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May 28, 2018

HIV/AIDS community divided over allegations about UNAIDS

The Lancet - "Although terms of reference were agreed for an Independent Expert Panel on harassment, the controversy continues to divide the HIV/AIDS community. John Zarocostas reports.

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May 26, 2018

Alliance denounces absence of community at WHA event on HIV prevention

www.aidsalliance.org - "Today, at the World Health Assembly, a high-level ministerial event reviewed the global progress being made on HIV prevention. UNAIDS also released a progress report tracking ‘Implementation of the HIV Prevention 2020 Road Map’, following the agreement by fast track countries to revisit prevention targets in October 2017.

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May 17, 2018

France to Host Global Fund Replenishment Conference

The Global Fund, GENEVA – "The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria expressed tremendous appreciation for President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to host the next Global Fund replenishment conference in France in 2019.

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May 13, 2018

Global Fund Board Strengthens Sustainability and Domestic Financing

The Global Fund, SKOPJE, 10 May 2018 - "The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, at its 39th Board meeting, highlighted the importance of strengthening sustainability and supporting successful transition to domestic financing to build long-term solutions and achieve greater health security.

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May 28, 2018

HIV drug shortage puts hundreds of thousands of lives at risk in Uganda

The Guardian - "Scarcity of antibiotic Septrin drives fears of weakened immunity among patients, setting back efforts to end Aids by 2030.

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May 09, 2018

Advocating for zero discrimination in health-care settings in Kenya

UNAIDS - "Like many women in sub-Saharan Africa, women in Kenya are disproportionately affected by HIV. In 2016, 34 000 adult women became newly infected with HIV, compared with 22 000 adult men, and adult women accounted for 910 000 of the 1.6 million people living with HIV in the country.

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