Health Corner

PEP Action

A number of methods work to prevent the spread of HIV, like PrEP (click on this link to know more: https://www.ahnonymous.org/prep/) and the use of condoms. PEP is another of these prevention methods. Ever heard of it?PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis. It means taking medicine to prevent HIV after a Read more…

By Jason, ago
Health Corner

Starting and staying on treatment

100 years ago, being diagnosed with HIV was regarded as a death sentence. However, today, with improvements in medicine and research into HIV, medications have been developed that can suppress HIV to barely detectable levels in the blood. This means that, even though you still have the virus, you get Read more…

By Kwabena, ago
Health Corner

How do I know I have HIV?

There are many signs and symptoms associated with HIV. This depends on the stage of the disease, and your immune system at the time of diagnosis. Generally, HIV progresses in 3 stages: Acute phase: This occurs very early on in the course of HIV, within 4 weeks of being infected. At Read more…

By Kwabena, ago