One of the most important scientific HIV/AIDS conferences will open next week in San Francisco—the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. You can get news from this invitation-only event here at Science Speaks, as well as at www.aidsmap.com, which will be providing in-depth coverage of the conference. Science Speaks will have updates on the new HIV/AIDS science presented at CROI, as well as associated policy implications of new approaches to HIV treatment, prevention and care.
HIV
Study finds fear drives pregnant women with HIV from prevention services
“If my husband leaves me, I will go home and suffer, so better cling to him and hide this thing” The following is a guest post […]
Tuberculosis
WHO sets stage of for global ministerial TB conference, seeks input on declaration
November Moscow conference will inform 2018 United Nations high level meeting When ministers of health and leaders of other government offices and agencies worldwide gather in […]
Research & Development
Biomedical research benefits bring House members, NIH leaders together
In the face of a proposal by the Trump administration to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health by nearly a quarter with an $8 […]
Policy
Mass bed net distribution campaigns reduce health disparities across sub-Saharan Africa
The following is a guest post by Courtney Chiaparas for MEASURE Evaluation Malaria disproportionately affects poor, rural populations, with pregnant women and young children at highest risk […]
