
South Africa has the world's largest population of people living with HIV, at 6.8 million, and the US has pledged $A541.5 million to help the nation.
In 1991, LA Lakers’ star Magic Johnson shocked the world when he announced he was HIV-positive, vastly evolving the way we thought about the virus.
The life expectancy for young HIV-positive people in the US and Europe has risen by a decade, according to research in a UK medical journal.
The World Health Organization is warning of an "explosion" in the number of gay men with HIV, urging all of them to take drugs to prevent infection.
US President Barack Obama has marked World AIDS Day by pledging up to $US5 billion to fight the disease as long as the world doubles that amount.
Sir Bob Geldof says indifference and prejudice must be overcome if HIV/AIDS health workers are to secure the funds needed to find a cure.
While testing and treatment for HIV is available in the region, a lack of awareness of the disease, coupled with a fear of discrimination is preventing people from getting diagnosed.
The United States has lifted a 22-year ban preventing anyone with HIV or AIDS from entering the country.
The case has provided hope that the virus could be eliminated.
An HIV-infected nurse in Uganda has been sentenced to three years jail after pricking herself and then inserting the same needle into a baby.
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