International news
Oct 25, 2016FAQ on the 2017-2019 Funding CycleThe Global Fund - "The allocation-based funding model remains largely unchanged for the 2017-2019 funding cycle. Eligible countries will receive a communication on their allocation amount in December 2016 and will be able to access new funding over the 2017-2019 period. |
Oct 06, 2016A new meta-analysis of PrEP use suggests that men who rely on PrEP have higher rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis.AIDS2016 - "The jury is still out whether taking PrEP, which drastically reduces the risk of becoming HIV positive during condomless sex, leads to higher rates of other STIs. |
Oct 07, 2016Women’s bodily integrity: linking criminalisation of abortion and criminalisation of HIVThe Lancet Global Health Blog - On Sept 28, was the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion. This day was declared by the women’s health movement in 1990, and attention to the lack of access to safe and legal abortion has remained at the forefront of debate worldwide. (Blog by Susana T Fried a Visiting Fellow at the Yale University Global Health Justice Partnership.) |
Oct 11, 2016The HIV/AIDS situation in India, and how the new Bill will protect victimsThe Indian Express - "More than two years after it was introduced in Rajya Sabha, a revised draft of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, which makes discriminating against a person living with HIV/AIDS a punishable offence, was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. How will it change things in India’s HIV/AIDS situation? |
Oct 06, 2016Russia faces HIV epidemic with 1 million positive cases; Kremlin blames moral lapsesABC- "Russia has reached a shocking milestone, with over 1 million people officially registered with HIV. |
Sep 28, 2016Malawi villagers embrace HIV self-testingWHO - "Malawi has one of the highest HIV rates, with an estimated 1 in 10 people living with HIV. Most of those people living with HIV remain unaware of their status. According to the Malawi Ministry of Health, only 1 in 3 Malawians were tested for HIV in 2015. |