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Health South Africa

7. April 2026

AI Chat Companions Help More People Access HIV Prevention

South Africa is using AI-powered chat companions to boost HIV prevention, helping more people start and stay on life-saving medication through accessible, real-time digital support.

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Health Denmark

19. March 2026

Country Reaches Historic Elimination of Two Diseases Passed to Newborns

Denmark has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, becoming the first European Union country to ensure babies are born free of both infections.

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Health Zambia

19. February 2026

Community-Led Screening Expands Life-Saving Cervical Cancer Prevention

Zambia has expanded nurse-led cervical cancer screening since 2006, reaching over 1.5 million women and dramatically improving early detection despite limited resources.

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Health The World

6. February 2026

Global Health Progress Defies a Year of Strain

Worldwide, 2025 delivered major health gains as countries eliminated diseases, expanded vaccination and strengthened pandemic preparedness despite wars, climate shocks and funding cuts.

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Health Brazil

30. January 2026

HIV-Free Births Become the Norm for Millions of Families

Brazil has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, becoming the largest country in the world to reach this milestone and ensuring babies are born free of the virus.

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A mother is using traditional Maldivian cooking utensils to prepare a meal for her children.

Health Maldives

11. November 2025

First-Ever Triple Elimination of Mother-to-Child Diseases

In the Maldives, health authorities have achieved a world first: eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, a milestone validated by the World Health Organization.

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An ARV tablet being held in Kisumu, Kenya

Health United Kingdom

14. September 2025

Children’s Immune Systems May Be Key to HIV Cure

New findings suggest that children treated with antiretroviral drugs within the first six months of life could achieve long-term HIV remission—raising hope for the first scalable cure.

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Edwin Motse, an HIV-positive Aids activist in Botswana with his daughter Ompi

Health Botswana

11. September 2025

An Extraordinary Transformation towards an AIDS-Free Generation

Botswana has achieved what once seemed impossible: almost eliminating HIV transmission from mothers to their babies, making it the first high-HIV-burden country to earn the World Health Organization’s Gold Tier recognition.

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Health United States

1. August 2025

First-of-Its-Kind HIV Prevention Shot Just Got FDA Approved

The FDA has approved lenacapavir, the world's first HIV prevention shot that only needs to be taken twice a year.

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Health Australia

24. June 2025

One Leap Forward in Curing HIV

A team of researchers based in Melbourne, Australia, might have finally cracked the code to cure, once and for all, human immunodeficiency virus through mRNA technology, thus giving hope to millions of people carrying the virus.