Charities That Help Prevent Aids In Africa

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PEPFAR Helped Prevent More Than One Million AIDS-Related Deaths in Africa, Study Says

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has helped prevent more than one million AIDS-related deaths and reduced AIDS-related mortality by an average of 10.5% annually in 12 African focus countries as more people gained access to... Read more »

Vatican Creates Foundation to Fund HIV/AIDS Charities

The Vatican on Friday announced the establishment of the Good Samaritan Foundation, which aims to channel donations from individual, group and government to Catholic organizations that help people living with HIV/AIDS, especially in Africa, the ... Read more »

Use of Rapid Male Circumcision Tool Will Help Africa Reach HIV Prevention Goals

In order for Rwanda to reach its HIV prevention goals, the country "need[s] to reach two million men in two years to benefit from the protective effect of [voluntary medical male circumcision] in order to achieve this as part of a comprehensive,... Read more »

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African HIV charities

Dear Dr Bob, I'm not worried I've got HIV, I just wanted you advice on HIV charities in Africa. My boyfriend is currently working in Mali and Mauritania (he's a geologist) and he's going to be away on valentine's day...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Helen,I've heard good things about Africare (www.africare.org). They have carried out a variety of HIV/AIDS-related programs in Mali. However, I don't have any personal experience with them yet. My foundation is in the process of... Read more »

Help needed for HIV Education (AIDS DENIALISTS)

Hi Dr Bob,I always read this site and being a regular traveller to Africa i always pass of safe sex info to the locals.I have one gentthere who denies HIV/Aids is real and usually bounces all kind of info at me to back up his claim. Can you please...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I've addressed this topic many times in the past. I'll reprint a few of my comments from the archives below. You can find many more with a simple search. In addition I'll post some articles from AIDS Treatment News that address... Read more »

aids in Africa

How come so many people in Africa have aids?...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

Poor countries,no prevention,no safe sex,no adequate treatment for positive cases,ethnic and cultural issues.... Read more »

Cry for help from Africa - which is the least toxic cocktail?

Hi DoctorFirst let me point out that i am writing from africa and therefore i can not spare too much money for tests at this stage AND there is very limited expertise on HIV treatment and thus what i get here will most likely be more authoritative...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The chances of getting infected from a single sexual encounter (such as vaginal intercourse) are generally low (< 1%) so you most likely did not get infected from that single encounter. If you have never had an HIV test then that test will... Read more »

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starting a HIV/AIDS charity

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

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lm an HIV positive African woman living in America.Long before l tested positive ,I wanted to start an orgaization to help people with HIV/Aids in my country of birth and Africa .Now l feel the need everyday as l read about the many hardships... Read more »

help me start a charity organization

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Im an hiv positive African woman living in America.Long before l tested positive ,l wanted to start a charity for people with Hiv/Aids and now l feel the need more and more each day as l read about the many hardships that they have to got through... Read more »

Question about symptoms and about aids charities

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had what some would say is a low-risk exposure a couple months ago. I performed oral-sex on a gay man of unknown hiv status. i was sick at the time with a bad throat infection and bronchitis. but, still, i have been told that the chances are very... Read more »

World AIDS Day - MTV - Suzanne Africa Engo

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"I Love Africa," a feature-length documentary following HIV/AIDS activist Suzanne Africa Engo, will premiere December 1, in honor of World AIDS Day, on MTV Act. - http://act.mtv.com/iloveafrica

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"I Love Africa" gives young people an... Read more »

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