HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are on the rise in the Western Pacific region, reversing years of progress in the fight against the epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
To bridge the gap until generic versions become available, Gilead has also committed to supply the product at no profit to the chosen companies until the selected generic manufacturers are able to fully support demand.
National Voluntary Blood Donation is celebrated on October 1 every year to raise awareness about the importance of blood and the need for voluntary blood donation.
The Chief Minister also flagged off an awareness chariot (vehicle) and also launched a two-month-long Integrated Health Check-up Campaign.
People living with HIV can have a 50-100 per cent increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
According to the study, published in the journal Nature Immunology, overcoming immune exhaustion is a major goal for the development of new therapies for cancer or severe viral infections.
Catastrophes such as earthquakes, hurricanes or outbreak of disease like the coronavirus, are fundamentally connected to underlying factors that render particular areas and individuals vulnerable.
Ramjee, aged nearly 50 years, was the Clinical Trials Unit Principal Investigator and Unit Director of the HIV Prevention Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) offices in Durban.
"It's hard for me to be as open as I want to be when there are certain things I haven't shared publicly. There are issues that need to be talked about," he said.
In May, an international team of experts from the WHO arrived in Pakistan to probe the HIV outbreak.
