Europe must not abandon the quest for an effective HIV vaccine

On this HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, IAS – the International AIDS Society– calls for the re-engagement of all stakeholders, especially in Europe, in funding HIV vaccine research and development (R&D).  After more than 40 years since HIV was discovered, there have been breakthroughs in curbing acquisition through pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and antiretroviral therapy (ART). However,…

Investing in safe surgery could cut costs and save lives in LMICs

Investing in developing systems of safe surgery to reduce Surgical Site Infection (SSI) will help to reduce the financial burden on health services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), a new study reveals. Analysing inpatient resource use in India, Ghana, Nigeria and Mexico, researchers discovered that additional investigations and hospital length of stay for a…