Tag Archives: HIV/AIDS
World AIDS Day
TweetToday is World AIDS Day, an annual event to raise awareness about the AIDS pandemic. Millions of people are living with AIDS, and HIV continues to spread. Check out these sobering statistics from the World Health Organization, including AIDS deaths last year: Socioeconomic factors play a huge role in who is exposed to HIV/AIDS and [...]
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Court overturns “Prostitution Pledge”
TweetYesterday a federal appeals court overturned a provision of the 2003 U.S. Global Leadership Act Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria which required US groups seeking funding for international HIV/AIDS work to pledge to denounce prostitution. The suit was originally filed by Alliance for Open Society International and Pathfinder International in 2005 after they both adopted [...]
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Microbicide Gel That Prevents HIV Could Also Increase Sexual Pleasure!
TweetRemember that awesome microbicide gel that was found to be 39% effective in reducing HIV but was facing funding difficulties? The gel contains the drug tenofovir, an antiretroviral drug used widely in the treatment of HIV, and is designed to be used vaginally both before and after penile-vaginal penetration. HIV and women’s groups were hailing [...]
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Nearly Every Woman Living with HIV/AIDs in Brazil has Suffered Violence
TweetVia Akimbo, a new report issued by the non-governmental organization Gestos highlights the disturbing link between HIV/AIDS and violence against women; according to the study, 97.5% of Brazilian women with HIV have suffered some type of violence throughout their lives, with 79.2% of cases occurring before the diagnosis of HIV. The report examines the problem [...]
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Quick hit: New Nigerian law would criminalize merely supporting gays and lesbians