HIV/AIDS Archives

25 October 2024

Malaysia

Harm Reduction Saves Lives, Cuts Health Care Costs

A roundtable discussion says harm reduction has been proven to save lives and reduce health care costs, such as Malaysia's success with the needle and syringe exchange programme and opioid substitution therapy to curb HIV among people who inject drugs.

4 October 2024

Malaysia

Malaysia Excluded From Voluntary Licensing For Generic Version Of ‘Gamechanger’ HIV Shot

Gilead has excluded Malaysia from voluntary licensing agreements, covering 120 countries, for access to generic versions of its groundbreaking HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection that provides near-total protection from HIV infection.

15 May 2024

Malaysia

MOH To Provide HIV Drug PrEP In All Klinik Kesihatan

MOH plans to provide HIV prevention drug PrEP at all public health clinics nationwide. A prelim report shows over 3,000 people accessed PrEP in the pilot phase of the programme; among those who completed 6 months, the HIV transmission rate was only 0.2%.

24 April 2024

World

Cape Town’s HIV Success Paves Way For Battle Against NCDs

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says that the city’s HIV/AIDS success offers good insight on how cities globally can tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases.

4 December 2023

World

Why A Cure For HIV Remains Elusive

Advances in cancer treatment, gene editing, and mRNA technology are helping researchers in their pursuit of an HIV cure.

28 November 2023

Malaysia

Slower HIV Infection Decline Threatens 2030 AIDS Elimination Goal: Zaliha

The rate of decline of new HIV cases in Malaysia slowed to 24% between 2010 and 2022 from 50% in the previous decade, threatening Malaysia's aim to end AIDS by 2030, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa. About 3,000 new HIV cases are reported yearly in the country.

23 November 2023

Malaysia

Adeeba: Ending AIDS Impossible Without Engaging People Who Use Drugs

Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says without engaging people who inject drugs (PWIDs), ending AIDS by 2030 will "remain a pipe dream". A new GCDP report urges countries to decriminalise drug use. Only 54.5% of PWIDs with HIV in Malaysia currently receive ART.

18 October 2023

Malaysia

LGBT Malaysians’ Human Rights Protected By Federal Constitution: Religious Minister

In a progressive statement, Religious Affairs Minister Mohd Na’im Mokhtar tells Parliament that LGBT Malaysians cannot be denied their fundamental human rights enshrined in the Federal Constitution, adding that Jakim has worked with MOH on HIV programmes.

15 September 2023

Malaysia

Malaysia Approves First Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

Malaysia's DCA has approved Apretude (cabotegravir) for high-risk groups after an Asean joint assessment, the first and only treatment by injection for HIV pre-exposure prevention. Cabotegravir only has to be taken every 2 months, unlike daily PrEP pills.

7 September 2023

World

Cruel Irony: People Living With HIV Now Face Chronic Disease

A new report advocates integrating non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the HIV response, as people living with HIV are living longer; it's a cruel irony of the success of the HIV response that they now face higher NCD prevalence than adults without HIV.

Tag: HIV/AIDS

Harm Reduction Saves Lives, Cuts Health Care Costs

Malaysia Excluded From Voluntary Licensing For Generic Version Of ‘Gamechanger’ HIV Shot

MOH To Provide HIV Drug PrEP In All Klinik Kesihatan

Cape Town’s HIV Success Paves Way For Battle Against NCDs

Why A Cure For HIV Remains Elusive

Slower HIV Infection Decline Threatens 2030 AIDS Elimination Goal: Zaliha

Adeeba: Ending AIDS Impossible Without Engaging People Who Use Drugs

LGBT Malaysians’ Human Rights Protected By Federal Constitution: Religious Minister

Malaysia Approves First Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

Cruel Irony: People Living With HIV Now Face Chronic Disease

HSAJB Probes Doctor’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Anaesthesiologist

Malaysian Medical Negligence Damages Still Too Low: Lawyer

Universiti Malaya’s Nirmala Appointed To WHO Science Council

Why Malaysia’s Health Care Financing Model Is Mathematically Unsustainable

I Hope Medicine Is Kind To You — Dr Loshi Rajen