Middle East and North Africa In 2013, there were 230 000 [160 000 – 330 000] people living with HIV in the the Middle East and North Africa. In 2013, there were an estimated 25 000 [14 000 – 41 000] new HIV infections in the region. -New HIV infections rose by 7% between 2005 and 2013 In the Middle East and North Africa, 15 000 [10 000 – 21 000] people died of AIDS-related causes...

At a Bangkok clinic housed in a community center, a client is counseled and tested for HIV. The center is run by the NGO Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand with support from a Global Fund grant, and serves key populations such as men who have sex with men. “Our biggest challenge is fighting stigma and fear, but at our centre we have built trust, so our members feel comfortable and at home when...

JOHANNESBURG, 1 December 2011 (IRIN) - With a shortfall as high as US$6 billion and forced to cancel its latest round of funding, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria is at a crossroads, and a far cry from where it started. In this timeline, IRIN/PlusNews looks back at the international funding mechanism that revolutionised the fight against HIV and has put 2.8 million...

Today only half of people living with HIV are aware of their status. This "testing gap", coupled with the importance of early treatment for HIV, is driving interest in of the role of self-testing for HIV. WHO “If I went to a clinic and the tester was someone I knew, I would just greet her, ask about her family and then go away without being tested for HIV. Most people have to go to clinics...

20 July 2015   VANCOUVER — Global partners in the Diagnostics Access Initiative have joined with Roche Diagnostics to announce a 35 percent reduction in the price for HIV early infant diagnostic technologies. The new access price is US$9.40 per test, including proprietary reagents and consumables associated with diagnosing HIV in very young children. Partners involved in the negotiation of...