Awareness campaign says safe sex possible with HIV persons

A man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor.

Chinese authorities said tests of a batch of human immunoglobulin, reportedly contaminated with the HIV antibody, showed negative presence of the virus.

An oil on canvas painting by a HCMC artist fetched $100,000 at an auction to raise funds to combat HIV in Africa.

Vietnam has launched national program for providing HIV prevention pills to high-risk groups to mark World AIDS Day, December 1.

Vietnam has managed to treat just 84 percent of its HIV patients. Thousands of infected citizens are in dire danger.

Over the last three years, hundreds of new types of drugs and precursors have found their way into Vietnam.

It will be tested in 2,600 women in southern Africa to see whether it prevents HIV infection.

Police conducted 'arbitrary and unlawful' raids on places frequented by LGBT people, it said.

His discovery shows that the new antibody can help control the virus and eliminate infected cells.

Vietnam is racing against the clock to provide free drugs under health insurance but around half of HIV patients are uninsured.

The agreement will make the treatment available to 92 poor countries, starting in Africa.

The country's biggest city also accounts for 16 percent of new HIV cases reported nationwide.

Many African countries have cut new HIV infections by 40 percent or more since 2010.