News & Events
27 March 2023
To Prevent and Control Cholera
In collaboration with Oromia Broadcasting Network, the Oromia Health Bureau conducted a panel discussion on how to prevent and control the recent cholera endemic/ epidemic in certain part of the region.
20 March 2023
Top 5 stories on new drugs for HIV prevention and treatment from CROI 2023
At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2023) in February, many researchers presented studies looking at new drugs being tested for use as treatment, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Here are some highlights.
Lenacapavir given alongside broadly neutralising antibodies (bnAbs) may offer a twice-yearly treatment option. In this new study, 90% of people who received injections of lenacapavir (Sunlenca) plus infusions of two long-acting bnAbs had an undetectable viral load six months after stopping their existing antiretroviral therapy
March 15, 2023
Every 1-year increase in partner age linked to a 9% greater likelihood of HIV acquisition among young women in Africa
While male sexual partners in the 35 to 44 age band confer the greatest HIV risk for adolescent girls and young women, men aged 25 to 34 years drive the majority of new HIV acquisitions as most young women have partners in this age band, a study from eight African countries has concluded.
The study, published in the journal AIDS, further reveals that each one-year increase in partner age is associated with a 9% greater likelihood of recent HIV acquisition among females between 15 and 24 years.
20 February 2023
Third person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say
The patient in Germany was given the transplant to help treat a blood disorder, which in his case was leukaemia that had developed alongside his HIV infection and after four years of not taking anti-retroviral medicine, he has not relapsed. Similar to the other two stem cell transplant patients – one in Berlin and another in London – the man, in Dusseldorf, had the transplant to treat a blood disorder, which in his case was leukaemia, which had developed alongside the HIV infection.
African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children
DAR ES SALAAM, 1 February 2023—Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners have set out how they would support countries in delivering on those plans, which were issued at the first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to end AIDS in children
5 December 2022
In collaboration with Adama City Health office, East Shewa Health Office, East Shewa Education Office, Adama City Health Office, Adama District Health Offfice, and Adama District Education Office, the Adama HIV/AIDS Resource center organized a half day training for the high schools’ anti-HIV/AIDS clubs coordinators from Adama City, and Adama district on Sadaasa 24/2015 [ 3 December 2022]
The training was about how the anti-HIV/AIDS club coordinators provide SDI services ( Selective Dissemination of Information) to students via schools’ mini medias; and of course about peer education.
The Adama HIV/AIDS Resource Center published two kinds of IEC/BCC materials for students in schools. A poster and brochure, which are of great benefit in raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, and other related issues in schools.
This 1st phase of audio-HIV/AIDS messages were complied for students/young population in the schools, which are intended to be transmitted every week via their respective mini media during break times.
Most of the messages were taken from the resource book entitled “ የትምህርት ቤቶች ሚኒ ሚዲያ እና የፀረ ኤድስ ክበብ የኤች አይቪ/ኤድስ አጋዥ መረጃ ___ በትምህርት ሚኒስቴር እና ኤች አይቪ/ኤድስ መከላከያ እና መቆጣጠሪያ ፅ/ቤት የተዘጋጀ”.
What the Adama HIV/AIDS Resource Center has done:
- Translating to Afan Oromo, and changing the text format of the message into audio in Afan Oromo and Amharic provided that they can be enabled to be transmitted through schools’ mini media.
- Transmitting the messages as SDI services (Selective Dissemination of Information) to students in schools, i.e. transmitting a selected message [among many] at a time for some target group of society.
Please be informed that the services have been already in progress in most schools in East Shewa.
October 21, 2022
Early HIV diagnosis and treatment important for better long-term health outcomes
Starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) early in the course of HIV infection when the immune system is stronger results in better long-term health outcomes compared with delaying ART, according to findings presented today at the IDWeek Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Full report — In Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022
10 August 2022
New data from UNAIDS on the global HIV response reveals that during the last two years of COVID-19 and other global crises, progress against the HIV pandemic has faltered, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk as a result.
Progress in prevention and treatment is faltering around the world, putting millions of people in grave danger. Eastern Europe and central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa have all seen increases in annual HIV infections over several years.
Download Report: In Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
2 August 2022
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three quarters (76%) are receiving antiretrovirals, according to the data that has just been released in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022. Concerned by the stalling of progress for children, and the widening gap between children and adults, UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO and partners have brought together a global alliance to ensure that no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade and to prevent new infant HIV infections.
Monkeypox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a viral zoonotic infection, meaning that it can spread from animals to humans. It can also spread from person to person.
Monkeypox can cause a range of signs and symptoms. While some people have mild symptoms, others may develop more serious symptoms and need care in a health facility. Those at higher risk for severe disease or complications include people who are pregnant, children and persons that are immunocompromised.
The most common symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes. Symptoms typically last two to three weeks and usually go away on their own or with supportive care, such as medication for pain or fever. People remain infectious until all of the lesions have crusted over, the scabs fallen off and a new layer of skin has formed underneath.
The Oromia Health Bureau announced it will undertake the3rd campaign of COVID-19 Vaccination for the people aged 12 years and above starting from june 10 /06/2022 (Waxabajii 2, 2014 E.C)
5 December 2022
In collaboration with Adama City Health office, East Shewa Health Office, East Shewa Education Office, Adama City Health Office, Adama District Health Offfice, and Adama District Education Office, the Adama HIV/AIDS Resource center organized a half day training for the high schools’ anti-HIV/AIDS clubs coordinators from Adama City, and Adama district on Sadaasa 24/2015 [ 3 December 2022]
The training was about how the anti-HIV/AIDS club coordinators provide SDI services ( Selective Dissemination of Information) to students via schools’ mini medias; and of course about peer education.
First case of HIV cure in a woman after stem cell transplantation reported at CROI-2022
The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trial Network (IMPAACT) P1107 reported the first case of HIV cure in a woman living with HIV submitted to a dual stem cell transplant (i.e., an umbilical cord blood transplant combined with a half-matched bone marrow transplant) for treatment of an acute myelogenous leukemia. The IMPAACT P1107 researchers presented the case details during the oral abstract session held at the 29th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2022). The study participant is a woman from New York (USA) who stopped antiretroviral therapy (ART) at 37 months post-transplant and has had no HIV detected for 14 months. The dual stem cell therapy also led to remission from leukemia that she developed in 2017.
Women and Girls Carry the Heaviest HIV Burden In Sub-Sahara Africa
Gender inequality and discrimination robs women and girls of their fundamental human rights, including the right to education, health and economic opportunities. The resulting disempowerment also denies women girls sexual autonomy, decision making power, dignity and safety.
In collaboration with Adama City Health Office and East Shewa Health Office, the Adama HIV/AIDS Resource Center conducted a HIV awareness campaign at East Shewa Prison on 15 March 2022. About 300 inmates were given desirable awareness on why they are most vulnerable, and how they can protect themselves from HIV infections. Voluntary, Counseling and Testing (VCT) was undertaken for some of the prisoners.
The HIV/AIDS Club members of Gadaa Michilee School of Adama visited the Adama HIV/AIDS Resource Center on 29 March 2022. The management of the resource center welcomed and gave them necessary orientations on the goals and services of the center.