Each day Vietnam has from 50 to 100 new HIV carriers, according to a report entitled “Considering the AIDS situation in Asia: Sketching an effective response” released by Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan and Dr. JVR Prasada Rao, Director of UNAIDS’s Asia-Pacific Regional Assistance Office, on May 20.
According to this report, AIDS is [...]
Up to 100 Vietnamese Contract HIV Daily
UN Urges Progress in Fighting Mother-Child Transmission
Only a quarter of HIV-positive pregnant women in poorer countries receive antiretroviral therapy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, according to a UN report issued on April 3rd. Nevertheless, the report found that increasing numbers of HIV-positive children and expectant mothers are receiving anti-HIV drugs.
Jointly produced by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS and UNICEF, [...]
More than 2 Million Children Worldwide Living With HIV
A new United Nations report shows progress in treating children with HIV/AIDS, but says challenges remain.
The Children and AIDS report by three U.N. agencies, UNICEF, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization, says that last year 2.1 million children under the age of 15 were living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. It estimates 290,000 [...]
Op-Ed: Swiss Say Condoms Not Necessary…Sometimes
POZ Founder Sean Strub
The Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS released a remarkable statement a few weeks ago that opened the door to the possibility of sex without condoms for people with HIV.
Citing their review of a long string of studies measuring HIV transmission from people with HIV to HIV-negative partners, the Commission concluded that sex [...]
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AIDS Monastery Ordered Closed In Myanmar
During the junta’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists, the state regime closed down Maggin Monastery, a hospice that provided treatment to AIDS patients. No reason was given as to why the monastery was closed down.
Source: 365 Gay News
Clinton Calls For Sweeping Action On AIDS
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed a broad agenda [...]