Topic: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Philippines struggles with AIDS

The Philippines is struggling to deal with a worsening HIV-AIDS problem, with far too little money being spent on reversing a steady rise in infection rates, health experts warn.The government will have to prioritise its funding to concentrate on helping the most ...
Mozambican activists warned Friday that funding cuts by donors could cause a shortage of drugs for AIDS patients next year, undermining gains in curbing the disease's spread.The southern African country has 60 percent of the drugs needed for next year for the ...
Janet Jackson, Adam Lambert, Dr. Oz and Pauley Perrette were among the celebrities tweeting support for World AIDS Day on ThursdayJanet Jackson, Adam Lambert, Dr. Oz and Pauley Perrette were among the celebrities tweeting support for World AIDS Day on Thursday. “On ...
President George W. Bush on Thursday, World AIDS Day, called for funding increases for HIV/AIDS programsPresident George W. Bush on Thursday, World AIDS Day, called for funding increases for HIV/AIDS programs. Bush signed the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in ...

Elton John in tirade against AIDS stigma

Elton John has lashed out at those who continue to stigmatise AIDS as "fascists and idiots", and called on governments to keep funding the fight against the disease.John, in Sydney to mark World AIDS Day, said the battle was being won but ...
Brazil's second city Rio de Janeiro has marked World AIDS Day by lighting 10 of its monuments in red, including its iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer."It's a way to remind the population that AIDS has yet to be cured and that ...
US President Barack Obama on Thursday added $50 million to fight AIDS in the United States and launched efforts to treat two million more people abroad."We can beat this disease," Obama said at an event to mark World AIDS Day which included ...

HIV positive boy denied admission sues Hershey school

(Reuters) - The family of an HIV-positive boy sued a boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania after it denied admission to the 13-year-old citing safety concerns, a school official said on Thursday.The Milton Hershey School, a cost-free, private school for roughly 1,850 socially ...
As people with HIV live longer, South African life insurance providers are offering more policies to tap into a growing market, but for many people the premiums remain prohibitively expensive.HIV life insurance policies have existed for more than a decade in South ...
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday unveiled a plan to halve the number of HIV infections over the next five years, cementing South Africa's turnaround from years of deadly denialism.The five-year plan is the first drafted since the 2008 ouster of president Thabo ...