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Advocates say HIV/AIDS funding cuts could set back progress
Sun Jun 03 08:24:28 EDT 2012
HIV and AIDS advocates are worried state and federal funding cuts for prevention and treatment programs will erode a decade of progress in fighting the disease in Massachusetts.
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Parasitic Infection 'the New AIDS'?
Fri Jun 01 16:08:56 EDT 2012
Chagas disease, a parasitic infection spread to humans by insects, is not the new HIV/AIDS of the Americas, according to infectious disease experts who called the comparison “unrealistic” and “unfortunate.” Responding to an editorial posted Monday in PLoS Neglected Tropical...
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HIV stigma: We're back in the dark ages
Sat Jun 02 13:15:10 EDT 2012
It's been 26 years since Eve van Grafhorst lost her battle with Aids, but parents of children with HIV say the stigma of the virus has not gone away.
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Is the Deadly Kissing Bug Disease the New HIV/AIDS?
Thu May 31 15:04:27 EDT 2012
Chagas, a disease caused by a parasite transmitted via the Triatoma bug (aka, the kissing bug), is claiming thousands of lives in Central and South America. Some experts are even calling it the "new HIV/AIDS of the Americas". But is this comparison accurate,...
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No protocol for removing HIV children
Sun May 13 22:17:31 EDT 2012
There is no national protocol stating that a child with HIV or AIDS should be excluded or denied access to early education for any amount of time, national early childhood network ChildForum says.
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Namibia: Dwindling Donor Funding for HIV/Aids
Thu May 31 09:37:20 EDT 2012
[New Era] Windhoek - The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, has called upon civil society organisations responsible for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis patient care-giving to "do more with less" - and be more efficient and accountable since global economic circumstances...
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Chagas Disease: Poverty, Immigration, and the 'New HIV/AIDS'
Wed May 30 12:34:51 EDT 2012
What if a deadly epidemic was burgeoning and almost nobody noticed? In the latest issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases , a distinguished group of virologists, epidemiologists and infectious-disease specialists say that’s not a hypothetical question.
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HEALTH MINISTRY NEVER CUT ALLOCATION FOR HIV/AIDS-RELATED NGOs
Sat May 26 05:02:17 EDT 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has never reduced orcut the allocation for HIV/AIDS-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs) asalleged by certain quarters. Deputy Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said whatreally happened was that the ministry had...
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No Protocol for HIV-Positive Children in Early Childhood Ed
Sun May 13 22:51:13 EDT 2012
There is no national protocol stating that a child with HIV or AIDS should be excluded or denied access to early education for any amount of time, national early childhood network ChildForum says.
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Private sector urged to join HIV/AIDS fight
Thu May 31 11:42:50 EDT 2012
The coordinator of the Botswana Confederation of Commerce, Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM), Kabelo Ebineng, has urged the private sector to take full responsibility and participate in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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