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  • WHO upholds guidance on hormonal contraceptive use and HIV
    World Health Organization | 18 hours ago

    WHO has concluded, on the advice of its Guidelines Review Committee, that women living with HIV or at high risk of HIV can safely continue to use hormonal contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. The recommendation follows a thorough review of evidence about links between hormonal contraceptive use and HIV acquisition.

  • Contraception
    HIV warning to women using injectable contraception
    The Guardian | 20 hours ago

    Women who rely on injectable contraception are being strongly advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to also use condoms to protect them against the increased risk of HIV infection.

  • Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
    Kenya: HIV Positive Girl Sues Paper Over Disclosure of Her Status
    AllAfrica | 21 hours ago

    A HIV positive underage girl has sued a children's home and a media house for allegedly disclosing her status without consent and violating her rights to privacy.

  • Finance and funding
    Proposed Cuts to President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Would Prevent 500,000 People from Starting on Life-saving HIV Treatment
    Treatment Action Group | 22 hours ago

    “This senselessly harsh budget will directly contribute to millions of preventable illnesses and deaths among people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and TB in the U.S. and around the world.” said Mark Harrington, Executive Director of TAG, “Why does President Obama want to turn his back on the most effective, life-saving global health and development program in history?"

  • Vaccines
    Results for viral load on Vacc-4x
    Bionor Pharma | 16 February 2012

    With final review of phase IIb viral load data completed, researchers confirm statistically significant reduction of HIV viral load on Vacc-4x compared to placebo

  • Global health initiatives
    The next World Bank president: Bill Clinton?
    The Guardian | 16 February 2012

    Former US president Bill Clinton could be the transformative leader to replace Robert Zoellick as head of the World Bank.

  • Human rights
    Uganda: government raid on LGBT rights workshop
    Amnesty International | 16 February 2012

    A Ugandan cabinet minister on Tuesday raided a workshop run by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Entebbe, prompting Amnesty International to call on the government to end its outrageous harassment of people involved in lawful activities.

  • Effective treatment for all patients in Ukraine– the main goal of UCAB by 2015.
    Ukrainian Community Advisory Board | 16 February 2012

    “Ukrainian health care policy is extremely week and corrupt today – said Dmytro Sherembey, the UCAB Chair. – The only possibility to ensure effective treatment for all Ukrainian patients is to totally change the system by uniting the efforts of activists, pharmaceutical business and state bodies’ representatives.  We made a decision to focus our activities on 4 most dangerous diseases: HIV/AIDS, HCV, TB and cancer, where the first two are prioritized."

  • Cellular aging increases risk of heart attack and early death
    Eurekalert Medicine & Health | 16 February 2012

    Every cell in the body has chromosomes with so-called telomeres, which are shortened over time and also through lifestyle choices such as smoking and obesity. Researchers have long speculated that the shortening of telomeres increases the risk of heart attack and early death. Now a large-scale population study in Denmark involving nearly 20,000 people shows that there is in fact a direct link, and has also given physicians a future way to test the actual cellular health of a person.

  • Behaviour change interventions
    Sex Ed Not Reducing Birthrates in Conservative States
    Poz magazine news | 16 February 2012

    Despite the presence of sex education courses, U.S. states with high degrees of conservatism and religiosity have above-average adolescent birthrates, according to a Washington University in St. Louis study reported by LiveScience.

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Updated UK PEP guidance

PEP guidelines for the UK have been revised to take account of undetectable viral load.

State of primary care survey

HealthHIV survey shows that care providers in the US are struggling to cope with rising patient numbers.

HIV-positive healthcare workers

The Department of Health has opened a consultation on possible changes to its policy on the employment of people with HIV.

HIV drug prescribing

The NHS in London has changed the way HIV drugs are prescribed.

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