FDA considers approval for home-testing
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering approval of an over-the-counter HIV test that people can use at home to obtain a rapid HIV test result.
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Women & HIV: behind the data
March 8 is International Women's Day - a time to reflect on the HIV pandemic and its effects on women. The latest edition of HIV Australia focuses on women and HIV, discussing specific issues for women living with HIV, both in Australia and internationally.
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$1.6 billion injection for the Global Fund
In a turn-around from last year's funding freeze, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria estimates that more than $1.6 billion in additional funding will be available& for the 2012-14 period.
New UNAIDS campaign aims to end infections among children
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has launched a new campaign, "Believe it. Do it.", aimed at bringing attention and action to the global goal of ending new HIV infections among children by 2015 and ensuring mothers living with HIV remain healthy.
FDA urged to approve Truvada for use in HIV prevention
The Advisory Committee to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that the FDA approve Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)as an HIV prevention measure among sexually active men and women.
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