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SWAZILAND: Risky business: rep...

SWAZILAND: Risky business: report sheds new light on sex trade

africa » swaziland
PlusNews
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Not much has been known about sex workers in Swaziland, but a recent report has begun to shed some light on the sex industry in a country with the...
business, report, sex trade, hiv, aids, infection, women, income
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ZAMBIA: Fear of violence block...

ZAMBIA: Fear of violence blocks access to HIV/AIDS services

africa » zambia
PlusNews
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
The high level of gender-based violence in Zambia is preventing many women from accessing HIV/AIDS services, according to a new report by global...
hiv, aids, violence, ARV, report, medicines, treatment
(21 views)
AFRICA: Odds stacked against H...

AFRICA: Odds stacked against HIV-positive Muslim women

africa » south africa » johannesburg
PlusNews
Friday, January 04, 2008
Over a five-year period, Indonesian Heldina Irayanti, 28, was in and out of drug rehabilitation clinics more times than she can remember. But there...
hiv, aids, women, virus, test, poverty, victims
(19 views)
Top ten most underreported hum...

Top ten most underreported humanitarian stories of 2007 - Political and economic turmoil sparks health-care crisis in Zimbabwe

africa » zimbabwe
Médecins Sans Frontières
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Rampant unemployment, skyrocketing inflation, food shortages, and political instability continued to wrack Zimbabwe in 2007. Up to 3 million people...
crisis, inflation, food, ARV, hiv, aids, economy
(24 views)
GUINEA-BISSAU: Testing without...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Testing without treatment – an island’s dilemma

africa » guinea bissau » bubaque
IRIN
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Saico Djau is deeply frustrated. He is a laboratory technician and HIV counsellor at the Marcelino Banca hospital on Bubaque Island, the second...
hiv, aids, testing, arv, treatment
(28 views)
GLOBAL: Imams wake up to HIV/A...

GLOBAL: Imams wake up to HIV/AIDS

africa » south africa » johannesburg
PlusNews
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
In her bright orange clothing, South African Riana Jacobs, 31, stands out from the crowd at the recent International Consultation on Islam and...
hiv, aids, condoms, imams, problem, religious leaders, intolerance
(20 views)
Global HIV prevalence has leve...

Global HIV prevalence has levelled off; AIDS is among the leading causes of death globally and remains the primary cause of death in Africa

europe » switzerland » geneva
UNAIDS
Monday, December 17, 2007
Improvements in surveillance increase understanding of the epidemic, resulting in substantial revisions to estimates New data show global HIV...
aids, death, hiv, epidemic, people, infection, disease, estimates
(29 views)
ANGOLA: To tell or not to tell...

ANGOLA: To tell or not to tell, that is the tricky question

africa » angola » luanda
PlusNews
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Maria Antónia* began to wonder about her husband's frequent trips to neighbouring South Africa, especially when he was away for 15 days without...
ARV, medication, hiv, aids, discrimination, fear, stigma, partners
(36 views)
Brikama Hosts World Aids Day

Brikama Hosts World Aids Day

africa » gambia » brikama
The Point
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
World Aids Day is set aside to commemorate the day and to enlightening the world about the toll it is taken on the fabric of society and how to...
world aids day, programme, society, hiv, aids, health
(23 views)
GLOBAL: Positive fatwas - usin...

GLOBAL: Positive fatwas - using religious rulings in the AIDS struggle

africa » south africa » johannesburg
PlusNews
Sunday, December 09, 2007
To most Westerners, a fatwa, or Islamic ruling, evokes the imposition of a death sentence on author Salman Rushdie and the wearing of head-to-toe...
islam, hiv, aids, religion
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