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CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update 12/01/2008 (AEGiS) 2 Dec 2008 01:14 GMT
... of the world's poorest countries, mainly in Africa. "PEPFAR is the largest commitment by any nation ... York-based Angelique Kidjo, a native of the West African nation of Benin, today called for greater action to fight ...
Govts tackle HIV stigma on AIDS Day 2 Dec 2008 00:14 GMT
... of treating two million people living with HIV/AIDS by the end of the year, while ... government effort to fight discrimination. In South Africa, the country with the highest number of sufferers in ... overcome," she said. In Johannesburg, the celebrated Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo also called for reducing ...
Virus ancestor to HIV older than believed 1 Dec 2008 22:30 GMT
... ancient predecessor to the virus that causes AIDS evolved in wild primates many millions of ... humans were passed on by primates in Africa, scientists are convinced. "It points to the ... have been passed from sooty mangabeys in West Africa to humans, probably bushmeat hunters or ...
South Africa Marks Moment of Silence for AIDS Day 1 Dec 2008 22:17 GMT
... the Andile School choir sing during World AIDS day, 01 Dec 2008 South Africa has held a moment of silence to ... planned to mark World AIDS Day in Nigeria and Zambia. Some information for this report ...
UN AIDS director appointed to fight global disease 1 Dec 2008 21:30 GMT
... New York - Michel Sidibe of Mali was appointed Monday director of the United ... of the United Nations programme to fight AIDS, a disease that has infected an estimated ... early HIV testing of infants in some African countries hardest hit by AIDS like Kenya, Malawi, ...

09:33am More HIV testing can save babies 1 Dec 2008 21:15 GMT
... infants exposed to the virus that causes AIDS, saying it could save the lives of ... The report cited the example of South Africa, where babies born to HIV-positive mothers were being ... said it has appointed Michel Sidibe of Mali as the new head of UNAIDS. The ...
More HIV testing can save babies 1 Dec 2008 21:15 GMT
... infants exposed to the virus that causes AIDS, saying it could save the lives of ... The report cited the example of South Africa, where babies born to HIV-positive mothers were being ... said it has appointed Michel Sidibe of Mali as the new head of UNAIDS. The ...
Africa: Will criminalising HIV transmission work? (AEGiS) 1 Dec 2008 21:14 GMT
... Subject: Africa: Will criminalising HIV transmission work? UN Integrated ... is also HIV positive, at the International AIDS Conference in , proposed HIV legislation is ... Most legislative development has taken place in West Africa, where 12 countries recently passed HIV ...
Koroma urges Sierra Leoneans to know HIV status 1 Dec 2008 20:52 GMT
... Freetown, Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma ... tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, as the World AIDS Day is observed ... million people, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa, are living with HIV globally. The World ...
Governments tackle HIV stigma on World AIDS Day 1 Dec 2008 20:31 GMT
... Presse) Governments tackle HIV stigma on World AIDS Day Governments across the globe pledged Monday ... government effort to fight discrimination. In South Africa, the country with the highest number of sufferers in ... power to raise AIDS awareness with celebrated Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo calling for lifting the ...
More HIV testing can save babies' lives: U.N. report 1 Dec 2008 20:30 GMT
... sex worker holds a placard during an AIDS awareness rally to mark the World AIDS ... said it has appointed Michel Sidibe of Mali as the new head of . The ... incurable condition, the No. 1 killer in Africa. ...
Early HIV diagnosis and treatment saves lives of newborn babies ' UN report 1 Dec 2008 19:30 GMT
... report released today to coincide with World AIDS Day, as several top UN officials warn ... such as Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia, have introduced early infant HIV ... also announced today that Michel Sidib� of Mali will Dr. Piot as the next UNAIDS ...
IRC Marks World AIDS Day 2008 1 Dec 2008 18:53 GMT
... 2008 marks the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day and the 60th anniversary of the ... and support programs in Chad, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Thailand, and Pakistan. ...
Making a statement 1 Dec 2008 18:30 GMT
... A Ghanian boys with the word “AIDS” writen in ... Accra on February 10, 2008 during the Africa Cup of Nations CAN 2008 football championship. As World AIDS Day is marked on Dec. 1 the ...
S. Africa ends decade of denial on AIDS 1 Dec 2008 17:20 GMT
... CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Church bells tolled, workers put ... Africa marked a minute of silence for AIDS victims and ended a decade of denial ... Getting Infromed," during a rally in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Monday. Peter Piot, the top ...

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