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Outcomes and prognosis
US: HIV Care, Outcomes Getting Better

People living with HIV in the U.S. may be doing better at getting treatment and controlling their virus, researchers reported.

Published
05 September 2012
From
MedPage Today
Young people
HIV awareness 'drops off radar'

Sexual health experts and leading HIV charities say not enough is being done to raise awareness of the dangers of the virus for young people in the UK.

Published
07 August 2012
From
BBC Health
Epidemiology
Rate Of New Infection Is Beginning To Level Off In The Nation With The World's Highest Prevalence Of HIV

The results from a nationally representative HIV incidence study in Swaziland indicate that the national rate of new HIV infections is 2.38% among adults ages 18-49. This figure, comparable to the 2009 UNAIDS estimate of 2.66% for Swaziland adults ages 15-49, suggests that the HIV epidemic in Swaziland may have begun to stabilize in the past few years.

Published
31 July 2012
From
HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
HIV prevention policy
UN Secretary-General appoints Michel Kazatchkine as his Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The United Nations has announced the appointment of Michel Kazatchkine as the Secretary-General’s new Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, one of only two regions in the world where HIV is continuing to grow.

Published
23 July 2012
From
UNAIDS
Access to medicines and treatment
Africa: South Africa Expands ARV Treatment

South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says there has been an increase in the number of people receiving free antiretroviral treatment, with 20% more people living with HIV having been put on treatment between 2010 and 2011.

Published
20 July 2012
From
AllAfrica
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
'Urgent action' needed if sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate child HIV infection

UNAids report highlights six countries in region in danger of failing to meet UN target of cutting child HIV infections by 90%.

Published
19 July 2012
From
The Guardian
Access to medicines and treatment
UNAIDS: Africans with HIV more likely to get ARVs than Eastern Europeans

UNAIDS says that international efforts are on target to deliver antiretroviral treatment to 15 million people by 2015, but people eligible for treatment are much more likely

Published
18 July 2012
By
Keith Alcorn
Access to medicines and treatment
HIV Treatment Now Reaching More Than 6 Million People In Sub-Saharan Africa

More than 100-fold increase in access to HIV treatment in less than a decade. African Union to review roadmap to increase access to medicines and ensure sustainable financing. For the second year in a row, an additional 1.1 million people in sub-Saharan Africa received antiretroviral therapy, reaching a total of 6.2 million people across the region in 2011.

Published
12 July 2012
From
HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Access to medicines and treatment
Botswana's 'Stunning Achievement' Against AIDS

Botswana has one of the most comprehensive and effective HIV treatment programs in Africa. Transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their fetuses and newborn babies has been brought down to just 4 percent. Roughly 95 percent of Botswana citizens who need the medications are on them.

Published
09 July 2012
From
NPR
Epidemiology
HIV in Libya: New evidence and evolving response

The HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in the Libyan capital Tripoli is at an alarming 87% according to the results from bio-behavioral surveys conducted by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine with the support of the European Union.

Published
29 June 2012
From
UNAIDS
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