Taking five or more prescription medications increases the risk of hospitalization and death in older adults infected with HIV and comparable adults without HIV. The findings of this Yale-led study highlight the potential risks of prescribing additional drugs to patients with multiple medical conditions.

The guide explains what global standards are for TB prevention, treatment, and care, so people with TB and their caregivers can know what services they have the right to receive.

The differential effects of commonly prescribed combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) regimens on AIDS-defining neurological conditions (neuroAIDS) remain unknown.

The next HIV Glasgow will take place from 28-31 October 2018

The first European HIV Academy for Enabling Legal Environments held in Berlin was attended by about 35 activists from 20 countries working on the legal matters, HIV/AIDS legislation and policy reform in the WHO European Region states. European HIV Academy for Enabling Legal Environments, #ELETA, was ...

The study performed at the George Washington University presents a possible obstacle in finding a cure for HIV

Low-level HIV viral load, above the limit of detection, is an important warning signal for future treatment failure and World Health Organization guidelines on spotting treatment failure need to be revised to encourage greater vigilance and swifter action by healthcare providers in lower- and middle-income ...

“We have come a long way since we started our work together and there is huge potential to expand our collaboration. We need to do this for the benefit of the health of the people in Europe.”

nternational Charitable Organization "East Europe and Central Asia Union of People Living with HIV" (ECUO), at the General Meeting of the members on December 17-18, 2017, approved the decision on amending its Charter to reflect the current conditions and challenges. The Working Group was established to ...

Representatives of patient communities, NGOs and state institutions of Kazakhstan, international agencies and organizations held a meeting on January 16 to discuss the results of the ART Availability Overview in the country and focus on the scenarios for overcoming legal, regulatory and economic barriers to ...

The first meeting of the new Public Council at the Ministry of Health (Public Council at the MoH) of the Kyrgyz Republic was held in Bishkek.

According to the information of ECUO PLWH, today in Astana the roundtable is being held with the representatives of the state authorities of Republic of Kazakhstan and international agencies, prominent national and international experts on HIV response, focused on discussing ART Availability Overview (the Overview). ...

The coming year promises to be a busy and exciting one in the WHO European Region. WHO/Europe will continue its focus on implementing the Health 2020 policy framework and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as building momentum towards universal health coverage.

The efficacy of antiretroviral therapy is significantly compromised by medication non-adherence. Long-acting enteral systems that can ease the burden of daily adherence have not yet been developed. Here we describe an oral dosage form composed of distinct drug–polymer matrices which achieved week-long systemic drug levels ...

In early 2018 a group was created on Facebook for experience exchange, psychological support and sharing information about the access to the substitution therapy (OST) programs in different countries of the world for migrants and travelers.

Changing laws and regulations has been a slow process. Civil society has been pushing for such a mechanism for several years.

HIV Summer School 2018 30 August - 3 September 2018 Montpellier, France

Professor Yoon Taek Rim from the Republic of Korea was appointed as the Advisor to the Minister of Health of Uzbekistan.