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China opens state-backed gay bar to fight spread of Aids

Sun — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:11:26 +0000

China’s first government-backed gay bar has finally opened, very discreetly, after the original scheduled launch was delayed for almost three weeks due to intense media attention. The bar, which receives government funding from the health...

HIVPositive Man Injects Sleeping Wife With His Blood, Infecting Her

Richard — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:06:36 +0000

A 35-year-old HIV-positive man in New Zealand injected his blood into his wife while she was sleeping, thereby infecting her with the virus, court documents have revealed. According to a report in New Zealand’s Sunday Star-Times, the man did...

Link Mania: ADS vs. AIDS

Sijo Joseph — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:16:54 +0000

-When beauty becomes the other side of dangerous coin -HIV-positive patients in Nigeria need strong ropes of hope and help -This AIDS campaign was menacingly different and outrageously distressing. It actually made Saddam, Stalin and Hitler turn...

Ireland sees 50% rise in new HIV cases in year

Michael — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:13:23 +0000

The number of new cases of HIV in Northern Ireland rose by more than 50% in 2008, compared to the previous year. Latest figures from the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre show there were 92 HIV diagnoses during 2008, compared to 61...

What AIDS? Lebanon sex workers still shun condoms

Mhamad — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:05:25 +0000

Four years ago, at 16, Rana’s husband forced her into prostitution. Despite the risks of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), Rana, like many local sex workers - estimated to number at least 6,000 - often did not use...

Male circumcision helps Africa combat AIDS, more needs to be done yet

Freddy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:53:20 +0000

Mfangano Island on Lake Victoria, two hours by motorboat from mainland Kenya, is a popular destination spot for honeymooners on safari: a verdant fishing outpost without electricity or running water. But this remote locale is the epicenter...

Denying Education is the Other AIDS. And Brazil Is Guilty of Inflicting It

Hector — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:58:40 +0000

Some sectors of the fight against AIDS have suggested that Thabo Mbeki, the former president of South Africa, committed genocide through his absence from the fight against the illness in his country throughout his two terms. For eight years, the...

In Fight Against AIDS, Kenya Confronts Gay Taboo

Kunal — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:59:39 +0000

Confronted by growing evidence that sex between men is a significant driver of new HIV infections, the Kenyan government has shed a long-time refusal to acknowledge the existence of homosexuality and will launch a survey of gay attitudes and...

South Africa's 'Brothers for Life campaign' tries to enlist men in AIDS battle

Riedewaan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:28:04 +0000

There is a new man in South Africa,” proclaims a new ad splashed across South African media, aiming to transform ideas about sexuality and to enlist the nation’s men in the fight against AIDS. This new South African man’s...

As Donors Focus on AIDS, Child Illnesses Languish

Stephan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:10:23 +0000

Diarrhea kills 1.5 million young children a year in developing countries — more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined — but only 4 in 10 of those who need the oral rehydration solution that can prevent death for pennies get...