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Battling AIDS stigma in Morocco's religious heartlands

"I don't have anything," said Asmaa with a sigh as she stepped out of the mobile clinic offering free AIDS tests in Sale, a conservative city in Morocco where the veiled young woman lives.

HIV & AIDS created Mar 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malawi gets 1,000 new HIV infections a week

AIDS-ravaged Malawi, where over a tenth of the population is HIV positive, records on average 1,000 new cases weekly, a top government official said Saturday.

HIV & AIDS created Feb 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Has the 'Golden Age' of global health funding come to an end?

Despite dire predictions in the wake of the economic crisis, donations to health projects in developing countries appear to be holding steady, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation ...

Health created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

France told to hike prices to stub out smoking

France's efforts to stub out smoking have been a complete failure, a spending watchdog said Thursday in a damning report that warned only sustained price hikes will curb the country's love affair with Gauloises and Gitanes.

Health created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US approves 1st rapid, take-home HIV test (Update)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to check themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Advocates: HIV prevention pill could save lives

(AP) -- A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it.

HIV & AIDS created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Negative view of foreign aid for health is based on flawed analysis: experts

The evidence underlying the current widely-held view that foreign aid for health in a recipient country leads to a displacement or diversion of government funds from that country's health sector is unreliable and should not ...

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ukraine urged to step up AIDS fight

(AP) -- The head of a global health fund on Monday urged Ukraine to step up its efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Europe's largest.

HIV & AIDS created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1