By adopting the WHO’s three-test algorithm, the nation aims to slash testing queues – a welcome change considering the near-championship 4.3 per cent prevalence rate.
The method involves temporarily halting treatment involving antiretrovirals to assess potential cure interventions, balancing risks and benefits for participants and their partners.
Cervical cancer has become a nightmare for many women as more than 1,600 women die of the disease annually in Kenya, making it one the leading cause of cancer deaths in females.
Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 25 people when they raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria in reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, a local security official said Friday.
HIV testing standards are rigorously regulated by both the Ministry of Health's National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) and the WHO.
The Ministry of Health is accused of failing to apply World Health Organization (Who) standards while conducting suitability tests.