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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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Africa's defining moment: the time to lead the HIV response is now

South Africa Time — Thursday, March 13, 2025

With declining HIV funding and competing global crises, Africa must rise to lead its response. ... The HIV epidemic has devastated Africa ...

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Top stories of the last 30 days

Loss of US assistance hampering Tajikistan's efforts to contain HIV

South Africa Time — Tuesday, March 11, 2025

The suspension of US foreign assistance could have a devastating effect on efforts to contain the spread of diseases in Tajikistan, including HIV , ... View article...

Gilead's lenacapavir applications for HIV gain EMA validation

South Africa Time — Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Gilead's lenacapavir gained approval in several nations for treating the adult population with multi-drug resistant HIV in conjunction with other ... View article...

Immunocore T-cell engager clears safety hurdle, reduces HIV reservoir in some patients

South Africa Time — Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Immunocore's big swing for a functional HIV cure has cleared its first hurdle. No serious adverse events were tied to the British biotech's ... View article...

USAID funding cuts end vital HIV programme for SA orphans

South Africa Time — Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Among others, a USAID-funded project that helped to keep orphaned children on their HIV medication was forced to close. HIV testing services are also ... View article...

USAID funding cuts end vital HIV programme for orphans

South Africa Time — Tuesday, March 04, 2025

The Networking HIV and AIDS Community of Southern Africa which relied on USAID money to fund one of their projects. (Supplied: NACOSA/Anotherlove ... View article...

Protecting Key Populations From Abrupt Disruptions to Essential HIV Services

South Africa Time — Friday, March 07, 2025

Prevention, testing and treatment services for HIV , viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STI) have driven unprecedented progress in ... View article...

'HIV in soda' hoax scares Philippine social media users

South Africa Time — Wednesday, February 26, 2025

HIV cannot be transmitted through drinking "contaminated" soda, health experts said, refuting hoax posts that frightened social media users in the ... View article...

Our HIV response will collapse without US funding - unless we act urgently

South Africa Time — Friday, March 07, 2025

Nearly eight-million people have HIV in South Africa; they need life-long antiretroviral medicines to stay healthy. The near-total removal of US ... View article...

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A Game-Changer for HIV Treatment?

South Africa Time — Friday, March 14, 2025

Long-acting injectable therapy (LA) has become a recommended alternative to oral antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-1 treatment in high-income ... View article...

HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

South Africa Time — Friday, March 14, 2025

The increase in HIV cases amid the U.S. drug overdose crisis underscores the urgent need for a comprehensive response tailored to the unique ... View article...

Scientists develop yearly HIV injection: How it could help millions

South Africa Time — Friday, March 14, 2025

The injectable treatment, known as lenacapavir, is a long-acting antiretroviral drug that works by blocking the virus from replicating within the ... View article...

Two more people with HIV may be cured after stem cell transplants

South Africa Time — Thursday, March 13, 2025

Two more people appear to be free of HIV after stem cell transplants for cancer treatment, according to a pair of posters presented at the ... View article...

MSD to push for approval of HIV combo after Phase III success

South Africa Time — Friday, March 14, 2025

Merck & Co (MSD) is looking to file for approval of its human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) treatment after two positive Phase III trial readouts. View article...

The role of digital tools in enhancing antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents ...

South Africa Time — Friday, March 14, 2025

Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) face challenges in maintaining antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, necessitating the need for targeted and ... View article...

Cuts to USAID-funded research another blow to global HIV response

South Africa Time — Friday, March 14, 2025

Research programs that would help make the HIV response more effective and affordable have been slashed. This will make it more difficult for ... View article...

Antiretrovirals Alone Don't Delay Language in Children

South Africa Time — Friday, March 14, 2025

Children exposed to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in utero and not exposed to HIV showed no difference in language development at 5 years of age ... View article...

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