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HIV self-test prices to be slashed by half in 135 countries Wednesday April 28 2021 Several people are quite hesitant towards testing for HIV/AIDS with some attributing that to high testing costs especially in poorer countries across the globe. PHOTO/COURTESY Summary Advertisement Poorer countries are set to see their access to HIV self-tests increase dramatically following a deal to slash prices in half and boost production, Unitaid said Wednesday. The international health agency said it had closed a deal with US-based global healthcare company Viatris that will see blood-based HIV self-...

Benefits of continuing HIV services outweigh the potential harm of COVID-19 transmission UNAIDS and WHO have supported mathematical modelling to establish the benefits of continuing HIV services compared to the potential harm of additional COVID-19 transmission. The analysis shows that maintaining HIV services would avert between 19 and 146 AIDS-related deaths per 10 000 people over a 50-year time horizon, while the additional COVID-19-related deaths from exposures related to HIV services would be 0.002 to 0.15 per 10 000 people. The analysis demonstrates that the benefits of continuing to pr...

unaids.org UNAIDS To prevent increased AIDS-related deaths, HIV services must continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Above, a client receives their antiretroviral therapy in the waiting room of the hospital. Indonesia, May 2020. Photo courtesy of Yayasan InSET Press release Benefits of continuing to provide life-saving HIV services outweigh the risk of COVID-19 transmission by 100 to 1 13 April 202113 April 2021 Disruption to HIV services as high as 75% has been reported in some countries—to prevent incr Disruption to HIV services as high as 75% has been reported in some countries—to pr...

Date Time Share Benefits of continuing to provide life-saving HIV services outweigh risk of COVID-19 transmission by 100 to 1 UNAIDS Disruption to HIV services as high as 75% has been reported in some countries-to prevent increased AIDS-related deaths, HIV services must continue during the COVID-19 pandemic GENEVA, 13 April 2021-UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) have supported mathematical modelling to establish the benefits of continuing HIV services compared to the potential harm of additional COVID-19 transmission. The analysis shows that maintaining HIV services would avert ...

WHO publishes new clinical and service delivery recommendations for HIV prevention, treatment and care WHO publishes new clinical and service delivery recommendations for HIV prevention, treatment and care 17 March 2021 Reading time: Following an extensive scoping process, WHO convened two guideline development groups that met virtually in September and October of 2020 to formulate recommendations and implementation considerations. The guideline development groups consisted of people living with HIV, policymakers from Ministries of Health, researchers and healthcare providers.  ...