Monthly Archives: July 2011

Infant prophylaxis during breastfeeding reduces risk of HIV by 71%

From NAM News July 25, 2011 — Extended use of nevirapine or zidovudine and nevirapine in infants can reduce the risks of HIV transmission through breastmilk by over 70%, Charles van der Horst reported in a late breaker session at … Read More

Climate change and food security concerns bring African delegation to UNC

IGHID co-hosts the delegation from 12 African nations Read More

New findings from University of North Carolina-led HIV prevention study, HPTN 052

July 18, 2011 –Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine are presenting detailed data from the landmark HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 study today at the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV … Read More

UNC tapped to lead national effort to find a cure for AIDS

“Finding a cure for AIDS is a realistic goal” – Dr. David Margolis Read More

Save the Date: Conference on “Fragile States, Global Consequences”

July 8, 2011 — For over a century the balance of power among the world’s strongest nations was the dominant issue in discussions of global security. Many of today’s policies and international institutions were created to deal with conflicts between … Read More

Adimora appointed to NIAID Advisory Council

July 8, 2011 – Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at UNC, has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

A major milestone in HIV prevention: the long view

Read IGHID director Myron Cohen’s latest global health update column Read More