by AfA | Feb 26, 2015 | Archive
XDR-TB spread person-to-person, not by failure of drug treatment First published on http://www.aidsmap.com/ on 26 Feb 2015 Keith Alcorn N Sarita Shah presenting at CROI 2015. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com The vast majority of people with extensively...
by AfA | Jul 25, 2014 | Press Room, Archive
Thirty-five million people worldwide carry the potentially deadly virus and some 20,000 children a month are newly infected. But with treatment and research making progress, some scientists are beginning to ask – is an AIDS-free generation within reach? AFA’s...
by AfA | Jul 4, 2014 | Press Room, Archive
WE APPLAUD the inclusion of new anonymous HIV test sites in Singapore. Demand for HIV testing is robust, with numbers more than doubling in the period from 2005 to last year. The value of early testing cannot be overemphasised. Early identification with treatment...
by AfA | Jun 30, 2014 | Press Room, Archive
In 2013, 454 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections were reported among Singapore residents[1]. This brings the total number of HIV infected Singapore residents to 6,229 as of end 2013, of whom 1,671 had died. Sexual transmission remains the main...
by AfA | Jun 28, 2014 | Press Room, Archive
Sporting a fresh new look and feel, our special 25th anniversary edition of The Act continues our proud tradition of delivering informative and insightful articles on the latest in HIV/AIDS research, treatment, advocacy, care and support efforts – for Singapore and...
