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Global: World AIDS Day 2008, Children and AIDS

01 Dec

Posted by Jim as Human Rights

A new report entitled ‘Children and AIDS: Third Stocktaking Report, 2008’ is advocating for increased HIV testing for newborns as young as six-weeks-old.
“The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is not only effective, but also a human right,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot.
The report jointly prepared by UNICEF, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS [...]

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Global: World AIDS Day 2008, AIDS Outlook 2009

01 Dec

Posted by Jim as Human Rights

Global facts and figures on AIDS

An estimated 33.0 million [30.3 – 36.1 million] people living with HIV worldwide.
2.7 million [2.2 million to 3.2 million] people newly infected in 2007.
2.0 million [1.8 million – 2.3 million] people died of AIDS in 2007.

A new report, ‘AIDS Outlook‘, by UNAIDS calls on countries to realign HIV prevention programmes [...]

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World AIDS Day: Protect and Respect, Address Needs of Drug Users

28 Nov

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Governments around the world should adopt and expand needle and syringe exchange programs and effective drug dependency treatment as part of their efforts to address HIV among people who use drugs, Human Rights Watch said , ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1.
“HIV epidemics around the world are being driven by lack of access [...]

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