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Beijing reported 501 new HIV/AIDS cases in the first five months this year, an 21.9 percent increase over the same period last year, local health officials said Thursday.
A household survey in Cambodia found an HIV prevalence of 0.6%, and found that infection was more common in urban areas and in wealthier households, researchers report in the July 17 th edition of AIDS . A number of the findings support the hypothesis that the majority of infections in men are related to buying sex and that most women are infected by their husbands.
Kenya Seeking Agents To Manage Health Donor Funds Kenya's health ministry is looking to appoint agents to manage funds from the CDC - "a key donor to the health sector" - and other donors, Business Daily/allAfrica.com reports.
Source: IRIN As Kenya prepares its third National AIDS Strategic Plan, several high-risk groups are calling on the government to give them more say in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Former Portland High School math teacher Sandy Binkley and husband Doug sit together with their hands clasped in unity. They are the picture of a thirty-something couple from an outskirt town. Their gold jewelry is modest; their business casual attire freshly pressed.
Washington — With women now comprising 61 percent of all people infected with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, international donors, governments and advocacy organisations are looking more closely at the connections between HIV/AIDS and gender inequality.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two Indiana University surveys suggest that vibrator use during sexual encounters is common among American men and women and is linked to better sexual health.
Source: IRIN AIDS activists have reported that public health facilities in South Africa's Free State Province are experiencing serious shortages of condoms, with some clinics reporting complete stockouts.
JOHANNESBURG, 6 July 2009 (IRIN) - AIDS activists have reported that public health facilities in South Africa's Free State Province are experiencing serious shortages of condoms, with some clinics reporting complete stockouts.
Talk about patient money. It took The Female Health Company, a Chicago-based maker of female condoms, almost 20 years to turn a profit.
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