Monthly Archives: January 2010

HIV home tests: more warnings 1

The national health department and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) have added their voices to condemning the use of HIV home testing kits, saying they are risky to use at home and their accuracy cannot be guaranteed.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
This follows a warning from the SA Medical Association (Sama), which [...]

HIV infections from blood transfusions revealed in central China 3

Seventy-four people have been infected with HIV/AIDS through contaminated blood transfusions more than a decade ago at a hospital in central China’s Hubei Province, a local health official revealed Friday.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
Li Songquan, director of the health bureau in Daye City, told Xinhua that the Daye No. 2 hospital [...]

NZAF ramps up opposition to HIV self-test kits 1

“Serious concerns” about the efficacy and reliability of HIV rapid screen test offered to adult shops and some gay sex on site venues last year have been passed on to the government’s medical device safety authority.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
Firming up its opposition to the retail sale of the EZ-Trust tests, [...]