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Ethiopia: Local NGO Supporting HIV/Aids Orphans, Helpless Elders (AllAfrica.com)
12 May 2008 at 5:43am
Befikir Tsere-AIDS Mahiber, alocal NGO working with children affected and infected by HIV/AIDS and helpless elderlies in Addis Ababa said on Thursday it provided educational equipments and used closings on two occasions it collected from donors.
Kenya Launches Campaign To Increase TB Screening Among HIV-Positive People (M...
12 May 2008 at 2:12am
The Kenyan government on Tuesday launched a 60 million shilling -- or about $975,000 -- campaign to increase the number of HIV-positive people who are screened for tuberculosis at public hospitals, Kenya's Nation reports. The campaign also aims to educate health workers to test people with TB for HIV.About half of the 1.
Southeast Asian Officials Meet In Laos To Discuss HIV/AIDS Prevention (Medica...
12 May 2008 at 2:12am
Officials with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations recently met in Laos to examine methods of addressing the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS in the region, Xinhuanet reports. According to Xinhuanet, the officials discussed how increasing the involvement and empowerment of HIV-positive people could help curb the spread of the virus.
Major Shift In HIV Prevention Priorities Needed (Medical News Today)
12 May 2008 at 4:10am
According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies-condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), vaccine and microbicide
Zimbabwe: Fears of Drug Resistance to HIV/Aids Medicines (AllAfrica.com)
12 May 2008 at 4:59am
PEOPLE living with HIV and Aids (PLWAs) say they fear developing drug resistance amid reports of severe shortages of drug combinations at the major referral hospitals.
HIV Prevention Funding In Africa Should Be Shifted To Promote Male Circumcisi...
12 May 2008 at 2:12am
Current HIV prevention strategies have had limited success in fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa and should be shifted to promote male circumcision and partner reduction programs, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science, BBC News reports (BBC News, 5/9).
Uganda: Charities to Reduce Infections Among People Living With HIV (AllAfric...
12 May 2008 at 4:25am
AT least 30 organisations involved in providing care and support for HIV/AIDS patients have renewed their commitment to reducing infections among such people.
Experts say time to change strategies for HIV prevention in Africa (News-Medi...
12 May 2008 at 4:31am
Experts on HIV/AIDS are calling for a change of strategies in dealing with HIV prevention in African countries.
Latino Commission On AIDS Project Focuses On HIV/AIDS Among Hispanic Immigran...
12 May 2008 at 2:12am
NPR's "Tell Me More" on Wednesday included a discussion with Tim Frasca of the Latino Commission on AIDS about the organization's Deep South Project. The project aims to develop strategies to address HIV/AIDS among Hispanics in Mississippi and six other Southern states with rapidly growing populations of new immigrants, Frasca, program coordinator for the project, said.
Antidepressants may help body fight HIV and cancer (Independent)
11 May 2008 at 5:58pm
Antidepressant drugs may help the immune system fight serious illness, research suggests. They enhance the activity of natural killer cells, key elements of the immune system, and could help the body combat infections such as HIV, and even cancer
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