By Joke Kujenya LIFE-SAVING services for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are experiencing ongoing disruptions, leaving many communities at heightened risk despite continued global efforts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed. The health agency reported that an estimated 40.8 million people were living with HIV worldwide in...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter FUNDING SQUEEZE casts shadow over Nigeria’s Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) response causing mounting pressure on Nigeria’s overstretched healthcare system. This has reignited fears about the sustainability of free HIV treatment as international donor support begins to wane as the National Agenc...
By Joke Kujenya ON HOSPITAL wards in Ogbomoso, Osun State, Nigeria—where the realities of HIV and malaria overlap daily—scientists have uncovered new insights into how Plasmodium falciparum behaves in immunocompromised individuals. New research has revealed that malaria parasites found in people living with HIV (PLWH) show unexpectedly low ge...
