HIV test performed on USB stick

Ten years ago, I was based in South Africa and involved in scaling up treatment for people with HIV. That country has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world  –  of 38 million people infected with HIV worldwide, around seven million of them live in South Africa. While I was there, I […]

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Viral hepatitis kills as many as malaria, TB or HIV/AIDS

“Although hepatitis is often overlooked in the media as HIV and AIDS tend to make headlines, viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the globe killing at least as many people annually as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS. Existing in five forms – A, B, C, D and E, viral […]

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Viral hepatitis kills as many as malaria, TB or HIV/AIDS

“Although hepatitis is often overlooked in the media as HIV and AIDS tend to make headlines, viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the globe killing at least as many people annually as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS. Existing in five forms – A, B, C, D and E, viral […]

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