Study: One in seven with HIV in Europe unaware of infection
One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported Tuesday (29 November) as 2015 marked another record year for new HIV cases in the...
View ArticleEurope has the potential to end HIV and AIDS by 2030
On World AIDS Day, many are hopeful that it will be possible to eliminate a killer disease that is set to affect more than one billion people by 2030, writes Cecile Vernant.
View ArticleEU overtakes UK on medical research for developing world
Bill Gates, the US businessman turned philanthropist, is in Brussels on Thursday (16 February) to unveil a new report into medical research and development for the developing world that shows the EU...
View ArticleHealth and vaccine research set to lose out from new EU research budget
The European Commission may be planning to hike spending for its flagship research programme, but health and scientific research, particularly into new vaccines, was not one of the winners from the...
View ArticleAIDS fight falters, report says
For the first time the number of AIDS-related deaths has dropped below 1 million, according to a new report published by UNAIDS. However, progress is still too slow and as a result, 2020 HIV targets...
View ArticleGlobal health research – a chance for Moedas to shape his legacy
Lawmakers must take the chance to strengthen the EU's investment in treatments for poverty related diseases and make the EU a hub for research excellence, writes José Inácio Faria MEP.
View ArticleEmpowering patients for a better health
Concepts like the multisectoral approach and people-centred health services are turning the healthcare sector upside down, putting people back at the core and breaking silos for implementing...
View ArticleG7 & EU Must Put Lives before Profits and ‘Vaccinate Our World’ Now!...
After more than a year blanketed by the pandemic—communities, economies, and health systems in the European Union and beyond continue to be devastated. It is all too clear that the world is in...
View ArticleIn Covid’s shadow, HIV on march in Eastern Europe
In a Bucharest back street, drug addicts rush towards an ambulance handing out free syringes. While the eyes of the world focus on the Covid-19 pandemic, the fight against HIV has slowed down in...
View ArticleThe HIV response is in danger—the promise of ending AIDS is under threat
The world needs to get back on track to keep to the promise of ending AIDS by 2030, argue Jantine Jacobi and Marc Angel.
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