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HEALTH: U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain
By Sananda Sahoo
WASHINGTON - The debate between those who favour investment in AIDS treatment and those who favour investment in its prevention came to the forefront Thursday at a U.S House of Representatives hearing on U.S. investments in HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: More Funds Needed for HIV Prevention and Treatment
By Kristin Palitza
CAPE TOWN - Decreasing or levelling HIV funding will destabilise developing countries’ health systems, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) warned. They demand that governments worldwide own up to their promise of achieving universal access to HIV treatment.
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HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Five Years to Children Born Free of HIV
By Marshall Patsanza
JOHANNESBURG - A world where all children are born free of HIV infection is possible in only five years if donors continue to fund global efforts to combat the virus.
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HEALTH: Neoliberalism not Liberal Enough for AIDS Investments
By Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON - Neoliberal economic ideas have grown increasingly dominant over the last 30 years. During that same time, the spread of HIV/AIDS has reached an epidemic crescendo.
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SWAZILAND: Long-distance Learning Certificate for Caregivers
By Mantoe Phakathi
MBABANE - Every Tuesday you will find 70-year-old Precious Dlamini under a tree, weighing children and babies from her local community as she monitors their health and nutrition.
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THAILAND: Women with HIV Break Silence, Confront Stigma
By Marwaan Macan-Markar*
TRAT, Thailand - Veena Panudej makes a living in the night like so many other women and men in this quiet eastern corner of Thailand. They work under the light of the stars in rubber estates spread beyond this city close to the Cambodian border.
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RWANDA: Efforts to Contain HIV/AIDS Among Teens Slacken
By Aimable Twahirwa
KIGALI - Eighteen-year-old David Kimenyi* is sure he infected his girlfriend with HIV. They had unprotected sex many times, even after he discovered he was HIV-positive.
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SWAZILAND: Dating in a Time of HIV
By Mantoe Phakathi
MBABANE - Jabulile Dlamini* is sweet sixteen and has never been kissed. And she is not expecting to be kissed any time soon or to even receive any gifts this Valentine’s Day.
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UGANDA: Early Diagnosis of HIV Still Elusive
By Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi
KAMPALA - HIV-positive Justine Kirumira* is a mother torn between doing what is right for her daughters and her own fear of HIV/AIDS. She suspects that her eight and 12-year-old daughters may also have the virus. But she may never know the truth of their status because she refuses have them tested.
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RIGHTS-UGANDA: Fugitives in Their Own Country
By Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi
KAMPALA - Every morning Pepe Julian Onziema wakes up not knowing if she will live to see another rising sun. Onziema is transgender and she lives in fear for her life because of a national campaign against gay people.
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ZIMBABWE: Training Teachers to Cope with HIV-positive Students
By Vusumuzi Sifile
HARARE - Eleven-year-old Memory’s grandmother wanted her to drop out of school because she is not going to live long enough to complete her studies. And the ridicule and stigma Memory endures at school because of her HIV status does not make her education seem worthwhile. Especially since this ridicule comes from her teacher.
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SOUTH AFRICA: HIV Stigma Persists
By Kristin Palitza
LOUWVILLE, South Africa - HIV-related stigma and discrimination remain a key concern in South Africa, despite the multitude of HIV awareness campaigns that have been launched by government and civil society organisations throughout the years, health experts say.
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HEALTH-EUROPE: 'Czech Attitudes to HIV/AIDS Risky'
By Pavol Stracansky
PRAGUE - Complacency and ignorance over the risks posed by HIV and AIDS are threatening to send infection rates soaring in the Czech Republic, health authorities.
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UN Millennium Development Goal #6
World Health Organisation - HIV
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Africa Centre for Health & Population
U.S. NIH - Office of AIDS Research
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China AIDS Network
Asian Community AIDS Service
Indian NGOs ­ HIV/AIDS
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