HIV AIDS Prevention - Global economic crisis threatens HIV prevention and treatment gains in - UNAIDS

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Global economic crisis threatens HIV prevention and treatment gains in - UNAIDS
Geneva, July 6, 2009 —In 22 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, and Asia and Pacific, disruption of HIV prevention and treatment programs is expected over the course of this year as a result of the global economic crisis

More about Lorraine Teel - Minneapolis Star Tribune
As executive director of the Minnesota AIDS Project since 1990, Lorraine has helped lead Minnesota’s response to HIV for over 15 years. During that time, she has actively participated on many local and national committees, including the Minnesota

Economic Crisis Already Crippling Global HIV/AIDS Treatment - Medical News Today
Global HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs are already feeling the effects of the global economic crisis, according to a report (pdf) released Monday by UNAIDS and the World Bank, AFP/Google.com reports (7/6). “Using data collected in March

Israeli, African doctors combat HIV - United Press International
JERUSALEM, July 13 (UPI) — Israeli and Senegalese doctors will perform male circumcisions in Southern and Eastern Africa , to try to reduce HIV transmission, team organizers said. An agreement was reached at a recent visit of Senegalese doctors and

New HIV/AIDS cases surge in Beijing - ????
Beijing reported 501 new HIV/AIDS cases in the first five months this year, an 21.9 percent increase over the same period last year, local health officials said Thursday. Among the new cases, 44 percent were male homosexuals, said Deng Ying, director

Brazil proves developing countries can use generic medicines to fight - Genetic Engineering News
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Brazil’s nearly two-decade effort to treat people living with HIV and AIDS shows that developing countries can successfully combat the epidemic. Inexpensive generic medicines are a large part of the solution, say

John XXIII HIV/AIDS program in Salinas selects new executive director - Thecalifornian.com
The Board of Directors of John XXIII HIV/AIDS Services says Tom Melville will return as the agency’s new executive director starting Aug. 3. Melville was previously the agency’s executive director from 1995-1997. “We are very happy to have Tom

Africa: Aids Treatment Under Threat, Says Report - AllAfrica.com
A new joint report by the UN and the World Bank has called for monitoring systems to anticipate and minimise interruptions on Aids treatment due to the global economic crisis. The report found that at least 22 countries in Africa, the Caribbean

UNAIDS, Universal Postal Union, UNI Global Union and ILO launch global - UNAIDS
GENEVA, 7 July 2009 - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNI Global Union are launching a global HIV prevention campaign in post offices around

Increased ‘Dialogue’ Needed In Black Community About HIV/AIDS, Opinion - Medical News Today
“HIV/AIDS has literally become a state of emergency in the [b]lack community and our leaders, organizations and institutions can no longer afford to remain silent,” Lisa Fager Bediako, project coordinator for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Global economic crisis threatens HIV prevention and treatment gains in - UNAIDS
Geneva, July 6, 2009 —In 22 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, and Asia and Pacific, disruption of HIV prevention and treatment programs is expected over the course of this year as a result of the global economic crisis

More about Lorraine Teel - Minneapolis Star Tribune
As executive director of the Minnesota AIDS Project since 1990, Lorraine has helped lead Minnesota’s response to HIV for over 15 years. During that time, she has actively participated on many local and national committees, including the Minnesota

Economic Crisis Already Crippling Global HIV/AIDS Treatment - Medical News Today
Global HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs are already feeling the effects of the global economic crisis, according to a report (pdf) released Monday by UNAIDS and the World Bank, AFP/Google.com reports (7/6). “Using data collected in March

Israeli, African doctors combat HIV - United Press International
JERUSALEM, July 13 (UPI) — Israeli and Senegalese doctors will perform male circumcisions in Southern and Eastern Africa , to try to reduce HIV transmission, team organizers said. An agreement was reached at a recent visit of Senegalese doctors and

New HIV/AIDS cases surge in Beijing - ????
Beijing reported 501 new HIV/AIDS cases in the first five months this year, an 21.9 percent increase over the same period last year, local health officials said Thursday. Among the new cases, 44 percent were male homosexuals, said Deng Ying, director

Brazil proves developing countries can use generic medicines to fight - Genetic Engineering News
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Brazil’s nearly two-decade effort to treat people living with HIV and AIDS shows that developing countries can successfully combat the epidemic. Inexpensive generic medicines are a large part of the solution, say

John XXIII HIV/AIDS program in Salinas selects new executive director - Thecalifornian.com
The Board of Directors of John XXIII HIV/AIDS Services says Tom Melville will return as the agency’s new executive director starting Aug. 3. Melville was previously the agency’s executive director from 1995-1997. “We are very happy to have Tom

Africa: Aids Treatment Under Threat, Says Report - AllAfrica.com
A new joint report by the UN and the World Bank has called for monitoring systems to anticipate and minimise interruptions on Aids treatment due to the global economic crisis. The report found that at least 22 countries in Africa, the Caribbean

UNAIDS, Universal Postal Union, UNI Global Union and ILO launch global - UNAIDS
GENEVA, 7 July 2009 - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNI Global Union are launching a global HIV prevention campaign in post offices around

Increased ‘Dialogue’ Needed In Black Community About HIV/AIDS, Opinion - Medical News Today
“HIV/AIDS has literally become a state of emergency in the [b]lack community and our leaders, organizations and institutions can no longer afford to remain silent,” Lisa Fager Bediako, project coordinator for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

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