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Russia
The Forgotten AIDS Crisis in Russia
In Moscow the situation for AIDS/HIV sufferers is bad. In the provinces, it can be desperate.
18 january 2016
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Research
Living with HIV/AIDS
Tolerance
World Health Organization
Welcome to our house: women living with HIV
The largest survey on women living with HIV, commissioned by the World Health Organisation, has revealed the stark truth about the gender-based violence and mental health challenges that positive...
07 december 2015
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Living with HIV/AIDS
Tolerance
Russia
Russian TV presenter hopes revealing his HIV status will promote tolerance
Pavel Lobkov calls for Moscow government to fight ‘social phobias’ and medical ignorance amid sharp rise in HIV and Aids cases.
04 december 2015
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Treatment
Two trials signal pivotal point in fight against the AIDS epidemic
Two major clinical trials will be conducted in South Africa in 2016 to test ways of preventing new HIV infections.
01 december 2015
Social networks
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Safe sex
Condoms
Condom challenge: teens invent a new way to potentially maim themselves online
First we planked. Then we ice bucketed. Now, we condom challenge. Such is the way of the internet.
25 november 2015
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Testing on HIV/AIDS
It's time to test everyone in Canada for HIV/AIDS, says Dr. Julio Montaner
Thousands of people are unaware they have the disease and may be spreading it unknowingly.
Thousands of people are unaware they have the disease and may be spreading it unknowingly
25 november 2015
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HIV/AIDS prevention
How schools are getting it wrong on HIV and AIDS
Children have been humiliated in school and even excluded because many teachers are still badly informed.
24 november 2015
Statistics
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HIV response achieves "extraordinary" progress since 2000: UNAIDS report
Ahead of World AIDS Day 2015 on Dec. 1, the United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on Tuesday highlighted in a report that "progress in responding to HIV over the past 15 years...
24 november 2015
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Testing on HIV/AIDS
Reading opens HIV bus as figures show its infection rate is nearly double the UK average
An HIV bus in Reading is offering free tests as part of a national awareness week into the disease.
24 november 2015
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HIV/AIDS prevention
Treatment
1 In 4 Gay Men Should Take The Pill That Prevents HIV, CDC Says
Truvada prevents HIV, but only 21,000 people are taking the once-a-day pill. On Tuesday, federal health experts said that if we really want to stop the AIDS epidemic, that number should be more...
24 november 2015
Children and HIV
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WHO and UNAIDS launch new standards to improve adolescent care
New Global Standards for quality health-care services for adolescents developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS aim to help countries improve the quality of adolescent...
06 october 2015
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HIV/AIDS prevention
Africa
UNAIDS: striving for greater collaboration across health and education in new development agenda
Responding to the challenge and opportunity posed by the interconnected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), leaders in health and education from across the world came together on the sidelines of...
05 october 2015