Ending AIDS by 2030 is still possible, says UNAIDS
Ending AIDS as a public health problem is not only a health issue, but also a political and financial choice, highlights the latest report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), released on past July 13. The document, entitled “The path that puts an end to AIDS”, is the semi-annual follow-up that the […]
Semen compounds prevent transmission of a type of HIV
A recent study revealed that two compounds in human semen, called spermine and spermidine, are able to restrict the transmission of a specific type of HIV, in a finding that may shed light on a new way to prevent the spread of the virus. The discovery was made by a chemistry and biology team based […]
They develop a technique to attack “hidden” HIV
A research team led by the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) has succeeded in identifying a molecular compound that activates HIV-1 that lies dormant in cells, thus showing new promise for HIV treatment. According to the EurekAlert news portal, operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an inter-institutional research group managed […]
New tuberculosis vaccine to be tested, first in more than a century
The Gates Foundation has unveiled plans to fund a trial of what would be the first new tuberculosis vaccine in more than a century. This is phase 3 of the research, that is, the tests on humans, which will involve around 26,000 people.
The Denver Principles, a manifesto for people with AIDS
In 1983, within the framework of the National AIDS Conference in the United States, the Advisory Committee for People with AIDS drafted and presented a document that it named the Denver Principles, a landmark statement on the rights and demands of people living with HIV/AIDS at the time. The Denver Principles became a landmark, laying […]
Nations commit to giving more resources against HIV
The member countries of the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board reaffirmed their commitment to overcome the obstacles to ending AIDS by 2030. A crucial element among these impediments is the lack of resources to finance the work of this United Nations program, which is dedicated entirely to the response to the HIV pandemic. UNAIDS Executive Director […]
Social factors create differences in HIV control
Although cases of well-controlled HIV infection are increasing in the United States, there are still many social factors that make treatment outcomes different for each person, noted a study recently published in the medical journal AIDS. “Many studies of HIV disparities use a reductionist approach (for example, focusing only on racial differences or trying to […]
World Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics created
“ El pasado 6 de junio se realizó el lanzamiento oficial del Consejo Mundial sobre Desigualdad, Sida y Pandemias, una iniciativa global cuyo principal objetivo es abordar los desafíos urgentes relacionados con la desigualdad, el VIH/sida y las pandemias. Este consejo nace en respuesta a la necesidad de una mayor cooperación internacional para abordar estos […]
PAHO and AHF will work together against sexual infections in the region
La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) y AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) firmaron un acuerdo de colaboración con el objetivo de eliminar una serie de infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS), entre ellas el VIH, la mpox y la sífilis, además de otras enfermedades como la tuberculosis y las hepatitis virales. El pasado 1 de mayo, […]
Updated recommendations for a drug that prevents HIV
A más de una década de existencia del tratamiento que previene el VIH, mejor conocido como Profilaxis Previa a la Exposición (PrEP), la Sociedad Española de Inmunología publicó nuevas recomendaciones para el uso clínico de esta terapia en esa nación. Dicha estrategia, que consiste en un tratamiento antirretroviral que pueden tomar quienes no viven con […]
Measure the costs of late HIV diagnosis
El diagnóstico de forma muy tardía a una persona con VIH resulta mucho más costoso a mediano plazo que detectar el virus oportunamente. De acuerdo con un estudio realizado en Países Bajos, costaría 246% más tratar a alguien que tiene una infección avanzada. La investigación analizó los datos de la cohorte ATHENA, un acervo de […]
An African scientist and her search for an HIV vaccine
Kundai Chinyenze, originaria de Zimbabue, perdió a su madre y a su padre a causa del sida, cuando ella era una adolescente. Hoy, a los 44 años de edad, forma parte de la mayor iniciativa global para encontrar una vacuna capaz de frenar el VIH. Pero no siempre fue su sueño convertirse en médica. Cuando […]