Posts Tagged ‘hiv and aids’

The Health Blog normally ignores disease awareness days, weeks and months as pseudo-events designed to drum up media coverage. But a few nuggets pegged to this year’s World AIDS Day (today) seem noteworthy: South Africa will provide free treatment for all HIV-positive infants under age 1 and expand treatment for others including HIV-positive pregnant women, President Jacob Zuma said. The announcement ... Full story

National efforts to combat AIDS, particularly by preventing mother-to-child transmission, are showing positive results, but many HIV and AIDS affected children still struggle to have their basic needs met, according to a report launched today by four United Nations agencies... Go to Source Full story

World AIDS Day is December 1, and with new infections continuing to spread year after year, it is important to raise awareness. Understanding the facts is the key to fighting prejudice and protecting yourself and others when it comes to HIV and AIDS; learn more facts and stats at ... Full story

As memories of the eight-year war fade, the America that older Vietnamese remember, of bombers, guns and Agent Orange, is now represented ... Full story

Researchers conducting clinical trials in Rwanda have concluded that the risk of postnatal transmission is minimal in HIV-positive mothers undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) while breastfeeding. The results of the trials have been published in the current issue of AIDS, the leading journal in the field of HIV and AIDS research. Go ... Full story

Eric Goosby, head of PEPFAR, on Wednesday reemphasized the U.S. commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS globally, the Associated Press reports. Despite concerns by international aid groups that the current economic climate might force HIV/AIDS funding to be scaled back, "Goosby said President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have assured him ... Full story