This article is published in association with United Nations. Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she’d ever be able to live a normal life, today she is youth coordinator at a coalition for people with the disease in India. “Promise […]HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she’d ever be able to live a normal life, today she is youth coordinator at a coalition for people with the disease in India. “Promise […]Fight to end AIDS: ‘This is not just a funding gap – it’s a ticking time bomb’
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV — but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive. The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection – […]New report flags severity of US funding cuts to global AIDS response
February 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Shuttered clinics and health workers laid off around the world reflect the widespread, negative toll the United States funding freeze is taking on the global AIDS response, according to a new situation report released on Wednesday by the UN agency charged with responding to the disease. UNAIDS […]Gaps in HIV/AIDS Treatment from 1981 to Today
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Emad Mohamed, a 21-year-old third-year medical student at the University of Kordofan in Sudan. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect […]Upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS by 2030
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, a new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) highlights the critical role of human rights in ending the AIDS pandemic as a public health threat by 2030. Titled “Take the rights path to end AIDS,” the […]EU announces historic €715 million for the Global Fund to save millions of lives from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission announced a new record €715 millionfrom the EU budget tothe Global Fund for the period 2023-2025 at the Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference, hosted by US President Biden in New York. Together with the pledges from EU Member States, Team Europe […]HIV: embrace not disgrace
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Aafaq Amjad, a medical student from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]SRHR Response to HIV Global epidemic, what’s next?
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mary AlMadani, a 3rd-year medical student at Mutah University, Jordan. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on […]SRHR and ending HIV: Can one be achieved without the other?
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Agilandiswari Arumuga Jothi, currently a 3rd year medical student at the University of Glasgow. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily […]Bill Gates: How HIV/AIDS prepared us to tackle COVID-19
July 27, 2020 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Peter Bakker, President and CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development & John Elkington, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Volans Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates says he is optimistic about beating coronavirus. He told a global AIDS conference that HIV/AIDS […]Celebrate love, strengthen partnerships to end AIDS epidemic by 2030 says UN agency
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This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. Marking the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the United Nations is calling for strengthened partnerships to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and their families. “Stigma, discrimination and social and physical violence against sexual and gender minorities prevents […]
