The Director General, National Actionon Control of Aids (NACA), Prof Babatunde Osotimehin, has called on African countries to share information on HIV and Aids.
He made the call yesterday in Abuja at the on-going Havard PEPFARTri-country conference on HIV and Aids. He said that sharing knowledge and research materials on HIV and Aids would enable Africans combat the disease.
The PEPFAR initiative is the brainchild of United States President George Bush and it is geared towards the treatment of HIV and Aids.Osotimehin said that the PEPFARinitiative had assisted Nigeria in its efforts at combating the virus.
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Friday, September 14, 2007
South Africa: Plea for Work Security for HIV-Positive
The Aids Law Project has proposed an amendment to the Employment Equity Act that would make the adoption of HIV workplace policies legally compulsory.
It has also argued strongly against any relaxation of labour laws to make it easier for employers to take disciplinary action and dismiss employees, saying HIV-positive workers would suffer most harshly from this.
The proposals were made in a submission to Parliament's labour portfolio committee yesterday during a public hearing on workplace discrimination.
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It has also argued strongly against any relaxation of labour laws to make it easier for employers to take disciplinary action and dismiss employees, saying HIV-positive workers would suffer most harshly from this.
The proposals were made in a submission to Parliament's labour portfolio committee yesterday during a public hearing on workplace discrimination.
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HIV rates jump for NYC young men of color
New HIV diagnoses for gay and bisexual men under the age of 30 have increased by one third over the past six years in New York City, according to the city's health department. Furthermore, new diagnoses have doubled among gay and bisexual men between the ages of 13 and 19, while the rate has declined by 22% for men over 30.
The health department reports that black and Hispanic men are most at risk to contract the virus—among the entire group, black men were diagnosed at twice the rate of whites in 2006, and Hispanics received 55% more diagnoses. For teens, the rate is more staggering. Ninety percent of teens with HIV in the study were black or Hispanic.
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The health department reports that black and Hispanic men are most at risk to contract the virus—among the entire group, black men were diagnosed at twice the rate of whites in 2006, and Hispanics received 55% more diagnoses. For teens, the rate is more staggering. Ninety percent of teens with HIV in the study were black or Hispanic.
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Africa: The Effect of Migration on HIV Rates
Trying to measure the impact of the Zimbabwean exodus on HIV/AIDS rates in the region is so fraught with ifs, buts and maybes that the only reasonable assumption is that, like other migrants, economic migrants may run a higher risk of infection than they would have if they had not left their homes.
The scale of Zimbabwean migration to neighbouring states is disputed, with estimates ranging from more than three million people to a few hundred thousand, making an overall assessment of the actual spike in transference of the disease, if any, in the region difficult to assess, but it is accepted that the act of migration tends to increase HIV/AIDS infections.
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The scale of Zimbabwean migration to neighbouring states is disputed, with estimates ranging from more than three million people to a few hundred thousand, making an overall assessment of the actual spike in transference of the disease, if any, in the region difficult to assess, but it is accepted that the act of migration tends to increase HIV/AIDS infections.
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HIV-positive man accused of raping sleeping patient
An HIV-positive Lawrenceville man is being held without bond at the Gwinnett County Jail after he was accused of raping a sleeping female patient at a psychiatric hospital, police said Wednesday.
Wesley Randall Hatfield, 28, has been charged with rape and reckless conduct.
A nurse who walked into a patient's room at SummitRidge Center for Psychiatry & Addiction in Lawrenceville on Sept. 2 found Hatfield in bed with a female patient who appeared to be sleeping, according to a Lawrenceville police report. Hatfield also was a patient at the hospital, police said. read more
Wesley Randall Hatfield, 28, has been charged with rape and reckless conduct.
A nurse who walked into a patient's room at SummitRidge Center for Psychiatry & Addiction in Lawrenceville on Sept. 2 found Hatfield in bed with a female patient who appeared to be sleeping, according to a Lawrenceville police report. Hatfield also was a patient at the hospital, police said. read more
Falling Platelet Counts May Signal HIV-Linked Dementia
HIV-infected patients with declining blood platelet counts may be at increased risk for HIV-associated dementia, which causes a number of cognitive, behavioral and motor skill problems, researchers report.
Researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore studied 396 patients with advanced HIV disease. Between 1998 and 2003, the patients were examined every six months, including mental and physical evaluations.
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Researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore studied 396 patients with advanced HIV disease. Between 1998 and 2003, the patients were examined every six months, including mental and physical evaluations.
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Number of Partners Doesn't Explain Gay HIV Rate
The HIV epidemic among gay men can't be explained by their number of sexual partners, U.S. researchers report.
More than half the new HIV infections diagnosed in the United States in 2005 were among gay men, a team at the University of Washington, Seattle, noted. In addition, as many as one in five gay men living in cities may be HIV-positive.
In fact, two surveys found that most gay men have a similar rate of sex with unprotected partners compared to straight men or women. read more
More than half the new HIV infections diagnosed in the United States in 2005 were among gay men, a team at the University of Washington, Seattle, noted. In addition, as many as one in five gay men living in cities may be HIV-positive.
In fact, two surveys found that most gay men have a similar rate of sex with unprotected partners compared to straight men or women. read more
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