HIV
The interior ministry has sought to reassure the public following a parliamentary committee heard that over 1,000 migrants at Pournara were diagnosed with transmissible illnesses,...
Call for drug addicts to have better access to HIV and hepatitis tests
The Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) said on Wednesday that there should be more opportunity for people to test for HIV and hepatitis A and...
Staffing of HIV/AIDS unit a top priority says Okypy
The proper staffing of the Gregorios clinic, which receives up to 15 new patients with HIV/AIDS per month, is a top priority, the state health...
Deportation of HIV student halted after uproar (Updated)
The civil registry and migration department on Saturday responded to being lambasted for ordering the deportation of a third-country student because he was HIV positive,...
Recorded Aids cases increase significantly in the north
Registered Aids cases increased almost threefold in the north of the island so far this year, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday. Turkish Cypriot newspaper...
New programme for rapid HIV testing
The launch of a new programme for rapid HIV testing was announced by the Aids Solidarity Movement on Wednesday. The programme entitled ‘Cy Checkpoint: PopUp...
Eighty five new HIV cases diagnosed last year
By Evie Andreou Around 85 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in Cyprus last year but, overall, percentages are at low levels in the country,...
HK scientists say research points to ‘functional cure’ for HIV
A research team at Hong Kong University’s AIDS Institute says it may have found a “functional cure” to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in a...
HIV+ individuals to be granted allowance (Updated)
The cabinet on Wednesday decided to grant HIV positive individuals a monthly allowance for which a budget of €1,980,000 has been allocated. Each person will...
Europe’s HIV epidemic growing at alarming rate – WHO
The number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe reached its highest level in 2016 since records began, showing the region’s epidemic growing “at...