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Preventing infection and caring for the sick remain key to the fight against HIV — a crisis fuelled by a combination of poverty, behaviour and biology.
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Opinions and Analysis
HIV/AIDS: A new hope
New and existing HIV/AIDS treatments provide hope that the disease can be eliminated, says an editorial in New Scientist.
Mobile phones can help manage diseases
Mobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.
1 December 2008
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Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Policy Briefs
Integrating HIV, food security and nutrition policies
Recommendations for governments, civil society and international partners on addressing food and nutrition concerns in the context of HIV.
13 August 2008
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Source: UNAIDS
Controlling TB requires public awareness
An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.
27 June 2007
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Source: Open Society Institute
News and Features
Syringe use 'main cause' of HIV in Puerto Rico
Despite national prevention programmes, a study has found that shared syringes are the most common mode of HIV transmission in Puerto Rico.
25 June 2009
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HIV test needs just a spot of blood
A simple HIV test could remove the obstacles to treating HIV-positive babies in their first year, say scientists.
Rates of HIV-positive newborns reduced in Haiti
9 April 2009
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