIDS is proving one of the biggest issues at the international conference in Vienna. Activists had their own solution to raise… 20/07/2010
Gates and Clinton call for thrift in AIDS fightBill Gates and Bill Clinton are urging AIDS activists to get value for money in the fight against HIV saying they could not expect donors to give more in hard… 19/07/2010
Clinton wants AIDS tackled ‘more efficiently’As the United Nations warns of a growing HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia – former US President Bill Clinton is calling on AIDS organisations… 19/07/2010
World Cup 2010: Reviving the fight against AIDSSouth Africa is the country that has suffered the most from the AIDS epidemic. Out of a population of 45 million, the disease killed 350,000 people last year… 15/05/2010
SAfrica’s President Zuma tests HIV-negativeSouth Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has revealed that he is HIV-negative. He announced his own test results during the launch of an ambitious HIV testing… 26/04/2010
Fighting against AIDS in the horn of AfricaHIV and AIDS in Africa continues to blight lives all across the continent. Handicap International is working with local projects to co-ordinate action… 09/02/2010
South Africa acts on World Aids DayOn World Aids day, the South African President has announced a new programme to distribute anti-retroviral drugs to more people infected with HIV. It is… 01/12/2009
World AIDS Day marked across the globeThere is a heavy stigma attached to AIDS in China. Children, probably the most vulnerable group among AIDS patients, are usually excluded from education… 01/12/2009
AIDS stabilising, but WHO says more drugs neededThe World Health Organisation’s latest report on the AIDS pandemic says overall infections worldwide are up, but those infected are living longer thanks to… 24/11/2009
AIDS cells as therapyAndres is a little boy with ALD which is a form of leukodystrophy, a rare genetic disorder which can destroy the brain. Left untreated, within around two… 11/11/2009
Europe told it could do better on HIV careThe number of Europeans contracting HIV is accelerating along with the number of people practising unsafe sex according to a Swedish think tank based in… 13/10/2009
‘New hope’ in fight against AIDSThe World Health Organisation has given a cautious welcome to news that an experimental HIV vaccine has — for the first time — cut the risk of infection… 24/09/2009
Trial prompts new hope of an HIV vaccineUS and Thai scientists say they have made a breakthrough in the search for an HIV/Aids vaccine. Some 16,000 volunteers took part in a trial that used a… 24/09/2009
Hitler double used in AIDS awareness videoAn AIDS awareness video has outraged Jewish communities and AIDS support charities after using a Hitler look-alike in a media campaign. The German advert… 08/09/2009
The fight against AIDS in KenyaAfrica is the continent hit hardest by the AIDS virus. Prevention efforts are bearing fruit, but it is not enough, experts say. Often pushed aside… 09/04/2009
Pope’s AIDS remarks cause a storm in FrancePope Benedict XVI arrives back in Rome today after his two-nation African tour. He ended his trip with an open air mass in the Angolan capital Luanda attended… 23/03/2009
Protests in Paris over Pope’s condom stanceThe Pope’s public rejection of condoms in the fight against AIDS has sparked passionate confrontation at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Worshippers leaving… 22/03/2009
Benedict XVI arrives in AfricaThe Pope has begun a trip to Africa, arriving in Cameroon for a two-day visit, after which he flies on to Angola. Steets were whitewashed and swept clear of… 17/03/2009
