Hundreds in Chile not told of positive HIV tests

As AIDS World Day - 1 December - approaches, the news coming from Chile are rather discouraging. " Chile is scrambling to reach people who could be unknowingly spreading AIDS". They were infected in...

Brazil to produce generic AIDS drug

" © AP 2008-09-18 03:43:04 - BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's health minister says Latin America's biggest country will produce an inexpensive generic version of an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co. Jose...

Roman Empire 'raised HIV threat'

"  The spread of the Roman Empire through Europe could help explain why those living in its former colonies are more vulnerable to HIV. The claim, by French researchers, is that people once ruled by Rome...

AIDS hitting Asian gays at high rates: UN

Gay men in Asian countries are falling prey to AIDS infection. A new study has shown that unproteced sex between men is increasing and reching the proportion of  epidemics in Asia. Thailand and Vietnam and other south east countries are biggest hit with this...

AIDS pandemic prevention shows stabilising signs but more funds are needed

According to a UNAIDS report, "the share of the world's population with HIV reached 0.8 percent in 2000 and has stayed roughly at this plateau ever since". This stabilising signs and the increasing use of condoms...

African homophobia fuels spread of HIV?

During a recent meeting at Limbé, Cameroon, AIDS activists warned that violence against gay people are fueling the spread of HIV in Africa.  International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission  stated that 38 of the 53 countries in Africa...

Indonesia, Vietnam face growing HIV epidemics: UN

""While the epidemics in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand all show declines in HIV prevalence, those in Indonesia (especially in the Papua province) and Vietnam are growing," UNAIDS said.In both countries, the majority of new infections occurred among injecting drug users and...

HIV/AIDS numbers revisited

As December 1 AIDS world Day approaches, UNAIDS has unveiled its previous estimates on the pandemic as not as bad. After making a reassessment on people living with HIV/AIDS in India, in an UNAIDS report it...

AIDS to Spread Faster with Catholic Condom Ban

Latin America is at danger of having the epidemic of AIDS due to the current policy of Roman Catholic Church that discourages the use of condoms, UN officials reported.

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