The Utah Department of Health will destroy all the packaging with provocative Utah-themed messages on thousands of condoms it has been able to retrieve from partner agencies, a spokeswoman said Tuesday evening.
US: City Health Department Offers Free In-Home HIV Tests
Philippines: Is the Philippines ready for HIV self-testing?
The Philippines is facing a rapidly rising HIV epidemic among young men who have sex with men (MSM). Testing rates among young populations is poor. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a promising strategy to address this testing gap. The study’s purpose was to explore the perceived acceptability, feasibility and programmatic challenges of HIVST among key informants and target users.
UNAIDS: Health should not be a privilege for the rich—the right to health belongs to everyone
US: Supreme Court will review religious health care exemptions
In a move that LGBT legal activists see as “deeply worrisome,” the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (January 17) said it will review two appeals in which the Trump administration is seeking to make it much easier for employers to exclude health insurance coverage for some medical procedures by saying such procedures violate their religious beliefs or moral conscience.
Eswatini: Ending Bullying and Humiliation over Menstruation as Girls and Boys are Educated about Reproductive Health
Japan: HIV carriers laud openly gay counselor at Osaka hospital
South Africa: Can therapy clubs help win the HIV fight?
Truvada should remain first choice for HIV prevention, experts say
In October 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second medication for use as HIV preexposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP, sparking controversy about which drug should be prescribed. Gilead Sciences, which manufactures both approved drugs, has argued that the new drug is safer and more effective than the old drug.