He claims that the Health Ministry is also plotting to reduce the quality of malaria testing kits by lowering the Panel Detection Score (PDS) for the kits to be used in the country from 90 per cent to ...

The debate on the quality and state of HIV/AIDS testing kits procured by the government is getting even more wriggly. The Ministry of Health now says it has not received an advisory from the World ...

On World AIDS Day, the Health Ministry reported that Israel saw 317 new cases of HIV in 2024, a decrease of approximately 22% compared to 2023. Yet the stigma connected to the virus prevents people ...

Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...

HIV is the acronym for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can only spread through bodily fluids like breast milk, blood, semen, pre-cum, rectal fluids, and vaginal fluids. The initial symptoms of HIV ...

HIV rapid testing algorithms (RTAs) using any two orthogonal rapid tests (RTs) allow for on-site confirmation of infection. RTs vary in performance characteristics therefore the selection of RTs in an ...