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Sunday, November 29, 2009

AIDS: World Concerns

AIDS remains a global epidemic, even as efforts to treat HIV and AIDS move forward. As the world marks the 20th anniversary of the first World AIDS Day, education remains the first tool in efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, speaks during the launch press conference of a new UN report ahead of World AIDS Day, in Shanghai, 24 Nov 2009

UN Says HIV/AIDS Cases Falling

UNAIDS agency report says number of newly infected grew by 2.7 million in 2008, bringing world total to 33.4 million

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U.S. Officials See Progress and Challenges in Fight Against AIDS

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Michele Molonye-Kitts say U.S. funding has led to advancement in global AIDS treatment

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Antiretroviral medication

World Aids Day: HIV-Positive South African Teenager Lives in Hope

Young middle-class girl struggles to lead normal life, but radiates optimism

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HIV/AIDS Commitments to Women Often Unmet

AIDS Accountability International scorecard rates country responses to pandemic

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The president of South Africa’s HIV Clinicians Society, Prof. Francois Venter

Clinicians Urge Oversight of AIDS Patient Care in Provincial Hospitals

Professor Francois Venter of South Africa’s HIV/AIDS Clinicians Society stresses importance of consistence use of antiretroviral

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Antiretroviral medication is a  precious commodity in South Africa

Some Local Health Officials Fail to Implement South Africa’s HIV Treatment Policy

Investigations in the Free State reveal a program threatened by shortages, rationing

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Anti-retroviral medication

South Africa’s AIDS Strategy Beset by Shortage of Resources

Activists say state hospitals need more trained nurses and anti-retroviral drugs

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South African child shows effects of HIV infection

South African Nurses Say Shortages Force Them to Ration Anti-AIDS Drugs in Some Locations

Activists say state hospitals need more trained nurses and anti-retroviral drugs

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Antiretroviral medication

South Africa Struggles to Provide Medications to All AIDS Patients

Many hospitals in Free State are failing to provide medicine to those affected by HIV/AIDS, despite legal requirements to do so

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Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion to Fight AIDS, TB, Malaria

Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine asks wealthy countries and other donors increase their commitments

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Struggling Zimbabwe Health System Gets $180M Boost From Global Fund

Zimbabwean Health Minister Henry Madzorera said the Fund grant will help address a severe crisis in infant and maternal care

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South African child shows effects of HIV infection

Problems with Distribution of HIV Drugs Take Toll on South African Families

Families in Free State relate the serious consequences of the state’s failure to provide anti-AIDS medications to all patients

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While Overall HIV/AIDS Infections Stabilizing, Expert Warns Serious Problems Remain

Professor Alan Whiteside says economic slowdown affecting treatment, vaccine essential

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Anti-retroviral medication

Zimbabwe Health Officials Warn on Resurgence in Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Zimbabwe's gains in terms of the country's HIV prevalence rate could be at risk

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Global Fund Extends Life of Zimbabwe Funding for AIDS, Other Diseases

A Global Fund spokesman said the organization is satisfied with how its funds are being used in Zimbabwe, though the country lags behin

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Medical Aid Group Warns of Waning Support for AIDS Treatment Scale-up

Doctors Without Borders says lack of political commitment is leading to funding deficit

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President Barack Obama signs the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, 30 Oct 2009

Obama to Lift US Ban on Entry of HIV Positive Travelers

US is one of only about a dozen countries that still bars travelers with HIV from entering

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Map of Mali

Malian Women Push Condom Use to Reduce Spread of AIDS

Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Mali is low for West Africa, effecting less than two percent of adult population

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AIDS Vaccine Research Benefits from Upstream Science

Paris conference reviews how basic science discovers new tools for vaccine development

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Paris AIDS Conference Confirms Modest Protection by Trial Vaccine

Vaccine researcher says, however, trial revealed important data

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Syringe and pills

Researchers Say Thailand AIDS Vaccine Has 'Modest' Results

Full results of experimental vaccine trial were presented at Paris conference

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The organic garden for AIDS patients at Senegal's main university hospital

Organic Garden Grown for Senegalese AIDS Patients

Hospital project provides free, healthy meals

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UK's Lancet: Political Will Needed to Revamp Zimbabwe's Ailing Health Sector

The Lancet report urged the resuscitation of the Health Services Fund to underwrite district teams to maintain basic health services

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Dr. Eric Goosby, as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, heads PEPFAR

Economic Crisis is Factor in HIV/AIDS Funding

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator affirms Obama administration commitment

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Logo of the World Health Organization at WHO headquarters in Geneva

More Than 4 Million HIV-Positive People Receiving Life-Saving Treatment

New report launched by WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF finds greatest progress being made in sub-Saharan Africa, where two-thirds of all HIV infect

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