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Vancouver selected to host the 8 th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015)

The world’s largest international open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 19 to 22 July 2015

Published
24 May 2013
From
International AIDS Society
Finance and funding
Tell the European Commission to recommit itself to fighting against HIV/AIDS, TB, Hepatitis and other STDs

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation Europe is distributing an online sign-on petition - "EU - no retreat on AIDS!" - urging the European Commission to renew its commitment to funding for HIV.

Published
24 May 2013
From
AHF Europe
TB services
US: TB programs affected by isoniazid shortage

A shortage of isoniazid interfered with patient care and may contribute to the spread of tuberculosis in the United States, according to a report by the CDC. “Interruptions in the supply of second-line anti-TB medications have been ongoing in the United States for several years,” the researchers wrote in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “But since November 2012, TB control programs have experienced the first sustained generalized supply interruption of a first-line anti-TB medication.”

Published
24 May 2013
From
Healio
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
US: Blue Cross To Allow HIV/AIDS Patients to "Opt-Out" of Mandatory Mail-Order Rx Drug Program

Anthem Blue Cross patients with HIV/AIDS may "opt-out" of a program that would have required them to obtain their medications by mail order under a settlement announced today by Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas LLC. Blue Cross members who opt-out can continue purchasing such medications at a retail pharmacy.

Published
24 May 2013
From
PR Newswire (press release)
UK health services
Small fall in new HIV diagnoses in London, but rate of new diagnoses among gay men continues to increase

There was a modest fall in the number of new HIV diagnoses in London in 2011, new figures show. A total of 2637 new diagnoses were made

Published
24 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
UK health services
NHS England: Clinical Reference Group for HIV

The Clinical Reference Group (CRG) for HIV will be a key component in the delivery of HIV treatment and care, and will be the main source of clinical advice to NHS England as it moves forward in its direct commissioning role for specialised services. In this month’s eFeature Dr Simon Barton, Clinical Director & Consultant Physician HIV/Genitourinary Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Chair of the HIV CRG, gives an update on progress in establishing the HIV CRG and looks at the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Published
23 May 2013
From
MEDFASH
Access to medicines and treatment
Rwandan health minister hits back at critics of drug company deal

Adam Green's piece voiced concerns about Merck's HPV programme serving as "market priming to create the conditions for adoption". From Rwanda's view, the jury is in: with more women dying of cervical cancer than in childbirth worldwide, the market is quite primed and demand readily apparent. Supply of the HPV vaccine and many other tools of modern medicine, on the other hand, remains in doubt for those who need them most.

Published
23 May 2013
From
The Guardian
HIV prevention policy
The LGB&T Public Health Outcomes Framework Companion Document

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Public Health Outcomes Framework Companion Document is a resource for all those commissioning and delivering healthcare services in order to support the delivery of an equitable public health system. It has been developed to increase understanding of LGB&T health and make sure that the public health system tackles inequality related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Published
23 May 2013
From
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation
UK health services
Wales: HIV patients are at risk of being identified because of new prescribing system

HIV patients who are forced to report to hospital every month for a prescription could be forced into a situation where they have to reveal their condition to an employer.

Published
23 May 2013
From
Wales Online
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Michel Sidibé: AIDS-Free Future Means Fighting Homophobia

With May 17 marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, IPS spoke with Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, about how discrimination affects efforts to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, how that fight is moving forward, and the post-2015 development agenda.

Published
23 May 2013
From
Inter Press Service
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