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Mathematical models show that HIV gains in sub-Saharan Africa could be lost, say UNAIDS and WHO.

A pair of studies focused on KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

The program was associated with an impressive rise in viral suppression rates.

Researchers conducted a systematic review of 60 studies in search of answers.

However, this finding applied only to those in low- and middle-income nations.

The program has saved at least a million lives, despite the White House’s increased efforts to undermine it.

The program included testing, counseling, linkage to medical care for HIV and immediate treatment and stepped-up male circumcision.

The U.S. program for global AIDS relief was launched 15 years ago this month. [VIDEO]

Highlights from HIV and hepatitis C research presented at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston

An analysis of a fishing community yields some of the first evidence of the overall efficacy of a combination approach to prevention.

Ramping up voluntary medical male circumcision and treatment coverage appears to have sent the local infection rate tumbling.

Highlights from the research presented at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Paris.

Circumcising men reduces their risk of contracting the virus from women by 60 percent, which research suggests also benefits women overall.

PrePex is making nonsurgical adult male circumcision easier across Africa.

With a major new HIV vaccine trial under way, cautious optimism is stirring that the vaccine will prove effective enough for a rollout.

Voluntary medical male circumcision is associated with a 60 percent reduction of female-to-male HIV transmission.