HIV/AIDS had killed more than 1,300 people in Cambodia in 2018, down 48 percent from over 2,500 deaths in 2010, Ieng Mouly, chairman of the National AIDS Authority, said Sunday.
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US leads donor funding to fight AIDS amidst overall decline
By Caley Pigliucci UN, Jul 19 2019 (IPS) – Since 2010, donor funding to fight HIV/AIDS in low-and middle-income countries has dropped significantly, according to a new report released recently.
AIDS meeting was bold but disappointing, organisations say
by Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, (IPS) – Though the High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS ended with the adoption of bold and life saving targets, many organisations have expressed their disappointment in its outcomes. During the meeting, the international community adopted…
Bangladesh hopes to achieve global HIV target by 2030
Bangladesh has assured the global community to continue its endeavours for achieving the global target set to end HIV/AIDS worldwide within the year 2030. The assurance was given at a high-level meeting held in New York on Friday, according to…
Mother-to-child AIDS transmission dealt a blow in zimbabwe
By Jeffrey Moyo Shurugwi, Zimbabwe (IPS) – With the battle to combat HIV/AIDS intensifying in Zimbabwe, the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission initiative (PMTCT) has increasingly become a success weapon in the war on transmission of the once dreaded…
Dhaka hosts 12th Int’l congress on AIDS in Asia-Pacific in Nov
Dhaka – The 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP12) will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 to 23 November 2015 under the theme: Be the Change for an AIDS Free Generation, Our right to…
Role of Light House in preventing HIV/AIDS lauded
Speakers at a project facilitation meeting here have landed the role of Light House Consortium, a non-government organization, in creating awareness among the vulnerable group of people to prevent formidable threat of HIV/AIDS.
SMS for healthy, AIDS-free babies
By Lyndal Rowlands and Mercedes Sayagues UN, Dec 2014 (IPS) – In rural Zambia and Malawi, new mums face long delays finding out if they have passed HIV on to their babies. Without treatment, a third of babies born with…
HIV and stigma: The media challenge
Sophie Chalk “The role of the media in tackling HIV related stigma is crucial. It is seen as one of the drivers of HIV reduction, yet the media is far from reaching its full potential….Many of our interviewees believe there…
‘Social awareness must for preventing HIV/AIDS spread’
Speakers at a post-rally discussion have stressed for creating adequate awareness among common people, especially young generations and vulnerable groups, for preventing spread of the deadly HIV/AIDS diseases.
AIDS is No. 1 killer of African teenagers
By Sam Olukoya Lagos, Nigeria (IPS) – Two years ago, Shola* was kicked out of the family house in Abeokuta, in southwestern Nigeria, after testing HIV-positive at age 13. He was living with his father, his stepmother and their seven…
‘Bring transgender people under HIV/AIDS prevention programme’
Speakers at a meeting here have called upon the media workers for bringing the transgender population, including hijra people under the HIV/AIDS prevention programme.
Journalists’ role vital to reduce social stigma of HIV/AIDS
Mass-media, both print and electronics, has a vital role to play towards changing mindset towards the transgender and other socially excluded people to ensure their fundamental rights, discussants at a meeting said here today.
Awareness for preventing HIV/AIDS underscored
There is no alternative to creating adequate awareness for preventing threat of spreading HIV/AIDS through disseminating proper education, knowledge and social values among the vulnerable group people.
Experts for creating social awareness to prevent HIV/AIDS
Health experts have stressed for imparting proper knowledge with social values among young generations and vulnerable group people to create awareness for preventing spread of deadly HIV/AIDS diseases.