HIV
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Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja described him as a "symbol of unity" and praised his work raising awareness about HIV and Aids among young people.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the late 1980s, while still working on TV sets, Neece learned he was HIV positive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mopping up: Neutralizing antibodies effectively corral HIV so there is less virus circulating in the body's blood supply.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Take hepatitis C, which kills more people in the U.S. than HIV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It had launched programs for women’s literacy and for the prevention of AIDS, and reduced the rate of HIV transmission from mothers to babies to 4 percent—about half the current rate in the United States.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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