Global HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS in the World -- 2008
Adults and children living with HIV	33.4 million
Adult and child deaths from AIDS	2.0 million
Adults and children newly infected with HIV	2.7 million

Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)

General News

Tracking HIV Blog (Regularly Updated)
In Times of Zambia
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
10 Stories to Watch in 2012, Part 2 (January 11, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
10 Stories to Watch in 2012, Part 1 (January 3, 2012)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
PlusNews Highlights 10 Major HIV Headlines of 2011 (January 3, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Board Convenes, Approves Global Efforts to Meet 2015 HIV/AIDS Targets (December 16, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Guardian Examines Global Disability Issues (December 16, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Forbes Interviews Babatunde Osotimehin About His Work in HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health, Leadership (December 9, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
China's AIDS Control Experience Can Be Shared Elsewhere (December 6, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
End to AIDS in Reach, U.N. Officials Say on World AIDS Day (December 2, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Fund Halts New Grants for Two Years, Citing Economic Downturn (November 28, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nearly 50 Percent of People Who Are Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy Now Have Access to Lifesaving Treatment (November 21, 2011)
Substantial scale up, even during the financial crisis, highlights country driven commitments -- new investment framework will help countries save more lives and money.
From UNAIDS
Report by Aid Watchdog Group Finds Many International Donors Lack Transparency (November 17, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Report Examines Donor Funding for Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (November 10, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Ellen DeGeneres Named New Global AIDS Envoy (November 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gates Asks Wealthy Countries to Continue Foreign Aid Efforts in Developing Nations (October 31, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
JAMA Examines KFF/UNAIDS Analysis on Global HIV/AIDS Funding (October 21, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.K. Department for International Development's Reduction in Bilateral AIDS Spending May Increase Need for Funding Later (October 7, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Britain to Cut Bilateral Aid for Global HIV/AIDS Projects by Nearly One-Third by 2015 (October 5, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"Science Speaks" Interviews Director of Multilateral Diplomacy at OGAC (September 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Ending AIDS Pricetag Starts at $6 Billion as Donors Pull Back Amid Slump (September 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"ScienceSpeaks" Interviews Director of Technical Leadership at OGAC (September 19, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser/UNAIDS Study Finds Drop in Overall Disbursements for AIDS Response in 2010, Seven Out of 15 Governments Report Reductions (August 15, 2011)
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lancet Launches Global Health Portal (August 12, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Harvard Releases Global Health Case Studies (July 29, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Experts at IAS Conference Suggests Ways to Increase Funding for HIV/AIDS (July 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.N. Report Shows Significant Progress Toward Reaching MDGs, But Mixed Results in Some Areas (July 8, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Declaration Fails to Recognize Housing as Treatment (June 14, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Experts Discuss Impact of New Vaccines on Global Health (June 9, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Garrett Discusses HIV/AIDS (June 9, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Ban Calls for Global Unity to End AIDS by 2020 at U.N. Meeting Opening (June 9, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
More Than 3,000 People to Meet at UN for High Level Meeting on AIDS (June 8, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UN Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution on Peacekeeping and AIDS (June 8, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Media Examine HIV/AIDS Epidemic as UN Meeting Prepares to Convene (June 8, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
PEPFAR, UNAIDS to Announce New Plan for Preventing MTCT of HIV (June 8, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
IAS Calls on Leaders to Include HIV Cure Research in Global Strategy (June 8, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Summit to Set Treatment Target for AIDS Sufferers (June 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UN Says New AIDS Infections Dropped Since 2001 (June 6, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Money Must Be Spent Wisely in Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Report Says (June 3, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Video Aims to Highlight Models to Improve Access to HIV Care (June 1, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Media Examine Funding for HIV/AIDS as Disease Turns 30 (May 31, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Wall Street Journal Reports on UN AIDS Declaration Negotiations Prior to High Level Meeting (May 31, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
France: Drag Queen Breaches G-8 to Protest Unkept AIDS Promises (May 27, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.N., U.S. Re-Evaluate HIV/AIDS Treatment Targets (May 27, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Ahead of UN General Assembly Meeting Next Month, IPS Examines Global Funding Shortfall for HIV/AIDS Treatment (May 24, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Peace Corps, Save the Children Partner on Health (May 6, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
USAID Response Fails to Condemn Laws That Criminalize HIV (April 25, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
UNAIDS Statement Urges UN Member States to Reaffirm Human Rights in HIV/AIDS Fight (April 13, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Aid Suspension Threatens Disease Fight -- Global Fund (April 12, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UN Officials Praise Role of Non-Governmental Groups in Fight Against HIV/AIDS (April 12, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AP Misstates UN Goal of "Zero New HIV Infections" By 2015 (April 6, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
New AIDS Report Sets Zero New Infections Goal (April 4, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
After 30 Years, War on AIDS at "Moment of Truth" (April 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ways to Move Global AIDS Response Forward (February 25, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Future of Global Health Journalism (February 11, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Science Magazine Examines Efforts to Improve Disease Eradication Programs (December 24, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The History of AIDS Exceptionalism (December 3, 2010)
From International AIDS Society
Trends in U.S. Spending for Global HIV/AIDS and Other Health Assistance in Fiscal Years 2001-2008 (October 15, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Financing HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Could Cost $400 Billion-$700 Billion Over 20 Years (October 8, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.N. Agencies' Report Examines Global Progress in Fight Against HIV/AIDS (September 29, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Maryland: In Baltimore Visit, Young Zimbabwean Extols Lifesaving HIV Treatment (September 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MDGs Summit Coverage Continues (September 24, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.N. MDGs Summit Concludes With "Outcome Document" (September 23, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Fund Head Repeats Appeal for Emerging Countries to Invest More in Fight Against AIDS, TB, Malaria (September 17, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Accord Reached on Draft Declaration for MDG Summit (September 10, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Summit Negotiators Seek to Get MDGs "Back on Track" (September 9, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
To Meet Global Development Needs, Think Outside the Box on Development Financing (September 2, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Commitments to Global HIV/AIDS Programs Falter for "First Time in 15 Years," UNAIDS Chief Says (September 2, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"Investments in AIDS Must Be Maintained": UNAIDS Executive Director at End of Australia Visit (August 31, 2010)
From UNAIDS
U.N. Secretary-General, UNAIDS Executive Director Highlight Role NGOs Can Play in Achieving MDGs (August 31, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.N.-NGO Conference on MDGs Kicks Off in Australia (August 30, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Calls on Cities to Enhance Response to HIV; China Vows to Step Up Prevention (August 12, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Main Outcomes From World AIDS Forum (July 27, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Fund Director Calls on Emerging Countries to Invest More in Programs to Reduce HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria at AIDS 2010 (July 26, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
A Wrap-Up From the International AIDS Conference in Vienna (July 23, 2010)
In The Wall Street Journal
World AIDS Conference Closes (July 23, 2010)
From Agence France-Presse
New Fronts in AIDS War, but Funding Foe Is Back (July 23, 2010)
From Agence France-Presse
Know Your Epidemic, Know Your Response: MSM and Their Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (July 22, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS 2010 Heralds Continued Innovation in Global AIDS Response (July 21, 2010)
Exciting new avenues of research and policy drive expansion of HIV treatment access, use of antiretrovirals to prevent infections and pursuit of a cure.
From International AIDS Society
AIDS 2010 Interviews (July 21, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS 2010: Advocates March in Vienna for Human Rights of HIV/AIDS Patients (July 21, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
More Than Five Million People Receiving HIV Treatment (July 19, 2010)
WHO advises earlier treatment among people with HIV.
From World Health Organization
IAC Satellite Meeting Demonstrates Global Power of AIDS Housing Advocacy (July 18, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
New Phase in AIDS Battle Prompts Strategic Rethink (July 16, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New HIV Treatment Strategy Could Reduce HIV-Related Deaths by 10 Million in 15 Years, UNAIDS Says (July 14, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
House Subcommittee Approves $52.7 Billion FY11 Foreign Ops Appropriations Bill (July 1, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canada: AIDS Vigil Honors Those Who Have Died and Calls on G-20 Leaders for Action (June 28, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ahead of International AIDS Conference, Health Experts Call for Scientifically-Based Drug Policies (June 28, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Sustains Global AIDS Fight Despite Challenges (June 18, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Fund Cites Progress in Treating AIDS, TB, Malaria (June 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada Invites Africa, Caribbean, South American Leaders to Meeting During Upcoming G8 Summit (June 14, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
TIME Series Examines Global Health (June 11, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Fund Releases Mid-Year Results for HIV, TB, Malaria (June 9, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
S. Africa: Zuma Urged to Push G-20 for Universal HIV Care (June 7, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UN Chief Calls for Joint Efforts to Fight Against HIV, Malaria, TB (May 17, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
At Front Lines, Global War on AIDS Is Falling Apart (May 11, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
While Global Adult Mortality Rates Drop, Gaps Between Countries Grow, Lancet Study Finds (April 30, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
British Government, HIV/AIDS Advocates Warn Decreased Aid Budgets Could Lead to Reversals in HIV/AIDS Treatment Progress (March 10, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog: Congressional Staff Briefed on Obama's Global Health Initiative Partner Plus (February 19, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog: Interview With Ambassador Goosby (February 12, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
America Abroad Media Examines Global Response to HIV/AIDS Epidemic (January 7, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Chief Warns of Increasing HIV Infections (December 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Smart Investments in AIDS and Global Health: Building on What Works (PDF) (December 2009)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
New Report: Global AIDS Response Is Changing Epidemic, Improving Health Outcomes Beyond AIDS (November 30, 2009)
Report urges continued scale-up of AIDS investments to capitalize on broader health system benefits.
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
A Letter to President Obama (November 18, 2009)
From Treatment Action Group
Medical Aid Group Warns of Waning Support for AIDS Treatment Scale-Up (November 6, 2009)
The global financial meltdown has been named as a chief culprit, but officials at Doctors Without Borders aren't settling for that excuse.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lancet Infectious Diseases Explores ART in Low-, Middle-Income Countries (October 9, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Recent UN Progress Report on Universal Access Illustrates Need for Greater Financial and Political Commitment to AIDS on the Part of the G8 and Other Donors (October 7, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
News Outlets Continue to Examine Findings of U.N. HIV/AIDS Progress Report (October 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Towards Universal Access: Executive Summary (September 30, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From World Health Organization
Over 4 Million People Living in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Have Access to ART, U.N. Report Says (September 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog: Emanuel, Goosby Address CUGH Meeting (September 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Region (September 2009)
Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector -- September 2009 progress report.
To read PDF, click here.
From World Health Organization
Key Messages: Towards Universal Access (PDF) (September 2009)
Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector.
From World Health Organization
IPS Examines Legislative Measures to Fight HIV/AIDS (July 31, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"We're Not Doing Enough," Say Global Leaders on HIV as IAS 2009 Opens (July 19, 2009)
In a wide-ranging, impassioned press conference at the opening of IAS 2009, Hoosen Coovadia, M.D., Vuyiseka Dubula, Stephen Lewis and Julio Montaner, M.D., discuss some of the overarching themes and priorities of this year's conference, many of which focus on a desperate need to renew attention (and funding) to the precarious state of efforts to prevent and treat HIV in resource-poor countries.
In The 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
UNAIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation Track Donor Government's Commitment to International AIDS Programs in 2008 (July 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Economic Crisis Threatens HIV Prevention and Treatment Gains in Poor Countries (July 6, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From UNAIDS
Global Economic Crisis and HIV (July 6, 2009)
From UNAIDS
UNAIDS Director Calls for G8 to Come Through on HIV/AIDS Funding Pledges (July 2, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Miami Herald Interviews UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé (June 8, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Global Economic Crisis and HIV Prevention and Treatment Programmes: Vulnerabilities and Impact (PDF) (June 2009)
From UNAIDS
IAS Calls for WHO Member States to Live Up to Commitments, Including Funding for Evidence- and Rights-Based Response to AIDS (May 18, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
Political, Legal Discrimination Increases HIV Infection: UN Chief (May 5, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Australian Researchers to Undertake Major HIV Drug Review (April 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Financial Crisis Placing 1.7 Million HIV-Positive People Worldwide at Risk of Treatment Interruption, World Bank Report Says (April 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
First Lady Obama to Partner With French First Lady Bruni-Sarkozy on Global HIV/AIDS Efforts (April 6, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Financial Crisis Should Not Affect HIV/AIDS Funding, Sidibe Says (February 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Towards Universal Access: Progress Report 2009 (PDF) (2009)
Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector.
From World Health Organization
Averting a Human Crisis During the Global Downturn (PDF) (2009)
Policy options from the World Bank's Human Development Network.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV and TB Scientists, Clinicians to Launch Infectious Diseases Center for Global Health Policy and Advocacy (September 22, 2008)
From Infectious Diseases Society of America
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Towards Universal Access: Scaling Up Priority HIV/AIDS Interventions in the Health Sector -- Progress Report June 2008 (June 2, 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From World Health Organization
Press Release: Towards Universal Access: Scaling Up Priority HIV/AIDS Interventions in the Health Sector -- Progress Report June 2008 (June 2, 2008)
From World Health Organization
Survival International Says HIV Spreading Among Indigenous Communities (December 10, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Leprosy Emerging as Health Problem in People on HIV Treatmen in Developing World (October 24, 2006)
In The New York Times
HIV Infection Rates Decreasing in Several Countries but Global Number of People Living With HIV Continues to Rise (November 21, 2005)
Increased HIV prevention and treatment efforts needed to slow and reverse AIDS epidemic, according to new UNAIDS/WHO Report.
To read PDF, click here.
From UNAIDS
UNAIDS Executive Director Warns Full Impact of HIV/AIDS Yet to Be Seen (July 28, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Epidemics Go Unchecked in Predominately Muslim Countries, Researchers Write (July 13, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Predicting CD4+ Cell Counts Where There Are None (July/August 2005)
In resource-poor areas, TLC cutoffs and anemia may serve as surrogate markers for the need to start HIV treatment.
From The Body PRO
U.S. Global AIDS Initiative Gets Off to a Rocky Start (July 14, 2004)
In The New York Times
Disabled People "At Significantly Increased Risk" of HIV Infection (December 2, 2003)
This international survey also finds that HIV-positive people with disabilities are less likely to receive adequate care after their diagnosis.
From allAfrica.com
UNAIDS Report Focuses on HIV, TB in Prisons (August 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNAIDS: Condoms Fail to Stop HIV 10 Percent of Time; Human Error Blamed (June 23, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Condom Shortage "Contributing to the Spread of AIDS in East Europe and Third World" (October 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Millions of Grandparents in Developing World Caring for Grandchildren Orphaned by AIDS (April 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Population Mobility and AIDS (PDF) (February 2001)
From UNAIDS
HIV/AIDS Epidemic Is Shifting From Cities to Rural Areas -- New Focus on Agricultural Policy Needed (June 22, 2000)
From UNAIDS
New ILO Study Warns of HIV/AIDS "Catastrophe" for Workers and Employers (June 7, 2000)
From UNAIDS