September 7, 2016 How counting helps: the HIV/AIDS model The CDC documented the first AIDS cases in 1981.
September 6, 2016 HIV-positive Ugandan women complain of forced sterilization in government hospitals Ida, 29, was six months pregnant when she suddenly felt abdominal pains and went to a government hospital in Kampala.
September 2, 2016 South Africa to give free HIV treatment to all infected South Africa said Thursday it will now provide free treatment to all people infected with HIV, regardless of the condition of their immune system.
August 29, 2016 Glaxo bets it can shake up HIV treatment GlaxoSmithKline PLC is pinning the future of its HIV business on an audacious bet: upending the decades-old treatment strategy that has turned a fatal illness into a chronic condition.
August 17, 2016 China's condom policies to prevent HIV fail to protect sex workers: research BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Chinese police cracking down on sex workers routinely look for condoms as evidence of illegal activity, hindering efforts to prevent the spread of HIV among sex workers, one of the biggest at-risk groups in the country, experts said.
August 17, 2016 Stigma 'killing' South Africans living with HIV Tania has to shout to be heard over music blasting out of a brothel in downtown Durban, South Africa, where dozens of sex workers slouch in chairs under the red glow of the bar or lean against walls as they wait for clients.
August 9, 2016 Record new HIV cases in Philippines prompt call for action JAKARTA — The Philippines has posted a record number of new HIV infections, prompting campaigners to call on authorities to step up efforts to battle the potentially deadly disease.
August 2, 2016 Action needed as decline in HIV cases stalls, AIDS agency says Global efforts to prevent the spread of HIV infection must be stepped up after a long-term decline in the number of new cases in adults stalled, the United Nations AIDS agency warned on Tuesday.
August 1, 2016 Meet Nigeria's curious Cupid— matchmaking for HIV patients looking for love Sitting in his dimly-lit office in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, surrounded by files and boxes of condoms, matchmaker Ugochukwu Michael talks passionately about the part he has played in the marriages of around 100 couples in recent years.
July 26, 2016 US opens door to a change in blood donation policy for gay men The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened the door on Tuesday to a change in its blood donor deferral recommendations, which currently prohibit donations from gay men for a year following their last sexual encounter in order to reduce the risk of transmitting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
