Lutheran AIDS Network

VIENNA, 19 July 2010 - An underground HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is intensifying at an alarming pace, fueled by drug use, high-risk sexual behavior and high levels of social stigma that discourage people from seeking prevention information and treatment, according to a new report released today by UNICEF.

VIENNA, Austria – Overall support for global AIDS efforts from donor nations flattened in the midst of last year’s global economic crisis, according to a new analysis of 2009 funding levels from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

VIENNA, 16 July 2010— Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the only region where HIV incidence clearly remains on the rise. Early indications are that the number of newly diagnosed HIV cases in 2009 has increased since 2008. Russian Federation has reported an 8% increase in reported cases, Georgia a 10% increase and Belarus a 22% increase.

The Truly Indefensible Part of Obama's AIDS Strategy
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African-Americans number around half the people currently living with HIV or AIDS in the US, despite representing only about 13 percent of the total ...

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P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Motorcyclist who killed 9-year-old is sentenced; Church ...
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... for the family dog so they and their youngest daughter, Cassidy, can work with Children of Grace, a nonprofit that helps children orphaned by HIV or AIDS.

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Today (Tuesday, July 13), the White House will debut the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). At 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), you are invited to watch the live-streaming of the White House briefing on the Strategy and Implementation Plan. The United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Sebelius will take part in that event, as will Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Adviser and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council and Jeff Crowley Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy at the White House.

GENEVA, 13 July 2010 — The new UNAIDS Outlook report outlines a radically simplified HIV treatment platform called Treatment 2.0 that could decrease the number of AIDS-related deaths drastically and could also greatly reduce the number of new HIV infections. Evidence shows that new HIV infections among young people, in the 15 countries most affected by HIV, are dropping significantly as young people embrace safer sexual behaviours.

New York, July 12. Twenty-five community-based organisations representing 17 countries across the globe have won the 2010 Red Ribbon Award.

Support Groups
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A support group for people with HIV or AIDS and their families or loved ones meets 7 pm to 8 pm Thursdays. Phone 256-546-4465. Overeaters Anonymous meets at ...

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CDC estimates that more than one million people are living with HIV in the United States. One in five (21%) of those people living with HIV is unaware of their infection.

On July 7, HHS released guidance for programs interested in implementing, with FY2010 appropriated dollars, syringe services programs (SSPs) for injection drug users (IDUs) as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention program. The term SSP is inclusive of syringe access, disposal, and needle exchange programs, as well as referral and linkage to HIV prevention services, substance abuse treatment, and medical and mental health care.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) is launching a series of five targeted HIV/AIDS communication products for partners. The first products will be published this month and will continue to roll out throughout the summer. These will replace and enhance existing communication tools, such as DHAP News, and will be distributed under the name e-HAP, which stands for electronic HIV/AIDS prevention information system.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works with other federal agencies, state and local health departments, national organizations, community-based organizations, the private sector, and advocates to reduce the spread of HIV in the U.S

Presiding bishop preaches in Brisbane, Australia
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It's very much like the way in which people with HIV or AIDS are still treated in many parts of the world. When the bishops of the Anglican Communion and ...

Presiding bishop preaches in Brisbane, Australia
Episcopal News Service
It's very much like the way in which people with HIV or AIDS are still treated in many parts of the world. When the bishops of the Anglican Communion and ...

Soul searching
BBC News
Eleven per cent of Malawians have HIV or Aids. Alongside the lake - thanks to tourism and related prostitution - the infection rate is thought to be much ...

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Support Groups
Gadsden Times
A support group for people with HIV or AIDS and their families or loved ones meets 7 pm to 8 pm Thursdays. Phone 256-546-4465. Overeaters Anonymous meets at ...

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Troubled times for Malawi's Anglicans
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Eleven per cent of Malawians have HIV or Aids. Alongside the lake - thanks to tourism and related prostitution - the infection rate is thought to be much ...

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The Bishop of Lake Malawi's appointment has led to some controversy
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Eleven per cent of Malawians have HIV or Aids. Alongside the lake - thanks to tourism and related prostitution - the infection rate is thought to be much ...

DAKAR, 7 July 2010 – A memorandum of understanding was signed today by Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, and Yvon Vallières, President of the French Parliamentary Assembly (Assemblée parlementaire de la francophonie or APF), to strengthen the HIV response in francophone countries hardest hit by the HIV epidemic. The signing ceremony took place during the 36th session of the APF, which brings together 300 parliamentarians from francophone countries.