Plan together to score Goals

... partnerships aligned with the health-related MDGs, which focus on neglected tropical diseases, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. While those initiatives remain critical, we must do more, with a specific focus on non-communicable ...

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130924/cleisure/cleisure41.html

UN Reports Dramatic Progress On Reducing New HIV Infections

The rate of new HIV infections fell by one-third over the past decade due to increased spending and effective treatment, the United Nations agency leading the global HIV/AIDS response today reported.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1309/S00377/un-reports-dramatic-progress-on-reducing-new-hiv-infections.htm

Multilateralism-lite Might Miss the Big Picture

... prioritization across the foreign assistance "budget pie". Over the past decade, bilateral spending for global HIV/AIDS through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has quickly become the largest pot of US foreign assistance ...

http://www.cgdev.org/blog/multilateralism-lite-might-miss-big-picture-0

HIV Infections Fall by 33% Overall, 52% Among Children Since 2001, Says UNAIDS

... down by 30% since its peak in 2005, according to a new report released today by UNAIDS. The report also looks at HIV/AIDS funding, legal restrictions on people with HIV, and other challenges to ending the epidemic. Below is an edited excerpt from a ...

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv-epidemiology/4306-hiv-infections-fall-by-33-overall-52-among-children-since-2001-says-unaids

Equatorial Guinea President Leads the Charge for Mans Row Across the Atlantic Ocean

2013-09-22 18:59:04 - Transatlantic row will help fight against HIV/AIDS and build a permanent UN Slave Memorial in New York City. Orient Point, New York (September 22, 2013) - Victor Mooney arrived in Orient Point by the Sea Restaurant and Marina ...

http://www.pr-inside.com/equatorial-guinea-president-leads-the-r3808228.htm

ICAAC 2013: Risk Factors and Screening for HPV Anal Dysplasia

About two-thirds of gay men and one-fifth of women tested in Spain were found to have abnormalities that could progress to anal cancer, and both groups would benefit from more widespread and accurate testing, researchers reported at the 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy this month in Denver.

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv-related-conditions/hiv-cancer/4300-icaac-2013-risk-factors-and-screening-for-hpv-anal-dysplasia-among-hiv-men-and-women

Do HIV+ Pregnant Women on ART Need Intravenous Zidovudine During Delivery?

Intravenous infusion of zidovudine during delivery has been a key component in efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, but it may not offer significantly additional protection for women with undetectable viral load, researchers reported in the September 15, 2013, edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases .

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv-populations/pregnancy-hiv-mtct/4298-do-hiv-pregnant-women-on-art-need-intravenous-zidovudine-during-delivery