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Vaginal HIV gel fails to cut risk
Posted by Vibhu Garg on Dec 15, 2009 from news.bbc.co.uk
A major trial of a vaginal microbicide has produced no evidence that its use reduces the risk of HIV infection in women.
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Empowering women to protect themselves: Promoting the female condom in Zimbabwe
Posted by Mikaela Hildebrand on Oct 29, 2009 from unaids.org
Zimbabwe is one of a handful of countries that has taken advantage of the female condom and made major inroads in promoting its use.
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Stories relating to living with HIV
Posted by James Forrest on Dec 9, 2009 from worldaidsday.org
This site has a lot of articles from people living with or affected by HIV, including one I wrote. Look out for the piece 'No biggie for me, I coped with it.'
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Communication Initiative
Posted by Annemarie Hou on Dec 15, 2009 from comminit.com
An interesting place to find information on communication and development issues
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Bye Bye HIV Travel ban! :)
Posted by Matayo Moshi on Jan 5, 2010 from news.bbc.co.uk
The world just became a little more awesome
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Criminalising HIV transmission in Australia. Civil society must act.
Posted by Joe Thomas on Jun 1, 2010 from onlineopinion.com.au
According to Australian police, a Zimbabwe-born Australian citizen, has knowingly spread HIV by having unprotected sex with a series of women. Pblic health authorities have issued a national warning to the women to contact police and medical authorities for testing. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10501
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Sexuality-related stigma impedes access to existing services
Posted by Bobby Ramakant on Jun 3, 2010 from citizen-news.org
unless we create an atmosphere in which the transgenders and MSMs can access appropriate health services, to reduce their vulnerability to HIV, they will constitute more than 50% of the people living with HIV, by the year 2020.
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UNAIDS on Facebook
Posted by Edward Mishaud on Oct 23, 2009 from facebook.com
Check out UNAIDS' Facebook page.
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AIDS Vaccine Investment Is Paying Dividends
Posted by Mikaela Hildebrand on Oct 29, 2009 from huffingtonpost.com
Opinion piece published in The Huffington Post, jointly written by Michel Sidibé, the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Seth Berkley, the President and Chief Executive of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
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Reviewing Universal Access in NACP-III - Experiences
Posted by Nabeel M. K. on Nov 21, 2009 from bit.ly
This is related to the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of National AIDS Control Programme Phase three (NACP-III). Please click the link for details. In a nutshell, it seeks sharing of experiences on HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support Services in NACP-III ?
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HIV Stigma Index in the UK
Posted by Matthew Greenall on Nov 30, 2009 from guardian.co.uk
Report on levels of HIV related stigma in the UK.
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Laws that criminalize groups and behaviours threaten to jeopardize universal access
Posted by Matthew Greenall on Dec 1, 2009 from unaids.org
UNAIDS has released a statement on World AIDS Day, condeming "laws that criminalize groups and behaviours".
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Rwanda proposed penal code
Posted by Matthew Greenall on Dec 18, 2009 from ow.ly
UNAIDS urges Rwandan leadership in rejecting punitive laws which setback the AIDS response.
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CRIASnotícias
Posted by REDE POSITIVO PT on Jan 5, 2010 from criasnoticias.wordpress.com
Notícias HIV /SIDA
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Why can't prisoners have sex in jails
Posted by Anand Shinde on Jan 18, 2010 from timesofindia.indiatimes.com
In the backdrop of rise in number of HIV positive prisoners, the Bombay High Court has asked Maharashtra government to examine the possibility of allowing jail inmates to have sex with their wives in privacy.
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Target That May Inhibit HIV Infectivity
Posted by Gabriel Nuñez on Jan 18, 2010 from medicalnewstoday.com
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) have discovered a new agent that might inhibit the infectivity of HIV.
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Rwanda HIV programme officials warn against criminalisation of sex work
Posted by Matthew Greenall on Jan 28, 2010 from bit.ly
News coverage on the ongoing debate on Rwanda regarding criminalisation of sex work, and the potential negative effects on the fight against AIDS.
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International AIDS Candlelight Memorial - May 16 20102010
Posted by Ted Gaudet on Feb 9, 2010 from candlelightmemorial.org
Register your local event at www.candlelightmemorial.org or contact me at ted_gaudet2002@yahoo.com
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Launch of Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV
Posted by Matthew Cogan on Mar 3, 2010 from edition.cnn.com
An exciting start after many hard months of planning!
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Worldwide coverage of HIV services in IDU populations is very low
Posted by Atul Ambekar on Mar 8, 2010 from lancet.com
A systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage of various HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for IDUs was undertaken. There is a wide variability in coverage, but largely, coverage is abysmally low.
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