HIV prevention Archives

10 March 2025

Letter

The HIV Response Must Be Grounded In Human Rights — Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman

At the 58th UN Human Rights Council, Prof Adeeba Kamarulzaman warned that stigma, discrimination & punitive laws drive the HIV epidemic. Governments must decriminalise, fund HIV programs & uphold dignity. “Ending AIDS requires more than medicines.”

28 June 2024

Malaysia

Media Must Stop Stigmatising People Living With HIV: Malaysian AIDS Council

The Malaysian AIDS Council urges the media to stop the negative stereotyping of people living with HIV (PLHIV), after a tabloid disclosed the HIV status of a pregnant woman undergoing trial without her consent, triggering negative connotations about PLHIV.

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%.

6 December 2023

World

With HIV PrEP, One Size Does Not Fit All

Access to a variety of PrEP methods allows women to choose what best suits them, depending on their context and where they are in their reproductive lifespan.

5 December 2023

World

Young Men In Bali Behind A New HIV Prevention Approach

Condom giveaways and printed flyers are out. Inclusive and engaging digital content is the way to change high-risk behaviour.

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.

1 December 2023

Letter

World AIDS Day: Let Communities Lead — Assoc Prof Dr Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa

Our approach to the HIV/ AIDS crisis should prioritise public health outcomes rather than causing the persecution and further marginalisation of communities already on the fringes of society.

1 December 2023

World

Why Stigma Remains The Biggest Challenge In The Fight Against HIV

HIV care and treatment have made huge advancements, but stigma remains a major obstacle.

30 November 2023

World

Eliminating HIV Transmission Is Close, But We’re Not There Yet

Australia is getting close to eliminating HIV transmission, but inequities in the delivery and uptake of prevention and treatment strategies remain.

30 June 2023

Malaysia

Youths Below 21 Comprised 22% Of Gonorrhoea Cases In 2022 In Malaysia

In new cases of sexually transmitted illnesses reported in Malaysia in 2022, adolescents aged under 21 years comprised the following: gonorrhoea (22.4%) , HIV (7%) , syphilis (6.7%) , and Hepatitis C (1.4%) .

Tag: HIV prevention

The HIV Response Must Be Grounded In Human Rights — Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Media Must Stop Stigmatising People Living With HIV: Malaysian AIDS Council

MOH To Provide HIV Drug PrEP In All Klinik Kesihatan

With HIV PrEP, One Size Does Not Fit All

Young Men In Bali Behind A New HIV Prevention Approach

Why A Cure For HIV Remains Elusive

World AIDS Day: Let Communities Lead — Assoc Prof Dr Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa

Why Stigma Remains The Biggest Challenge In The Fight Against HIV

Eliminating HIV Transmission Is Close, But We’re Not There Yet

Youths Below 21 Comprised 22% Of Gonorrhoea Cases In 2022 In Malaysia

HSAJB Probes Doctor’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Anaesthesiologist

Taiping Hospital Medical Officers Drowning Under Cluster Expansions, Zero Housemen — Medical Officer

Malaysian Medical Negligence Damages Still Too Low: Lawyer

FDS Helicopter Crash Sparks Anger: Indemnity Form, RM30 Allowance

Malaysia’s Poisoned Chalice Of Nicotine Vape: First Lacuna, Now An Accidental ‘Ban’