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Africa
Ghana: First Lady launches HIV prevention campaign
Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama on Friday launched the HIV prevention of mother to child Transmission campaign in Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region.
22 august 2015
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Africa
Victoria Beckham visits Ghana for UNAIDS programs
Victoria Beckham was appointed UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador in September 2014 to support the UNAIDS vision of an AIDS-free generation.
21 august 2015
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Testing on HIV/AIDS
Faster results for HIV tests in Germany
Scared you might have HIV? In the past, you had to wait 12 weeks in Germany before getting an answer. Now, the wait has been reduced to six - which will further reduce infections. Other countries...
21 august 2015
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HIV/AIDS prevention
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Takes More Progressive Stance on PrEP, Following Longtime Opposition
A new ad campaign, “Finding Common Ground on PrEP,” hits gay publications nationwide this week.
20 august 2015
Government policy
AIDS in Ukraine
USA
The missing link in new US AIDS strategy
President Barack Obama has announced a National HIV/AIDS strategy designed to carry the country’s policy through to 2020. The updated policy, positive in many ways, lacks one...
20 august 2015
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Hepatitis
Hepatitis C patients in England denied lifesaving liver drug
Health experts concerned about decision not to extend Daklinza treatment to patients with genotype 3 strain of virus.
20 august 2015
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Research
Africa
Food security improves HIV outcomes
A farming intervention programme aimed at reducing food insecurity has also helped improve HIV outcomes in patients in Kenya, reports a new study.
20 august 2015
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Testing on HIV/AIDS
Africa
Rwanda: MOH Turns to New Method to Increase Voluntary HIV Testing
The Ministry of Health has expressed optimism that the new “finger prick” HIV/AIDS testing method would encourage more people to seek voluntary counseling and testing services as part...
20 august 2015
Fundraising
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Africa
Ghana to receive US$300m from Global Fund to fight 3 diseases
Ghana Tuesday signed an agreement with the Global Fund for a grant of US$300 million to support programmes that will fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB) in the country.
20 august 2015
Statistics
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USA
USA: New HIV cases on the rise in Florida
MIAMI -- Health officials in Florida are seeing a resurgence in HIV cases, especially among adolescents and young adults. After three decades of medical advances against the potentially-deadly...
20 august 2015
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HIV/AIDS prevention
IT against AIDS
India: Mobile application on HIV/AIDS launched
Mobile application will provide complete information on HIV, increase awareness and risk perception as well as prompt users to access HIV testing from the nearest centre free of cost.
20 august 2015
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UNAIDS
UNAIDS report : Investing in community responses to HIV
There is widespread recognition that community responses to HIV need to be scaled-up, resourced at much higher levels and integrated into national AIDS plans if UNAIDS Fast-Track...
20 august 2015