Showing 23,074 news articles about HIV & criminal law

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Some countries have used the criminal law to prosecute people living with HIV who have – or are believed to have – put others at risk of acquiring HIV. Some countries’ laws criminalise people who do not disclose their HIV status to sexual partners as well as actual cases of HIV transmission.   

HIV testing policies & guidelines

‘Opt-out’ testing for HIV and hep C is seen as coercive by many prisoners

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AVERT
15 June 2018
Adherence

'Emotional closeness’ key to successful HIV treatment support

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AVERT
15 June 2018
Epidemiology & behaviour

‘Out’ vs. ‘hidden’ – how HIV transmission patterns differ in men who have sex with men

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AVERT
13 June 2018
PrEP

“We do not have a say in the matter of condom use”: pregnant women in South Africa offer their view on PrEP

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AVERT
25 May 2018
Child developmental issues

Children born with HIV on treatment experience next-to-no developmental set-backs at the age of 5

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AVERT
25 May 2018
Circumcision

The girl effect: how teenage boys are likely to listen to girls over VMMC

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AVERT
16 May 2018
Health services & systems

HIV response in Nigeria buckles under pressure of continued conflict with Boko Haram

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AVERT
5 May 2018
Young people

First global comparison reveals stark health inequalities among adolescents born with HIV.

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AVERT
27 April 2018
Adherence

Violence a major driver for teens not taking their HIV treatment

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AVERT
6 April 2018
PrEP

New research explores the reasons men stop taking PrEP

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AVERT
29 March 2018
Women

Cash transfers reduce risk of intimate partner violence for young girls in South Africa

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AVERT
8 March 2018
PrEP

‘PrEP Brazil’ a success for gay men and trans women

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AVERT
28 February 2018
Experiences of stigma

Strong link found between gay-related stigma and HIV prevalence in Nigeria

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AVERT
23 February 2018
Global health initiatives

UNAIDS launches Health Innovation Exchange to connect innovations in health to country needs and investments

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UNAIDS press release
21 May 2019
TB transmission & prevention

UNAIDS reports mixed progress towards reaching the 2020 target of reducing TB deaths among people living with HIV by 75%

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UNAIDS press release
25 March 2019
Epidemiology

New survey results indicate that Nigeria has an HIV prevalence of 1.4%

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UNAIDS press release
14 March 2019
Combatting stigma

UNAIDS urges action to change discriminatory laws in order to restore dignity and respect and save lives

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UNAIDS press release
1 March 2019
Epidemiology

UNAIDS, UNICEF and WHO urge countries in western and central Africa to step up the pace in the response to HIV for children and adolescents

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UNAIDS press release
16 January 2019
HIV testing programmes & uptake

UNAIDS teams up with Google and Makhulu Media to release virtual reality educational films about HIV testing

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UNAIDS press release
20 November 2018
Epidemiology

UNAIDS warns that progress is slowing and time is running out to reach the 2020 HIV targets

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UNAIDS press release
18 July 2018
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Six Caribbean territories and states eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

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UNAIDS press release
19 December 2017
Access to healthcare

UNAIDS announces nearly 21 million people living with HIV now on treatment

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UNAIDS press release
20 November 2017
Global health targets

UNAIDS calls to quicken the pace of action to end AIDS

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UNAIDS press release
22 September 2017
TB transmission & prevention

UNAIDS warns that countries will miss the 2020 target of reducing HIV-associated TB deaths by 75% unless urgent action is taken

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UNAIDS press release
27 March 2017