News tagged with health aid
AIDS kills 28,000 in China in 2011: report
AIDS killed 28,000 people in China last year, and another 48,000 new infections from the HIV virus were discovered in the country, according to an official report on Saturday.
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Jan 21, 2012 |
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UN sees 'massive' fall in South Africa AIDS cases
South Africa, home to the highest number of HIV cases in the world, should see a massive reduction by the end of the decade after a sea-change in government policy, a UNAIDS official said Thursday.
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Jan 19, 2012 |
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Haiti cholera death toll nears 7,000: expert
Nearly 7,000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said Friday.
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Children with HIV/AIDS falling through the cracks of treatment scale-up efforts
Less than one-quarter (23%) of children with HIV/AIDS who need treatment are getting it, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the occasion of World AIDS Day (1 December 2011). Although ...
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Dec 01, 2011 |
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NYC recommends AIDS drugs for any person with HIV
Health officials said Thursday they are recommending that any person living with HIV be offered AIDS drugs as soon as they are diagnosed with the virus, an aggressive move that has been shown to prolong life and stem the ...
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Dec 01, 2011 |
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HIV spreading in Europe, but AIDS cases declining: study
HIV infections continued to rise in Europe in 2010, but thanks to treatment the number of cases of full-blown AIDS has dramatically declined in recent years, according to a report published Wednesday.
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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China to hold first AIDS Walk on Great Wall
China is due to hold its first AIDS Walk -- a fundraising walkathon already popular in the US -- on the Great Wall, organisers said Wednesday, as the nation steps up its fight against the disease.
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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China expects 48,000 new HIV cases this year
(AP) -- China will have about 780,000 people infected with the AIDS virus by the end of this year, state media reported Wednesday, with most having contracted it through heterosexual sex.
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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End to the 30-year war against AIDS in sight
Thirty years, 30 million deaths and 60 million infections after HIV appeared, medical researchers now have the tools to halt the deadly epidemic.
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Nov 29, 2011 |
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Brazil says it has AIDS under control
Brazil said Monday its AIDS epidemic was under control, with a 0.61 percent cut in new cases between 2009 and 2010, although a rise among young homosexuals was a cause for concern.
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Nov 29, 2011 |
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Study finds community counseling reduced the prevalence of TB on a budget
The results of a large-scale community-randomized trial presented at the 42nd World Conference on Lung Health in Lille, France today show that the Zambia-South Africa TB and AIDS Reduction (ZAMSTAR) project reduced the prevalence ...
Oct 30, 2011 |
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New devices like motorcycle ambulances help poor
(AP) -- A bit of creativity never hurts, especially when it comes to solving health problems in developing countries.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Cryptococcus infections misdiagnosed in many AIDS patients
Most AIDS patients, when diagnosed with a fungal infection known simply as cryptococcosis, are assumed to have an infection with Cryptococcus neoformans, but a recent study from Duke University Medical Center suggests that a ...
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Sep 01, 2011 |
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AIDS: New evidence backs circumcision campaign
A campaign to encourage African men to get circumcised to prevent infection by HIV gained a powerful boost Wednesday by three new studies unveiled at the world AIDS forum in Rome.
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Jul 20, 2011 |
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HIV prevention: Drugs even more effective than thought
Using HIV treatment drugs to reduce the risk of spreading the AIDS virus may be even more effective than thought, according to new analysis from a landmark trial presented here on Monday.
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Jul 18, 2011 |
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