By Avit Ndayiziga Nicknamed a miracle HIV prevention tool, Lenacapavir stands out among other existing long-acting injectable options due to its biannual dosing regimen. While there is currently no vaccine or single-shot cure for HIV, the global scientific community has made significant strides in developing a range of HIV prevention tools facilitating choices. These include…
By Avit Ndayiziga During the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference that kicked off this Sunday morning, 6 October 2024, in Lima, Peru, in Latin America, Dr. Sandhya Vasan cleared all assumptions about the absence of an HIV vaccine for over 40 years. According to this investigator, the complex nature of HIV and its rapid…
By Avit Ndayiziga In this twirling world, almost every person is likely to face mental health challenges at some point in life. This is due to major stressors like the death of a loved one, striking poverty, divorce, loss of a job, forced displacement, and others. However, according to the Office of Infectious Disease and…
By Avit Ndayiziga As the number of people living with HIV increased to 39.9 million in 2023 from 39 million in 2022, and approximately 630,000 individuals lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses worldwide in 2023. The UN official regrets that funding for HIV dropped by 5% from 2022 to 2023, falling far short of the…
By Avit Ndayiziga It is Monday morning July 22, 2024, in Munich, Germany, at Messe München, a Trade Fair center, and the International Congress Center, a venue that hosts AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference organised by the International AIDS Society This conference gathers scientists, policymakers, healthcare professionals, people living with HIV, funders, media…
By Avit Ndayiziga Rising prices in fuel, food, and other necessities have deteriorated the living conditions of Burundians. These harsh living conditions have caused prolonged stressors that fuel hypertension prevalence. However, Dr. Ginette calls for a precocious screening to prevent its complications. In Burundi, especially in Bujumbura, the economic and most populated city of Burundi,…
By Avit Ndayiziga In the last two years, the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people grew from 7,9 percent in 2020 to 12.3 percent in 2022 which is a 4.4 percent rise according to Burundi’s Conseil National de Lutte contre le Sida (CNLS). “Between 2020 and 2022, HIV/AIDS prevalence among young people between 14 and…
By Avit Ndayiziga Even though HIV/AIDS prevalence has significantly declined on a global scale, stigma and discrimination remain significant obstacles in achieving the 95-95-95 UNAIDS targets aimed at ending HIV as a public health emergency by 2025. This message was echoed by Angeli Achrekar, Deputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch at the Joint United…
Writer: Jibi Moses Covid-19 (SARS-COV-2) was first reported in China’s Wuhan City in late 2019 and later led to reported cumulative cases of up to 988,737,697 Later on spread throughout the globe like wildfire and by 30th January 2020, World Health Organisation (WHO) had to declare it as a Public health emergency of international concern….
By Avit Ndayiziga In Burundi, as elsewhere, food prices have spiked since the end of 2021. This has led to a double burden of starvation and ill health on the fragile shoulders of displaced and vulnerable individuals living with HIV at the Mafubo site of Zone Maramvya, in rural Bujumbura province. Displaced residents of Mafubo…
