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Feb 01, 2017Trump's Global Gag Rule May Have Terrible Impact On HIV/AIDS PatientsSELF - "It can undo years of progress in the war on HIV/AIDS. You’ve probably heard at some point this week about the global gag rule that Donald Trump signed on Monday. The rule bans U.S. funds from going toward international health organizations that provide abortions or that even mention abortion as a family planning option, even though American money already wasn't paying for abortion-related services. |
Jan 12, 2017HIV infections in Russia reach record-high and account for almost two-thirds of new cases in EuropeIndependent - "Two-thirds of all new HIV cases in Europe are being recorded in just one country – Russia. More than a million Russians now live with the virus and that number is expected to nearly double in the next decade, in what has been called Europe's HIV epidemic. |
Jan 03, 2017Cure For HIV, AIDS Coming Soon? Bill Gates Invests $140M In Company Creating Infection-Prevention Implantnternational Business Times - "The Microsoft founder has been steadily backing medical research for years with his and his wife’s Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a global organization supporting worldwide activism and access to healthcare and education. Gates' latest investment in a biopharmaceutical tech company based in Boston could yield one of the largest revelations in HIV research yet — with a single, tiny drug pump that can be implanted underneath the skin. |
Dec 10, 2016The Success Of HIV Treatment Is Increasing The Risk Of Drug-ResistanceHuffington Post - "Global health agencies are succeeding in getting more people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, a combination of drugs that suppress the virus to undetectable levels in the blood and reduce the risk of transmission to another person. |
Dec 10, 2016World AIDS Day 2016: Lessons for reversing inequality by Mark Goldring, Oxfam UK Executive DirectorGlobal Health Check - "Today is World AIDS Day, a day to celebrate the many lives saved and to remember the many lost to the HIV virus. Importantly it is a day to reflect on what we have learnt from working to address the inequality challenges of the HIV epidemic. This is particularly critical for civil society, and others, working to reverse inequality. I will focus here on 4 lessons: |
Dec 10, 2016Is global health industry too self-serving in the fight against AIDS?Humanosphere - "Washington state’s global health community is a recognized leader in the fight against many diseases of poverty including HIV/AIDS. No question about that. The question is whether our region’s leadership, the way we choose to fight the pandemic, is actually doing more for us than the people we claim to be helping. |