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  • South Africa Marks Moment of Silence for AIDS Day 1 Dec 2008 22:17 GMT
    ... World AIDS day, 01 Dec 2008 South Africa has held a moment of silence to ... to the millions of people infected with HIV and AIDS in the country. Speaking at ... 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 ... behind the promotion of Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. He also ... early HIV testing of infants in some African countries hardest hit by AIDS like Kenya, Malawi, ...

  • In Support of World AIDS Day, FHSSA Announces New Partnerships That Include the First In-Country Par 1 Dec 2008 21:16 GMT
    ... First In-Country Partnerships in Namibia and The Gambia In Support of World AIDS Day, FHSSA ... HIV. The Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa's (FHSSA) partnering initiative links African hospices and ... in Ohio with Ripples Health Care in Ghana -- VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Miami/Dade ...

  • 09:33am More HIV testing can save babies 1 Dec 2008 21:15 GMT
    ... "Without appropriate treatment, half of children with HIV will die from an HIV-related cause by ... 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
    ... "Without appropriate treatment, half of children with HIV will die from an HIV-related cause by ... 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 Regional Information Network ... 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 ... all Sierra Leoneans to get tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, as the ... 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
    ... News (Agence France - Presse) Governments tackle HIV stigma on World AIDS Day Governments across ... 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 ...

  • WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS HELP LAUNCH (RED)WIRE, (RED)TM'S NEW MUSIC SERVICE THAT FIGHTS AIDS IN AFRICA 1 Dec 2008 20:31 GMT
    ... digital music magazine that saves lives in Africa. Every Wednesday, (RED)WIRE members recieve an issue ... and other services for those living with HIV in Africa. Half of each month’s membership ... money is at work in Swaziland, Rwanda, Ghana and Lesotho. For more information, visit www.joinred.com. ...

  • More HIV testing can save babies' lives: U.N. report 1 Dec 2008 20:30 GMT
    ... of children with will die from an HIV-related cause by their second birthday," , executive ... said it has appointed Michel Sidibe of Mali as the new head of . The ... incurable condition, the No. 1 killer in Africa. ...

  • In Support of World AIDS Day, FHSSA Announces New Partnerships That Include the First In-Country Partnerships in Namibia and The Gambia 1 Dec 2008 20:30 GMT
    ... HIV. The Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa's (FHSSA) partnering initiative links African hospices and ... in Ohio with Ripples Health Care in Ghana -- VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Miami/Dade ... Cooperation, the first in-country partnership in The Gambia ...

  • Early HIV diagnosis and treatment saves lives of newborn babies ' UN report 1 Dec 2008 19:30 GMT
    ... Early HIV diagnosis and treatment saves lives of newborn ... such as Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland and Zambia, have introduced early infant HIV ... also announced today that Michel Sidibé of Mali will Dr. Piot as the next UNAIDS ...

  • IRC Marks World AIDS Day 2008 1 Dec 2008 18:53 GMT
    ... awareness-raising activities about preventing the spread of HIV and supporting people living with the disease. ... and support programs in Chad, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Thailand, and Pakistan. ...

  • S. Africa ends decade of denial on AIDS 1 Dec 2008 17:20 GMT
    ... CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Church bells tolled, workers put ... Getting Infromed," during a rally in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Monday. Peter Piot, the top ... estimated 5.5 million people living with the HIV virus -- the highest total of any ...

  • New UNAIDS director appointed to fight global disease 1 Dec 2008 17:15 GMT
    ... New York - Michel Sidibe of Mali was appointed Monday director of the United ... behind the promotion of Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. He also ... early HIV testing of infants in some African countries hardest hit by AIDS like Kenya, Malawi, ...


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