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Injecting drug use
New HIV Epidemic Looms over Romania

New HIV infections among Romanian drug users have grown exponentially over the past couple of years. International and national groups working for HIV prevention expect the emerging epidemic to expand over the next years, despite causes for the rise in cases being relatively easy to pin down.

Published
30 November 2012
From
Inter Press Service
Relationships and feelings
UGANDA: Profiles of infidelity, HIV vulnerability

Married or cohabiting couples are at a higher risk of HIV infection in Uganda than their single counterparts, with some studies finding that as many as 65 percent of new infections occur in long-term relationships. The prevailing culture, a hybrid of traditional mores and more modern, western values, accepts - even expects - men, and increasingly women, to have a "side dish" - a euphemism for a sexual affair.

Published
30 November 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Epidemiology
HIV and AIDS in the European Union, 2011

In 2011, a total of 28,038 new HIV diagnoses were reported by European Union and European Economic Area countries. The annual rate of HIV diagnoses does not show clear signs of decrease and HIV continues to be concentrated in selected populations such as men who have sex with men and injecting drug users, and a high proportion reported as late presenters. Despite effective and available antiretroviral treatment, the number of AIDS cases increased in a few countries.

Published
30 November 2012
From
Eurosurveillance
Young people
Very high rates of HIV infection among gay/bisexual male youths in the United States

Over a quarter of new HIV infections in the US involve young people aged between 13 and 24, investigators report in the November 27th edition of MMWR

Published
29 November 2012
By
Michael Carter
Finance and funding
ONE Foundation: AIDS fighting spirit flagging, will miss 2015 targets

The world has lost momentum in the fight against the AIDS epidemic, with millions of new people infected last year, the ONE foundation said in a report given on Tuesday.

Published
28 November 2012
From
Reuters
Young people
Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth

More than half of young people in the United States infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are not aware of it, according to a new report by government health officials that zeroes in on one of the remaining hot spots of HIV.

Published
28 November 2012
From
Reuters
Epidemiology and behaviour
As world makes progress on HIV, Ukraine struggles

Despite the number of people globally infected with HIV stabilizing, the deadly virus is still spreading with immense speed in Ukraine, with about 50 new cases registered every day.

Published
23 November 2012
From
Kyiv Post
HIV prevention policy
Indonesia’s health minister shocked by her own failure

UNAIDS chief Michel Sidebe was in Jakarta just a couple of months ago. What did he talk about? Not the gay men, junkies, waria, rent boys and clients of hookers that make up four fifths of the Indonesian epidemic (the majority of other cases being in female sex wokers). No, he talked about the importance of protecting innocent women and babies through sexual education for young people, most of whom are at practically zero risk.

Published
23 November 2012
From
The Wisdom of Whores
Epidemiology and behaviour
PHILIPPINES: Social media link to rising HIV among MSM

Social media, coupled with prevailing unsafe sexual practices, is driving up levels of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM), health experts warn.

Published
21 November 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Epidemiology and behaviour
Despite progress, HIV efforts fall short

Record progress in reducing the number of new HIV infections and lowering the numbers of people dying from AIDS-related causes indicate that the end of AIDS is "entirely feasible". But the epidemic is not over in any part of the world, and is gaining pace in some.

Published
20 November 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
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