 | Elizabeth Glaser Releases New Book & CD on HIV/AIDS Care
7 February 2010 | Global
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is making a new book and CD called “From the Ground Up: Building Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs in Resource-Limited Settings” available only for the price of mailing or shipping. |
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| Millions at Risk if AIDS Focus Fades, Says Expert
5 February 2010 | Africa
Global attention is turning away from the AIDS epidemic at just the wrong time and means a fresh wave of the disease could infect millions of people in high-risk countries, a leading expert said on Friday. |
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| Uganda: Early Diagnosis of HIV Still Elusive
5 February 2010 | Africa
Many parents in Uganda are still reluctant to test their children for HIV because of the fear and stigma that surrounds HIV/AIDS. |
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| HIV/AIDS Drug Puzzle Cracked
1 February 2010 | Global
Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV. |
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| New Vaccine Effective in Preventing TB in African Patients with HIV
1 February 2010 | Africa
Investigators from Dartmouth Medical School have reported results of a clinical trial showing that a new vaccine against TB, Mycobacterium vaccae (MV), is effective in preventing TB in people with HIV infection. |
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| Global Fund Ensures AIDS Treatment in Haiti
29 January 2010 | Latin America
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is focusing its effort to ensure that the thousands of people living with AIDS will be able to access the drugs they need to stay alive. |
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| KwaZulu-Natal Govt. Rolls Out Circumcision Plan
22 January 2010 | Africa
The KwaZulu-Natal government will start a massive male circumcision programme before the end of this year to help prevent the spread of HIV, Premier Zweli Mkhize announced. |
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| Circumcising Babies Could Help Africa AIDS Fight
21 January 2010 | Africa
Circumcising newborn boys to stop them becoming infected with the AIDS virus in later life is more cost-effective than circumcising adult men, Rwandan health experts said. |
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| Uganda: Museveni Distances Himself from "Cruel" Anti-Gay Bill
20 January 2010 | Africa
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has indicated he will not back a bill that would impose the death sentence for the crime of "aggravated homosexuality" - when an HIV-positive person has sex with anyone who is disabled or under the age of 18. |
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| Africa: Crackdowns on Gays Make the Closet Safer
20 January 2010 | Africa
More than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalizing homosexual acts, and despite accounting for a significant percentage of new infections in many countries, men who have sex with men tend to be left out of the HIV response. |
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