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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.

Lenacapavir shot offers hope, but access is constrained

South Africa Time — Tuesday, September 01, 2026

The twice-yearly HIV prevention injection is being rolled out at select clinics in SA.

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Gilead's Yeztugo beats forecasts as HIV PrEP franchise exceeds $1B

South Africa Time — Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Gilead said its twice-yearly HIV prevention shot Yeztugo generated $232 million in sales in the second quarter, topping Wall Street estimates of ... View article...

New HIV infections in Canada are rising. Advocates say years of progress are at risk

South Africa Time — Monday, August 03, 2026

The usual content of an HIV testing home kit displayed neatly on a table. New federal data shows HIV cases in Canada rose 23 per cent in 2024 compared ... View article...

Fijian Law is restricting a national response to the HIV crisis

South Africa Time — Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Fiji's HIV crisis is showing no sign of abating, new data from the Ministry of Health shows a 45% increase in infections among young people aged ... View article...

Every day, about 255 children are infected with HIV. UNICEF has published new data.

South Africa Time — Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Antiretroviral therapy is received by only 55% of children, whereas among adults, 79% of patients are undergoing treatment. Experts emphasize the ... View article...

NACA, WHO intensify PrEP awareness, seek action against HIV misinformation

South Africa Time — Thursday, August 20, 2026

PrEP is an HIV prevention intervention for people who do not have HIV but may be at risk of acquiring the virus. It involves the use of medicines ... View article...

UCSD receives $12 million grant to study link between meth use and HIV

South Africa Time — Tuesday, August 18, 2026

... HIV using several medications in combination that, if successful, could address both conditions simultaneously. Called the Brain-Focused Research ... View article...

New HIV Prevention Guidelines for Women: What OB-GYNs Are Now Recommending

South Africa Time — Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Leading medical guidance now urges OB-GYNs to proactively discuss and prescribe HIV prevention drugs. Here's what the new recommendations mean for ... View article...

The world records 1.2 million new HIV infections in 2025

South Africa Time — Monday, August 03, 2026

Global health leaders at the conference called on donor governments to sustain robust support for the HIV response, and on low- and middle-income ... View article...

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HIV charity warns users of data breach after cyber attack

South Africa Time — Thursday, August 27, 2026

An HIV charity has warned users that sensitive health information may have been stolen in a data breach linked to a wider cyber security incident. View article...

ViiV Healthcare's Tivicay PD gains FDA approval for paediatric HIV therapy

South Africa Time — Thursday, August 27, 2026

... ( HIV -1) who weigh at least 2kg. The therapy is indicated for children who are either new to treatment or have prior experience with antiretroviral ... View article...

Anambra First Lady Empowers Women Living With HIV .

South Africa Time — Monday, August 31, 2026

Okeke said HIV care should extend beyond access to treatment to include interventions that address economic vulnerability, stigma and social exclusion ... View article...

Opinion regarding the exemption protocol for organ transplants between HIV-Positive ...

South Africa Time — Monday, August 31, 2026

That initiative aimed to expand transplant access for HIV -infected patients while ensuring their safety. Given the positive results of the US protocol ... View article...

Gilead wins US nod for Bixlenvo, a new HIV combo for patients with suppressed viral load

South Africa Time — Monday, August 31, 2026

The FDA has approved Bixlenvo, a new combination drug from Gilead Sciences, for treating HIV in adults. The drug is for people with suppressed ... View article...

660 children acquired HIV every day in 2025, while 200 died from AIDS-related causes: UNICEF

South Africa Time — Monday, August 31, 2026

Sub-Saharan Africa remains hardest hit as millions of children live with HIV or lose parents, facing heightened risks of poverty, stigma and lost ... View article...

UWC honours Advocate Adila Hassim SC for a career fighting for those with the least power

South Africa Time — Wednesday, August 26, 2026

... antiretroviral treatment was being contested at the highest levels. Her work later expanded into education, healthcare and other areas of social ... View article...

Places with highest new HIV infections

South Africa Time — Thursday, August 27, 2026

Dr Nelson Musoba, the director general of Uganda Aids Commission, explains the link between HIV and alcohol consumption. ''When you take alcohol and ... View article...

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