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African Governments Fighting HIV/AIDS Face Inadequate Health Infrastructure, "Insufficient" Involvement of HIV-Positive People, Officials Say

Inadequate health infrastructures and "insufficient" involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS pose challenges to African governments in the fight against the epidemic, officials said at the close of the U.N. Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance... Read more »

Report Examines Civil Society Involvement in HIV/AIDS Policies, Programs

Civil Society Perspectives on HIV/AIDS Policy ," Open Society Institute : The report found that success against HIV/AIDS depends on the support of civil society and the people who are most affected by the disease. It is based on two years of... Read more »

Advocates Speak Out Against Senegal's Conviction of MSM Involved With HIV/AIDS Organizations

Several HIV/AIDS and human rights organizations recently criticized Senegal for sentencing nine men who have sex with men to eight years in jail, AFP/ Yahoo! Health News reports. The sentence is the "toughest such sentence to date in a country... Read more »

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HIV- always involved with HIV+

My partner of 1 year is HIV-. I am +(15 years) and healthy.Both his previous relationships were with +, 1 is deceased and the other is alive and well. When we met, he told me he was interested in me and not the disease, including contracting...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

I think that if you have found your partner to be honest and trustworthy that you need to believe him that he is not someone who was out cruising for an HIV+ individual, but is someone who has just connected with three different positive men. If... Read more »

is aids an automatic death sentence for all involved sexually

is there a chance that if i come in contact with someone who has beenaffected that i would not be affected, or would i automatically affected....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. When having sex with an infected person,you can become infected after having sex with them just one time; however,you can also have sex with that same person 100 times and still not getinfected. But the more times... Read more »

To get involved with someone HIV + or not

I just started a relationship a month ago with someone I've grown to care alot about. The relationship is the best I've had in 7 years. He just told me he was HIV positive. Do I run for the hills knowing what can happen? It's not so...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

Only you can answer the question of whether you should allow yourself to get more involved with someone you are already involved with who is HIV+. I would strongly suggest that you two talk a lot about how you both feel potentially beginning a long... Read more »

Previously HIV negative but involved in protected sex with many partnerstive partner

Two years ago I tested HIV negative. Ever since then, I have always used a latex condom in each and every sexual encounter. But I should point that since then I have been involved with atleast 10 different women (whose HIV status I do not know). I...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

You should review questions regarding condom efficacy in the Prevention (Sexual) Archives. Intact latex condoms should be an excellent barrier against transmission of HIV. Laboratory studies show that most sexually transmitted viruses and bacteria... Read more »

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risks involved with cunnilingus?

Posted by Anonymous

Hi,

I have recently become involved with a woman who is HIV+. We have gotten to a point in our relationship where we have started to become sexually active. Myself being negative, we have taken all the percautions necessary to avoid my becoming... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Advocate

Posted by Roxie

Hey there!
My name is *Roxie* and I've been coming here for a while and after seeing what a great resource place this is, I want to become more involved!
I've tried to contact volunteer locations in and near my area...but have not found the time to... Read more »

Contracting HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

If a person has AIDS and affected another person, will that other person have AIDS or will he/she be HIV+?

Me and my ex-boyfriend broke up about 2 years ago. I haven't spoken to him since we broke up. 2 weeks ago, he contacts me and we've been... Read more »

Legal/Policy Specialist HIV/AIDS in the workplace

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The International Health Group is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Policy/Legal Specialist on an HIV/AIDS in the Workplace program. The position will involve technical oversight of up to ten overseas projects in collaboration... Read more »

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