Some people living with HIV/AIDS in Maryland have been "forced to look elsewhere" for treatment and other support services following the closure of the Washington, D.C.-based Whitman-Walker Clinic's Takoma Park, Md., facility in September 2005, the Washington Post reports.
According to the Post, some HIV-positive people living in the area are trying to find new resources for prescriptions, case management, emergency food vouchers, and mental health and nutrition counseling. read more
Friday, August 24, 2007
HIV :: Unsafe sex No 1 cause for new HIV infections in China
Unsafe sex has for the first time surpassed drug abuse through injections as the No 1 cause of new HIV infections in China and the deadly disease is spreading faster from high-risk groups to the general public, the government said.
Injected drug use ranked second, accounting for 48.6 per cent of the total. Nevertheless, drug abuse was the dominant transmission route for the 650,000 people living with HIV, according to official figures.
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Injected drug use ranked second, accounting for 48.6 per cent of the total. Nevertheless, drug abuse was the dominant transmission route for the 650,000 people living with HIV, according to official figures.
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Health commission urges HIV testing for all pregnant women
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Health officials are suggesting that all pregnant women in North Carolina be tested for the virus that causes AIDS.
The North Carolina Commission for Public Health voted this week to recommend requiring the tests for all women who are about to deliver their babies. Women who come to a medical facility to deliver would be tested if their HIV/AIDS status is unknown.read more
The North Carolina Commission for Public Health voted this week to recommend requiring the tests for all women who are about to deliver their babies. Women who come to a medical facility to deliver would be tested if their HIV/AIDS status is unknown.read more
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Why we have this?
Why we live this world? Why our living environment is full of plague?What a pleasure if our life exist without plague!The disease,such as HIV,HPV,Chlamydia etc. all go damn.
Dating back to the origin.I remember Adam,Eve,Serpent...
Supposing the serpent have no a crafty thinking,Eve hadn't cheated by serpent,Adams hadn't eaten the apple Eve gave him...They would not be driven out of Garden of Eden by God and God would not drop down the plague down the earth.
On the contrary, if Adam and Eve hadn't eaten the apples,how people could be?
And who can invent computer? Devil knows...read more
Dating back to the origin.I remember Adam,Eve,Serpent...
Supposing the serpent have no a crafty thinking,Eve hadn't cheated by serpent,Adams hadn't eaten the apple Eve gave him...They would not be driven out of Garden of Eden by God and God would not drop down the plague down the earth.
On the contrary, if Adam and Eve hadn't eaten the apples,how people could be?
And who can invent computer? Devil knows...read more
U.S. Encourages Corporate Role In HIV/AIDS Prevention
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) formally announced the CONNECT Project, a public-private sector initiative to address HIV/AIDS in Karnataka and coastal Andhra Pradesh. The Project mobilizes companies to take up the fight against HIV/AIDS and supports them in implementing HIV/AIDS training programs and developing work-place policies.
The CONNECT Project, which began operating in October 2006, has already signed agreements with 37 companies in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and has leveraged over Rs. 40 lakhs through partnerships with businesses like Apollo Tyres and Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals.
The U.S. government supports the fight against HIV/AIDS through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) which has committed an initial $15 billion over five years in 100 target countries including India to mitigate the disease. read more
The CONNECT Project, which began operating in October 2006, has already signed agreements with 37 companies in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and has leveraged over Rs. 40 lakhs through partnerships with businesses like Apollo Tyres and Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals.
The U.S. government supports the fight against HIV/AIDS through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) which has committed an initial $15 billion over five years in 100 target countries including India to mitigate the disease. read more
Herbalists agree to stop claims of HIV cures
Local herbalists who recently met with Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy have agreed to drop the claims about cures being available for HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus).
It is important that people know the facts because many unscrupulous persons utilize this vulnerability of persons living with HIV to mislead such persons to pay hefty sums of money in the hope that a herbal concoction could cure them," the statement said.
Ramsammy welcomed the new development and has expressed hope that all herbalists would further agree to refer HIV-infected persons who visit them to join a certified treatment programme. Further, he is calling on operators of television channels to be vigilant and not permit anyone to make claims of an HIV cure on the air.read more
It is important that people know the facts because many unscrupulous persons utilize this vulnerability of persons living with HIV to mislead such persons to pay hefty sums of money in the hope that a herbal concoction could cure them," the statement said.
Ramsammy welcomed the new development and has expressed hope that all herbalists would further agree to refer HIV-infected persons who visit them to join a certified treatment programme. Further, he is calling on operators of television channels to be vigilant and not permit anyone to make claims of an HIV cure on the air.read more
Agriculture launches HIV/AIDS guidelines
KANYE - The Ministry of Agriculture launched its HIV/AIDS guidelines for operation in the workplace in Kanye recently.
When launching the book, the Principal Agriculural Scientific Officer, Mr Jimmy Singabapha, said the main aim of these guidelines was to empower the Ministry of Agriculture employees to better deal with HIV/AIDS issues in execution of their mandate.
Mr Singabapha said the guidelines intended to spell out the responsibilities of the different stakeholders in the ministry, and management of HIV/AIDS and assist leaders to better appreciate the challenges thereby enhancing efforts geared towards information and education sharing as well as counselling of staff in the workplace.
He said the ministry was dealing with a sensitive and real life epidemic, which if not properly handled, would reverse the achievements that had been recorded and therefore impact negatively in their mandate of contributing to the achievements of food security for the nation. read more
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