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Asia-Pacific Countries Should Increase Access to HIV Testing, Counseling, Health Services, U.N. Agencies Say

Governments in Asia and the Pacific should work to increase access to HIV testing, counseling and health services in their countries, the World Health Organization , UNAIDS and UNICEF said in a statement released on Monday, the AP/ International... Read more »

Kenya to Train Health Workers to Counsel HIV-Positive People, Prevent Further Transmission

"Kenyan health workers have been missing the opportunity to prevent HIV-positive people from infecting others because they lack the skills and knowledge to counsel this population, say specialists," IRIN/ PlusNews writes. The article examines a... Read more »

Health Officials Urge Increased HIV Testing, Counseling of Male Bathhouse Patrons

Los Angeles County health officials are urging increased HIV testing and counseling in gay bathhouses, after a study released this week at the 2003 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta showed that male bathhouse patrons were twice as... Read more »

Ask the Experts

hiv counselling

My boyfriends nephew, who stays with him is hiv positive and has been on medication for a month. He is nine years old and he doesn't know why he is taking the medicine. He doesn't know that he is HIV positive. How do we go about...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

First, who is responsible for the boy? Is your boyfriend his guardian? Are his parents alive and well? The person or people who are responsible for the boy should make this decision.Second, whoever tells him should consider whether he is old enough... Read more »

HIV/AIDS counseling/counseling referrals?

What is the 800 National Hotline for HIV/AIDS counseling/counseling referrals for straight as well as gay individuals? The one listed in my Internet search was for the CDC, and they do not provide this counseling inforamtion. Thanks....

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The CDC National AIDS Hotline (1-800-342-AIDS) does not provide counseling, but it does provide information on where to go for HIV testing and counseling. The counseling is designed to explain the test process and meaning of the test results. In... Read more »

counseling

Just wondering, what are some counseling challenges for the HIV/AIDS population?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

In my experience the big challenges are coping with changes in health and coping with severe illness and impairments in ability to function. Many people have great difficulty in adjusting to the loss of independence that may occur in those who... Read more »

when counseling is not an option!!

i took all the information i gathered from here and other hiv/aids places decided that although my exposure to the virus was low i still had this erational fear..you adviced counseling---it didn't help..so, i decided to go to a lab and with the...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your comments. Your situation is a perfect example of why counseling IS an important option. It is a waste of laboratory time, precious healthcare dollars, and healthcare resources, for a person at low risk to take multiple HIV... Read more »

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Need advice-get hubby to counseling

Posted by wifey289, 5 Replies

Hello. My hub is +, I'm - . we found out about 1.5 years ago. he has been going to the doctor for treatment and is not on meds except inh for latent tb. i can tell he is depressed about the diagnosis (understandable) but he is one of these manly men... Read more »

HIV testing, counseling, and referal Atlanta, GA

Posted by Anonymous

AIDS Survival Project

HIV testing, counseling, and referal

Description:
Under supervision of the Program Manager of Prevention Counseling the HIV Pre/Post Counselor provides education, risk reduction activities and HIV testing to the community... Read more »

HIV Counseling

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am trying to find the best way to find a GOOD HIV counselor in my area. I am Philadelphia, Pa.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

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HIV MINISTRIES/testimony of healing/counseling

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

To anyone interested: There is a web site under www.HIVminstries.org and a testimony of a man who was healed of full blown aids. He may can help some of you. He is a minister and a christian counselor. Good luck and remember that God still heals... Read more »

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