Global Challenges - IRIN/Plus News Examines HIV/AIDS Services in Zimbabwe Following Economic Crisis IRIN/Plus News on Monday examined services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe following an economic crisis in the country. According to IRIN/Plus News, HIV/AIDS programs have 'weathered' the economic crisis better than other health programs because of support from donors such as the Global Fund To F www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=58413

2009-05-12

Public Health & Education - AP/Long Island Newsday Examines New Female Condom Some advocates of the female condom hope that a new version of the product -- which is less expensive and more user-friendly -- will increase use and expand its role as a women-initiated method of protecting against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. The earlie www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=58093

2009-04-20

Across The Nation - District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Prevalence at 3%, Report Says At least 3% of District of Columbia residents are living with HIV/AIDS, greater than the 1% level that constitutes a 'generalized and severe' epidemic, according to a 2008 report to be released Monday by the city's HIV/AIDS Administration, the Washington Post reports. The 2008 study, which updates 2007 data, www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=57485

2009-03-16

Public Health - District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Prevalence at 3%, Report Says At least 3% of District of Columbia residents are living with HIV/AIDS, greater than the 1% level that constitutes a 'generalized and severe' epidemic, according to a 2008 report to be released Monday by the city's HIV/AIDS Administration, the Washington Post reports. The 2008 study, which updates 2007 data, www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=5&DR_ID=57491

2009-03-16

Global Challenges - European Commission Pledges To Increase Support for HIV/AIDS Efforts in Southern Africa The European Commission plans to increase support for efforts to prevent HIV transmission in southern Africa, Alessandro Mariani, the European Union's ambassador to Malawi and chair of the E.C.'s regional HIV/AIDS group, said Thursday, AFP/Google.com reports. Mariani spoke at the conclusion of a two-day meet www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=57459

2009-03-13

Global Challenges - Washington Post Examines Program in India To Promote Safer-Sex Messages The Washington Post on Monday examined a project in India in which health workers 're-spin' safer-sex messages to emphasize the pleasure-related benefits of such practices. The initiative was launched by Anne Philpott, founder of the Pleasure Project. According to the Post, Philpott began the program after p www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=57224

2009-03-02

Global Challenges - Decline in Zimbabwe's Health System Could Spur Increase in HIV/AIDS Cases, MSF Report Says Zimbabwe could face several public health crises, including an increase in HIV/AIDS cases, as a result of a recent cholera epidemic and the country's deteriorating health system, Medecins Sans Frontieres said Tuesday in a report, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports. According to MSF, one in five people in Zimba www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=57045

2009-02-19

Science & Medicine - Starting HAART Earlier Might Reduce Mortality Rates, Study Says Earlier detection of HIV and initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy might help reduce high mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study recently presented at the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Montreal, Canada, Reuters reports. Martin Brinkhof of th www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=56930

2009-02-12

Science & Medicine - Experimental Microbicide Shows Small Level of Protection Against HIV for Women, Study Presented at CROI Indicates Research has shown 'a small amount of protection from a vaginal gel that acts by binding up the AIDS virus and preventing it from invading cells,' according to a study presented Monday at the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Montreal, Canada, the Washington Post reports (Brown, www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=56878

2009-02-10

Global Challenges - Decline in Zimbabwe's Health System, Increased Focus on Cholera Exacerbating HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Report Says The decline in Zimbabwe's health care system and increased focus on cholera and other diseases are exacerbating the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic, according to a report released last week by Physicians for Human Rights, the Cape Times reports.According to the report, titled 'Health in the Ruins: A Man-Made Cri www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=56517

2009-01-21