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The Fiscal Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda

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The report says that an increasingly volatile global economy is causing anxiety about maintaining and expanding AIDS treatment programs in low-income countries such as Uganda, where HIV ...

Last updated on March 19 2012 at 13:54

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Julia Greenberg

In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 90% of care for people living with HIV and AIDS is done in the home by family or community-based caregivers. Caregivers are a vital workforce in the r ...

Last updated on March 15 2012 at 19:29

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Jennifer Pearson

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programs work to delay initiation of sex, reduce the number of sexual partners, and increase the use of condoms and other forms of contraception. ...

Last updated on February 29 2012 at 15:01


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Latest News Africa

Significantly Better HIV Prevention in Africa Vital to Managing Long-Term Financial Impact of HIV/AIDS – World Bank Report

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Analysis Shows Future Treatment Costs May Be Heaviest in Southern Africa and Uganda WASHINGTON – With much of the global economy facing slowing growth and uncertain prospects, especial ...

Last updated on March 19 2012 at 13:57

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JOHANNESBURG - Even though the world's largest study of preventative tuberculosis therapy indicated that community-wide isoniazid preventative TB therapy (IPT) failed to lower community ...

Last updated on March 16 2012 at 10:20

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NEW DELHI: Nearly two out of every five female sex workers (FSWs) in India could be suffering from HIV infection. Those who aren't already infected, however, carry more than 50-times i ...

Last updated on March 15 2012 at 17:59


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Upcoming Events Africa

Southern & Eastern Africa Youth Conference on HIV, Sexual Reproductive Health

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The conference brings together youth with the aim of strengthening the HIV response through the advocating of evidence-based practices. Youth representatives of national AIDS commissions ...

Last updated on March 15 2012 at 11:48

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Faith Mabitsi

‘The establishment of the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation on 1 January 2010 was a clear demonstration of Government's commitment to ensure that our performance makes ...

Last updated on December 13 2011 at 12:53

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Mtinkheni Munthali

Prior to the 16th edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), the African Men for Sexual Health and Rights (AMSHeR) is hosting the MSM and HIV pre-confere ...

Last updated on November 14 2011 at 13:04


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