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UNODC helps female injecting drug users to fight HIV 1 December 2011 – World AIDS Day, commemorated today, is one of the most recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness and recognize victories in access to treatment and prevention services for those infected with HIV and AIDS. The theme for this […]
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Believe it. Do it. … … The public service announcement “Believe it. Do it.”, which was shown at the 2011 UN High Level Meeting on AIDS, helped launch a Global Plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive. ### > United Nations (UN). […]
Syria: Red Crescent volunteers on total alert … … Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers have been working around the clock every day since the beginning of the events 8 months ago. In the past, they used to carry out simple activities like transporting sick people. Today, they are faced with highly demanding tasks in dangerous […]
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Firefighter Tracker … … Firefighters risk their lives every time they run into a burning building. But, new technology may soon be watching their backs, no matter how far they venture into the flames and smoke. With support from the National Science Foundation, TRX systems is developing a new sensor system that can track firefighters […]
On World AIDS Day, UN officials say end to epidemic is within reach Isabel is a grandmother in Mozambique who cares for her 6 months old granddaughter whose mother died of an AIDS-related illness 1 December 2011 – As the world heads into the fourth decade of AIDS, it is finally in a position to end […]
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HIV traps Asian households in vicious circle of joblessness, debt 01 December 2011 School enrollment, nutrition also suffer, new study says Bangkok —Households in Asia that include people living with HIV exhaust their savings and liquidate assets at a disproportionately high rate, often plunging into “irreversible poverty,” according to a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) study, released today. Catastrophic health […]
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UNAIDS applauds China’s decision to fill its HIV resource gap China calls for shared responsibility in achieving zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, zero AIDS-related deaths BEIJING/GENEVA, 1 December 2011—China has pledged to fill its HIV resource gap by increasing domestic investments. This pledge was made China’s Premier H.E. Wen Jiabao at a World AIDS Day event […]
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By the Numbers: $335 Since 2003, when the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief began, the cost per year per patient for AIDS treatment has fallen from more than $1,100 to $335 in 2011. To mark World AIDS Day, President Obama spoke about the progress made in the fight against the disease worldwide. He also made a new commitment to help extend that […]
FACT SHEET: The Beginning of the End of AIDS President Barack Obama delivers remarks on World Aid’s Day event at George Washington University in Washington, Dec. 1, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Today is a remarkable day. Today, we come together, as a global community, across continents, faiths and cultures, to renew […]
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Getting to Zero on World AIDS Day President Obama today marked World AIDS Day, speaking at an event called “The Beginning of the End of AIDS” where he outlined the progress that has been made in the global fight against the pandemic: President Barack Obama delivers remarks on World Aid’s Day event at George Washington University in Washington, Dec. […]
