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Elton John pledges millions to support LGBT people in Africa
Singer links up with US Aids relief agency to create $10m fund that will issue grants and provide expertise to people living under homophobic regimes.
22 july 2016
Elton John AIDS Foundation
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Elton John AIDS Foundation and PEPFAR Announce Inaugural LGBT Fund Recipients
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) are today announcing the first two recipients of The LGBT Fund. The inaugural recipients...
21 july 2016
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New HIV vaccine to be trialled in South Africa
A vaccine against HIV will be trialed in South Africa later this year after meeting the criteria needed to prove it could help fight the epidemic in Africa.
20 july 2016
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Africa
South Africa’s latest weapon against HIV: street dispensers for antiretrovirals
Patients will no longer need to join five-hour-long queues for their medication.
18 july 2016
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HIV/AIDS prevention
Africa
Republic of South Africa
Comfort and support: how a radio show for people with HIV made a difference
In the Cape Town community hardest-hit by HIV, a radio show run by young reporters provides advice and information for their peers.
14 july 2016
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These Drugs Stop the Spread of HIV Even Without Condoms
In a new study, drugs alone prevent the transmission of HIV among gay men.
13 july 2016
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Researchers Try Grindr App to Give Out H.I.V. Self-Testing Kits
Grindr, the gay dating app, is an effective way to get gay black and Hispanic men to try home H.I.V. self-testing kits, according to a recent study.
12 july 2016
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Condoms
British Grand Prix 1976: How a condom manufacturer forced F1 off TV
It was arguably the most famous season in Formula 1 history, featuring thrilling racing, off-track controversies and the near-death of the sport's most famous driver, Niki Lauda, as he battled...
08 july 2016
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Free at Rio Olympics: 9 million forest-friendly condoms
Brazil's government will hand out 9 million condoms for free around Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics in August, a push meant to encourage safe sex and also defend the Amazon rainforest.
05 july 2016
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USA
The New York Times, 1981: "Rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals"
35 yrs ago a rare cancer, later known as AIDS, made it's worldwide debut in The New York Times.
04 july 2016
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USA
This Is How the HIV Test Was Invented
This Monday, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. The day was created in 1995 by the National Association of People With AIDS to increase the number of people being tested for HIV, and got...
28 june 2016
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13 condom myths you need to stop believing
With the dilapidated state of sexual knowledge in our country, what has made its way into our lives is a big bunch of myths. Yes, about condoms, too. We think we know what's there to an...
26 june 2016