Sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers design tool to track HIV infection rates cheaply and accurately
Information gives indication of whether programmes, interventions designed to reduce number of new infections working in population.
Seven bacterial species may up HIV risk in women: study
The study also showed that the odds of HIV infection increased as concentrations of that bacterium increased.
Common birth control drug may up HIV risk: study
A popular injectable contraceptive drug may significantly increase the risk of HIV infection, a study claims.
New mapping technique can help fight extreme poverty
While declining in most areas of the world, roughly 1.2 billion people still live in extreme poverty.
Tens of thousands dying from $30 billion fake drugs trade, WHO says
There was no global reporting of this data before 2013.
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