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05/01/2010. The United Nations praised the United States and South Korea on Monday for lifting travel bans on people with HIV and urged 57 other countries with travel restrictions to end them quickly.. more...
01/10/09. The World AIDS Day theme for the UK is 'TOGETHER WE CAN!' and it will be promoted throughout the UK in the lead up to 1st December. This UK theme has been developed from the official global theme of 'Universal Access and Human Rights', and it examines the reality of HIV and the need for a collaborative effort to end HIV-related stigma and discrimination.. more...
03/07/09. In a recent meeting between the World AIDS Campaign (WAC), UNAIDS and the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the official theme for World AIDS Day 2009 was announced.. more...
12/05/09. Too many young people are unaware of the risks of HIV, Unicef has warned. . more...
25/03/09. A new study says a good education can help slow the spread of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The study says it acts as a social vaccine against the disease.. more...
10/09/08. Leadership is the official theme for World AIDS Day 2008 and will be promoted by thousands of organisations throughout the UK and around the globe in the lead-up to 1st December this year.. more...
28/07/08. A new report, published by UK AIDS and Human Rights Project, denounces HIV-related human rights violations by the UK government.. more...
25/07/08. HIV-infected patients in high-income countries are living 13 years longer thanks to improvements in medication, university research suggests.. more...
23/07/08. To expand and strengthen the role of the workplace in the global response to HIV, the International Labour Organization (ILO), which is a cosponsor of UNAIDS, has recently launched a process to adopt a new international labour standard that sets out basic principles and rights at work.. more...
19/05/08. Advice on emotions and relationships should be made a compulsory part of sex education in schools, the United Kingdom's children's charity NSPCC says. . more...
07/05/08. More than 15 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents to AIDS – equivalent to the number of people living in New York, Paris and Rome combined.. more...
13/03/08. Last week saw the much-anticipated cinematic release of what is set to be this year's most heart-warming documentary. . more...
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28/01/08. A new class of drug for people with HIV is being introduced in Britain today, having been described by researchers as a huge step forward in treating the deadly infection.. more...
21/01/08. National health ministers, public health leaders and HIV/AIDS experts have convened at the first ever international conference on task shifting to scale up access to HIV/AIDS treatment and, at the same time, expand the global health workforce.. more...
The countdown to World AIDS Day 2007 is on, and with just a few weeks to go before 1st December are you ready to maximise awareness-raising impact in your community?. more...
11/10/07. A survey conducted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has found a worrying level of ignorance and complacency about HIV among young people in the UK. . more...
01/10/07. Donors at last week's Global Fund meeting provided initial pledges to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria worth US$9.7 billion over three years.. more...
01/09/07. The official theme for World AIDS Day 2007 is 'Leadership' and the Global AIDS Rainbow Trust (GAR) will shortly be unveiling an exciting new range of resources aimed at raising awareness throughout the UK and around the world.. more...
06/07/07. Brazil has accepted an offer from a manufacturer of an important anti-Aids drug to cut its price by around 30%. . more...
07/06/07. South Africa's third National AIDS Conference opened in Durban on Tuesday with expressions of cautious optimism that the national response to the epidemic had a better chance of succeeding than ever before.. more...
06/06/07. A new study shows that AIDS may be killing elected officials in some southern African countries faster than they can be replaced. . more...
22/05/07. Only 28 percent of the 7.1 million people estimated to be in need of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are receiving the life-prolonging medication, with "far greater action" needed to meet international commitments on access, according to a United Nations report released on Monday. . more...
14/05/07. Lack of training is preventing practice nurses from delivering crucial sexual health and contraception advice, a survey has revealed.. more...
25/04/07. With more than 18 million children expected to have lost one or both parents to AIDS by 2010, a United Nations-backed alliance has met to discuss the looming crisis of how millions of children orphaned or made vulnerable by the epidemic can build their futures and remain free from infection.. more...
24/04/07. Many university students in the UK lack basic understanding about condoms, a survey suggests. . more...
04/04/07. Changes are needed in the diagnosis and treatment of millions of HIV-infected children, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.. more...
06/03/07. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will team up with UNAIDS, UNICEF and the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 to highlight the situation of children and young people living with and affected by HIV. . more...
27/02/07. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNAIDS Secretariat have welcomed the publication in The Lancet of the detailed findings of two trials undertaken in Kenya and Uganda to determine whether male circumcision has a protective effect against acquiring HIV infection. . more...
13/02/07. The UK public have a worrying lack of knowledge and understanding about sex, a recent survey suggests.. more...
09/02/07. The first large-scale trial of an HIV vaccine is set to begin in South Africa, it has been announced. Three thousand HIV negative men and women who are sexually active will be immunised in the four-year study. . more...
06/02/07. Clinical trials of a microbicide — a gel or cream designed to block the sexual transmission of HIV — have been terminated early for safety reasons, but scientists insist that this must not hinder research into other microbicides.. more...
24/01/07. Three out of four young women in the UK do not believe they are at risk of getting HIV, according to a survey out today.. more...
22/01/07. Just over a year ago, UNICEF, UNAIDS and other partners launched the "Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS" initiative to highlight the missing face of the child in the AIDS response.. more...
27/12/06. Widespread male circumcision could prevent some 1.4 million new HIV infections and 800,000 AIDS deaths in South Africa over the next 20 years, a South African research group said.. more...
01/12/06. Today is the 19th World AIDS Day, the 25th year since the first case of AIDS was identified. . more...
29/11/06. New research says if the world acts now to decisively contain the AIDS pandemic, 28 million lives could be saved by 2030. . more...
23/11/06. The global AIDS epidemic continues to grow and there is concerning evidence that some countries are seeing a resurgence in new HIV infection rates which were previously stable or declining.. more...
16/11/06. A new sexual health campaign is urging sexually active young people to make condoms essential wear when they are out on the "pull." . more...
07/11/06. Over 10 million children from 60 countries worldwide will join a giant simultaneous lesson on HIV and AIDS this World AIDS Day, 1 December. . more...
03/11/06. A spirit of greater openness and unity between government and civil society has emerged from a two-day AIDS congress, signalling a possible end to damaging divisions in South Africa's HIV/AIDS response.. more...
23/10/06. All children in the UK should be taught about contraception in their final year of primary school, a report says. The recommendation, by the Institute for Public Policy Research, comes after its study showed British teenagers are the most sexually active in Europe. . more...
02/10/06. Today in Brussels at an EU HIV/AIDS prevention round table, focussing on safer sex for young people, the Commission released results of the latest Eurobarometer on HIV/AIDS.. more...
11/09/06. NEW YORK, USA – Fútbol Club Barcelona kicked off a new global alliance with UNICEF at a recent press conference in New York. The partnership, benefiting children affected by HIV/AIDS in the developing world, will focus on children in Swaziland during its first year. . more...
17/08/06. UNAIDS, civil society, treatment activists, private sector and governments call for ‘out of the ordinary partnerships’ to intensify HIV prevention efforts.. more...
01/08/06. Our charity partner, the UK AIDS and Human Rights Project, is taking the lead on a new audit of HIV and Human Rights in the UK which will conclude in Spring 2007.. more...
25/07/06. Ongoing rights abuses are undermining efforts to fight the HIV pandemic and threatening the few, hard-won successes, Human Rights Watch have said in a statement a month before the XVI International AIDS Conference opens in Toronto.. more...
17/07/06. Lack of financial and psychosocial support for South African children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS is limiting their access to schooling, healthcare, adequate food and protection from abuse.. more...
13/07/06. A once-a-day HIV treatment combining three drugs in one pill, has been licensed for the first time by the US Food and Drug Administration. . more...
05/07/06. New figures released by the Health Protection Agency show that the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other conditions diagnosed in genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in the UK increased by 3% between 2004 and 2005. However over the same period new cases of gonorrhoea fell by 13%, a substantial decrease for the second successive year.. more...
30/06/06. A new World Bank report on disease and mortality has found that the average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa has fallen by 5 years since the early 1990s.. more...
27/06/06. South Africa's antiretroviral (ARV) roll out is failing its HIV-infected children, a new study has found. . more...
15/06/06. South Africa is one of only seven countries on the African continent where child deaths are rising, reversing a steady drop that began in the mid-1990s.. more...
09/06/06. GAR's partner charity, the UK AIDS and Human Rights Project, has recently published a Shadow Report on the UK Government's implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS.. more...
05/06/06. Today is the 25th anniversary of the first medical report of AIDS. Here is a timeline of an epidemic which has already killed over 25 million and still kills 8,000 every day. . more...
02/06/06. A young South African woman took the podium on the opening day of the General Assembly's high-level meeting on AIDS to address representatives from more than 180 nations. The T-shirt she wore said "HIV Positive." . more...
31/05/06. As “The X Factor: Battle of the Stars” hots up England rugby hero, Matt Stevens, continues to sing his way to glory whilst raising funds for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. . more...
25/05/06. 83 per cent of parents of school-age children think that schools should teach young people about the emotional aspects of sex and relationships as well as the biological facts, according to a new survey commissioned by the Sex Education Forum. more...
09/05/06. To celebrate the launch of our new on-line shopping facility we are offering the very latest HIV and Sexual Health awareness-raising resources at a fraction of the usual price until the 15th June 2006.. more...
08/05/06. National Condom Week takes place from 8th May to 14th May. This event is held every year to highlight the important role condoms play in reducing the risks of sexually transmitted infections.. more...
04/05/06. On World Press Freedom Day (May 3rd), a report by the HIV, AIDS and Gender Baseline, the Media Monitoring Project and Gender Links, said South African media only had 2% coverage on HIV and AIDS issues, although the country has close to 5 million people living with the virus.. more...
27/04/06. A major breakthrough in the fight against HIV may be possible as research into a revolutionary new type of technology known as microbicides - gains momentum. . more...
21/04/06. Nearly 22 percent of teachers in KwaZulu-Natal are infected with HIV, a study has shown.. more...
18/04/06. During the week of 20-26 May, civil society voices from across the world are speaking out to demand a stronger response, more accountability and more resources in the fight against HIV and AIDS.. more...
13/04/06. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched a new five-year plan which aims to reinforce the fight against HIV and AIDS in 10 southern African countries. . more...
07/04/06. Today is World Health Day 2006. World Health Day is celebrated each year on April 7th under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). On this day around the globe, thousands of events mark the importance of health for productive and happy lives. . more...
05/04/06. Every 15 seconds AIDS kills a child's mother or father. There are already more than 15 million orphans around the world. The 7th May is a day calling governments and civil society to take action in caring for all children affected and/or infected with HIV/AIDS.. more...
28/03/06. About 1,800 babies are born with HIV each day because their mothers do not get the drugs they need, the World Health Organisation has warned. . more...
20/03/06. Millions of children whose mothers live with HIV and AIDS are not receiving enough long-term care and support, says a new UK charity report. more...
28/02/06. Teenagers want all secondary schools to have compulsory classes with specialised teachers who can openly discuss sex and relationships, a survey released yesterday shows. . more...
23/02/06. Sexual health clinics are failing to provide a top class local service in England, a report has concluded. . more...
09/02/06. The global response to children affected by HIV and AIDS does not come close to matching the enormity of their rapidly expanding plight.. more...
26/01/06. Reports received by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show that there were 5,560 new HIV diagnoses reported for 2005 so far in the UK. These figures are expected to exceed 7,750 when late reports for the year come in. . more...
26/01/06. The number of people being diagnosed with HIV in Scotland rose to another record high last year.. more...
16/01/06. South Africa's largest ever population-based HIV survey has found around one in six adults aged 15-49 years to be living with the virus. . more...
13/01/06. A foundation run by former US President Bill Clinton has negotiated a deal that will cut the cost of HIV tests and AIDS treatment in developing countries. more...
13/01/06. Local health services were condemned today for failing to make sexual healthcare a priority despite the spiralling rate of sexually transmitted infections. . more...
9/01/06. Peter Busse, one of the first South Africans to openly declare his HIV status, died on Friday.. more...
2005 began with a sad yet significant announcement: Nelson Mandela told the world that his son, Makgatho Mandela, had died of AIDS.. more...
The number of people living with HIV in the UK is now around 58,300, according to a report released today by the Health Protection Agency. . more...
Increased HIV prevention and treatment efforts needed to slow and reverse AIDS epidemic, according to new UNAIDS/WHO report. more...
Unicef has launched a campaign to tackle ignorance about the devastating disease that kills 500,000 youngsters a year.. more...
UNICEF and UNAIDS Launch Global Campaign to Invigorate Action for the Millions of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS. more...
The massive HIV and AIDS campaigns that South African society is constantly bombarded with has no effect on reducing the pandemic's prevalence rate. . more...
When Martin Vosloo told his work colleagues that he was infected with the virus that causes AIDS, some spat in his face and threatened to kill him.. more...
Poverty and gender inequality are hampering South Africa's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, researchers have found.. more...
05/01/2010. The United Nations praised the United States and South Korea on Monday for lifting travel bans on people with HIV and urged 57 other countries with travel restrictions to end them quickly.. more...
01/10/09. The World AIDS Day theme for the UK is 'TOGETHER WE CAN!' and it will be promoted throughout the UK in the lead up to 1st December. This UK theme has been developed from the official global theme of 'Universal Access and Human Rights', and it examines the reality of HIV and the need for a collaborative effort to end HIV-related stigma and discrimination.. more...
03/07/09. In a recent meeting between the World AIDS Campaign (WAC), UNAIDS and the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the official theme for World AIDS Day 2009 was announced.. more...