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Across The Nation - Washington, D.C., Health Officials, HIV/AIDS Advocates Unite To Launch HIV Testing Campaign
Washington, D.C., health officials, HIV/AIDS advocates and residents on Tuesday rallied at the city's Freedom Plaza to launch the citywide campaign titled 'Come Together D.C., Get Screened for HIV,' emphasizing the importance of HIV testing, the Washington Post reports (Levine/Edwards, Washington Post, 6/28)
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2006-06-28

Across The Nation - Washington, D.C., HIV Testing Campaign Poorly Planned, Lacking in Results, Report Says
Washington, D.C.'s citywide HIV testing campaign has been poorly planned and is lacking in results, according to a report by the DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, the Washington Post reports (Levine, Washington Post, 12/16). District of Columbia health officials and HIV/AIDS advocates in June launched
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2006-12-18

Politics and Policy - Federal Health Plan, Medicare Do Not Cover Routine HIV Screening as Recommended by CDC, Bloomberg Reports
Medicare and federal health care plans that provide coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan do not offer payment for routine HIV screening of people ages 13 to 64 -- a practice that was recommended by CDC in 2006 -- Bloomberg reports. According to Bloomberg, FEHBP provides coverage for 8.5 m
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2008-08-01

Politics & Policy - Florida Bill Strengthening Requirement that Judges Report HIV Test Results of Alleged Sex Offenders Signed Into Law
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Monday signed into law a bill (SB 2158) that will strengthen the rights of alleged victims of sexual assault with respect to HIV notification, the Miami Herald reports. Under existing state law, judges are required to order an HIV test on an alleged sex offender if bodily fluids
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2002-04-24

Opinion - UNAIDS, WHO Should Endorse Voluntary, Routine HIV Testing, Editorial Says
UNAIDS and the World Health Organization 'should move quickly to endorse' routine HIV testing that allows patients to opt out because '[t]heir guidance is followed worldwide and will help rally needed help from outside donors,' a New York Times editorial says. CDC recently released new HIV testing recommenda
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2006-10-13

Public Health & Education - Eliminating Written Consent for HIV Tests Might Increase Testing Rates, Research Letter Says
Eliminating written consent requirements for HIV tests might increase testing rates, according to a research letter published in the March 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, HealthDay News/Washington Post reports. Nicola Zetola of the University of California-San Francisco's Departm
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2007-03-15

Global Challenges - New York Times Profiles Botswana's Routine HIV Testing Policy
The New York Times on Monday profiled the routine HIV testing policy in Botswana, where nearly four in 10 adults are HIV-positive (LaFraniere, New York Times, 6/14). President Festus Mogae in October 2003 announced the HIV testing policy, which provides opt-out HIV tests as part of routine medical checkups i
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2004-06-14

Opinion - Lack of Routine HIV Testing 'Undermines' Progress in Fight Against AIDS, Opinion Piece Says
Routine HIV testing is 'virtually absent' in most countries, and the lack of testing 'undermine[s] overall progress' in the fight against AIDS, Richard Holbrooke, former U.N. ambassador and president of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, and Richard Furman, founder of World Medical Mission, write in
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2004-02-10

Global Challenges - Canadian Medical Association Endorses Universal HIV Testing of Pregnant Women
The Canadian Medical Association on Tuesday endorsed a resolution calling for universal HIV testing of pregnant women, the Canadian Press reports. The resolution, which was endorsed by 97% of voting members attending the group's annual meeting, asks the national and provincial governments to test all pregnan
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2002-08-22

Global Challenges - Genocide Survivor Counselors Providing Testing, Treatment for Rwandan Women Infected With HIV Through Rape
Social workers from genocide survivor associations in Rwanda are providing psychosocial support, HIV testing and antiretroviral treatment to women infected with HIV through rape during the country's 1994 genocide, 'The World' -- a coproduction of BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH Boston -- reports. During the
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2005-09-09