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    Login to Complete an Application or to Access Judging Panel Welcome to the Application Portal for the HIV Vaccine Science AcademyThe HIV Vaccine Science Academy is aimed at early to mid-career HIV vaccine researchers in sub-Saharan Africa, more information can be found on the webpage here. The Vaccine Academy will take place in South Africa in March 2023.Applications can only be…

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    By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in South Africa,  the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports From 01 September to 30 November 2022, 99 laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. Laboratory-confirmed measles cases in Limpopo province increased to 77 and 22 in Mpumalanga province. The most affected […]

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    People with HIV who achieve viral suppression under antiretroviral therapy have a life expectancy and a disability-free life expectancy almost similar to those of HIV-negative people in South Africa. They also have a greater chance of living a longer and healthier life than people with HIV not reaching viral suppression while on treatment. This is what a recent study from South Africa, published…

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    • New research highlighted in @AIDSMap shows that people living with #HIV "who achieve viral suppression under antiretroviral therapy have a life expectancy & a disability-free life expectancy almost similar to those of HIV-negative people in #SouthAfrica". https://t.co/j1ij9EbTzy

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    Life-saving HIV treatment was available in the US as early as 1987, but people in countries like South Africa had to wait much longer. IAS Member Vuyiseka Dubula was diagnosed with HIV in South Africa in 2001 – and was one of many people denied treatment. She used her anger to fuel her activism and joined others to spark a movement that secured access to treatment in South Africa and saved…

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    • IAS Member @VuyisekaDubula was diagnosed with #HIV in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 in 2001 – and was one of many people denied treatment. Vuyiseka shares her story of shifting from "anger to activism" in a #IASONEVOICE profile. https://t.co/Splmr6A1Ju https://t.co/lAoBbs28Hb