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Kenyan Health Ministry launches HIV, TB communication campaign to reduce stigma, discrimination among health workers

The East African on Monday examined how a campaign recently launched in Kenya to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis will affect health care workers in the country.

8 Jun 2008

Indian Government to establish small antiretroviral clinics to provide treatment to more people from rural areas

The Indian government plans to establish "link centers," or small antiretroviral clinics, in rural areas to address the challenges associated with accessing the drugs in isolated areas, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, long distances between clinics are hindering the country's efforts to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in rural areas.

8 Jun 2008

HIV/AIDS major security threat to military forces, Ugandan general says at implementers' conference

HIV/AIDS is a major security threat to the military, Ugandan Gen. Katumba Wamala, commander of the country's Land Forces, said recently at the 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports.

8 Jun 2008

Report on HIV/AIDS drug access shows 'encouraging, painfully slow progress,' editorial says

A recent report released by UNAIDS, UNICEF and the World Health Organization on antiretroviral drug access "reported encouraging but painfully slow progress in 2007, the good news tempered by grave challenges," an Akron Beacon Journal editorial says.

8 Jun 2008

Longer treatment with antiretroviral Nevirapine reduces risk of HIV among infants

Extended treatment with the antiretroviral drug nevirapine in conjunction with the standard therapy might reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters reports (Emery, Reuters, 6/4).

8 Jun 2008

Jamaican Health Ministry secures 40% of funding for $200 million plan to fight HIV/AIDS

The Jamaican Ministry of Health and Environment has secured 40% of the funding needed to implement a $200 million, five-year strategy to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, Kevin Harvey -- treatment, care and support coordinator at the health ministry -- said recently, the Jamaica Observer reports.

8 Jun 2008

Speakers at second HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting in Uganda call for increased HIV prevention efforts

Conference delegates on Tuesday at the opening of the 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, called on countries to increase HIV prevention methods in order to fight complacency about the disease, Xinhuanet reports. Some HIV/AIDS experts speaking at the conference said that although countries have started recording lower HIV/AIDS rates, most responses do not pay enough attention to prevention.

8 Jun 2008

9.7 million at risk of death from AIDS today, AHF calls for ARV treatment scale-up

The release of a World Health Organization/UNAIDS/UNICEF report on Monday documents appreciable global progress in the effort to deliver lifesaving antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) to people living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries; however, it also underscores the crucial need to maintain a focus on scaling up and providing lifesaving antiretroviral treatment in programs like PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) notes AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF).

5 Jun 2008

Role of breastfeeding in preventing infant death, HIV infection in developing countries

In many poor countries, mothers with HIV face a stark choice: to nurse their infants, and risk passing on HIV through their breast milk - or to formula feed, and deprive their infants of much of the natural immunity needed to protect against fatal diseases of early infancy. Now, two studies supported by the National Institutes of Health offer insights into preventing early death and HIV infection among breastfeeding infants of mothers with HIV in these countries.

5 Jun 2008

Living condom gives protection from AIDS

Scientists in Australia have developed a natural condom which could prevent the spread of AIDS.

5 Jun 2008

New grant to enable University of Rochester to increase HIV research by 25 percent

The University of Rochester today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a team of more than 50 researchers a five-year, $3.2 million grant.

4 Jun 2008

Second HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting opens in Uganda

The 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting opened on Tuesday in Kampala, Uganda, and is expected to bring together 1,700 participants to discuss ways to bolster the global response to the disease, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports.

3 Jun 2008

UK to provide about $12 billion to improve health services in developing countries, fight HIV/AIDS, official says

United Kingdom International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander on Monday announced that the government will provide six billion British pounds, or $11.8 billion, over seven years to improve health services and systems in developing countries to fight HIV/AIDS, AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 6/2).

3 Jun 2008

One million people gained access to antiretrovirals in 2007

About one million people in developing countries gained access to antiretroviral drugs in 2007, according to a report released on Monday by UNAIDS, UNICEF and the World Health Organization, the New York Times reports (Dugger, New York Times, 6/3).

3 Jun 2008

Utah HIV/AIDS group rejects Federal funding because of issues with prevention ads

The Utah AIDS Foundation recently decided to forgo federal funding because of issues surrounding prevention advertisements, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

3 Jun 2008

Malaysian health official urges women to carry condoms to prevent HIV transmission

Malaysian Deputy Health Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad during the 25th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Saturday urged women in the country to carry condoms to protect themselves against HIV transmission, the AP/Google.com reports.

3 Jun 2008

Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead to freeze AIDS drug price

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today applauded decisions by Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to freeze prices on antiretroviral medications purchased by government agencies.

3 Jun 2008

Gender-based violence contributing to spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International report says

Violence against women is contributing to the spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International said in its recent annual report, the Australian Associated Press reports.

2 Jun 2008

Delegates agree to focus on HIV/AIDS, other issues hindering African development at close of Tokyo conference

Delegates at the close of the fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, Japan, on Friday agreed to focus on health issues, including HIV/AIDS, on the continent, the Kyodo News/TMCnet reports. In the Yokohama declaration, delegates also pledged to pay "special attention" to issues -- such as health, poverty and food insecurity -- that are hindering African development.

2 Jun 2008

Uganda should address HIVAIDS-related stigma, discrimination to fight apread of disease, report says

Social stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS in Uganda is undermining efforts to fight the spread of the disease and should be addressed, according to a report released Wednesday by the Open Society Institute East Africa Initiative, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports.

2 Jun 2008

HIV News and Research

Kenyan Health Ministry launches HIV, TB communication campaign to reduce stigma, discrimination among health workers

Indian Government to establish small antiretroviral clinics to provide treatment to more people from rural areas

HIV/AIDS major security threat to military forces, Ugandan general says at implementers' conference

Report on HIV/AIDS drug access shows 'encouraging, painfully slow progress,' editorial says

Longer treatment with antiretroviral Nevirapine reduces risk of HIV among infants

Jamaican Health Ministry secures 40% of funding for $200 million plan to fight HIV/AIDS

Speakers at second HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting in Uganda call for increased HIV prevention efforts

9.7 million at risk of death from AIDS today, AHF calls for ARV treatment scale-up

Role of breastfeeding in preventing infant death, HIV infection in developing countries

Living condom gives protection from AIDS

New grant to enable University of Rochester to increase HIV research by 25 percent

Second HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting opens in Uganda

UK to provide about $12 billion to improve health services in developing countries, fight HIV/AIDS, official says

One million people gained access to antiretrovirals in 2007

Utah HIV/AIDS group rejects Federal funding because of issues with prevention ads

Malaysian health official urges women to carry condoms to prevent HIV transmission

Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilead to freeze AIDS drug price

Gender-based violence contributing to spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International report says

Delegates agree to focus on HIV/AIDS, other issues hindering African development at close of Tokyo conference

Uganda should address HIVAIDS-related stigma, discrimination to fight apread of disease, report says

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