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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.
(Photo credit: R. Zurba/USAID)
China's HIV openness a positive start
China's improved accessibility to HIV/AIDS statistics is a good start to the disease's control in the country, says an editorial in Nature.
UNAIDS out of touch and should be closed down
The UN programme for HIV/AIDS is out of touch with reality and hindering health capacity building, argues Roger England.
16 April 2008
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine
5 February 2008
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Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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
Chinese government sued for denying HIV remedy
A Chinese company is suing the government for refusing to license its "effective" herbal HIV treatment.
Medic charged with unauthorised drug trials in Malawi
Authorities have uncovered what they say are illegal and unsupervised drug trials on HIV positive cancer patients in Malawi.
12 November 2008
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