Communicable Diseases

7 million people receive record levels of lifesaving TB treatment but 3 million still miss out Severe underfunding, lack of access to care jeopardize at-risk populations 17 October 2019 News…

National Tuberculosis Programme, Nepal: New TB Treatment Algorithm & Regimen (Updated)   Dissemination of Findings and Recommendations of Joint External Monitoring Mission(JEMM) of Nepal National Tuberculosis Program National Tuberculosis Programme…

WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment (Mexico Update, IAS 2019) 22 July 2019  News release Mexico City Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the WHO recommends the…

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Data 2019 AT A GLANCE Gains continue to be made against the epidemic, but those gains are getting smaller year-on-year. There has…

Key facts on HIV: Country Snapshot 2019: Nepal The country snapshot prepared by UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific and AIDS Data Hub provides information on the…

UNAIDS and UNDP call on 48 countries and territories to remove all HIV-related travel restrictions GENEVA, 27 June 2019—UNAIDS and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are urging countries to…

Dissemination of Findings and Recommendations of Joint External Monitoring Mission(JEMM) of Nepal National Tuberculosis Program Joint External Monitoring Mission (JEMM) is conducted every five years to assess the impact of…

HIV-infected Shrestha scales Everest, conquers stigmatization Kathmandu, May 22: HIV-infected Gopal Shrestha climbed Mt Everest today morning, becoming the first HIV-infected person in the country to summit the highest mountain…