Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 15 2021 Adolescent girls and young women can and will use HIV prevention products with consistency, according to interim results of a study of two different methods: daily use of the antiretroviral (ARV) tablet Truvada® as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring, a new HIV prevention product currently […]
Imbokodo HIV Vaccine Study Was A Learning Phase – HealthTimes
IAS – the International AIDS Society – alongside the HIV community, mourn the untimely loss of Professor James Gita Hakim, MBChB, MMed, MMedSci, FRCP, PGDipHPE to COVID‐19‐related complications. Follow the link below. Journal of the International AIDS Society. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25685?utm_campaign=6691999799-jias-table-of-contents-october-v23-i11-v1_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=JIAS&utm_term=0_2d3aa1a152-6691999799-104027649#.YFIsdrlmRw0.twitter
March 11, 2021 Photo courtesy of the International AIDS Society A new award is being established to honor the late scientist, Dr. James G. Hakim, who died of COVID-19 in January 2021. The late scientist Dr. James G. Hakim will be memorialized through an annual award to be established in his name. Follow the link […]
Today, Zimbabwe joins the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021. Celebrated on March 8 each year, this year’s theme is ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.’ On International Women’s Day, as the world battles with Covid-19, The Herald spoke to inspiring women who have made a […]
Obituary -Prof James Gita Hakim James G. Hakim, MBChB, MRCP, was a Professor of Medicine; formerly Chair of Medicine at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences and adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, USA. He was a cardiologist and an outstanding researcher who was passionate about eradication of HIV/AIDS through HIV […]
The Research Council of Zimbabwe [RCZ] a statutory body mandated to promote direct, supervise and co-ordinate research in Zimbabwe, hosted the 11th Edition of the ZIRS on 16 and 17 February 2017 at the Harare International Conference Centre. The symposium was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, RG Mugabe on 17 […]
