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Counterfeit Anti-malarial Drug Discovered In Ghana
Quantities of a prescription medication used throughout the world for treating malaria have been identified as lacking any active ingredient and presumably counterfeit.
Fourth Cervical Cancer Conference Ends
The fourth Stop Cervical Cancer in Africa (SCCA) conference has ended in Accra on Tuesday, with the resolve of the participants to mobilise enough resources for the prevention of the disease blamed for maternal mortalities on the continent.
Ghana Records 99.99% Guinea Worm Reduction
At least Ghana has achieved 99.99 per cent reduction of the Guinea Worm disease since the inception of the Guinea worm eradication programme in 1989.
Researchers To Begin 5-Year Study On 'Test-And-Treat' Theory
Researchers from France and South Africa plan to begin a study of about 40,000 South Africans in 30 regions around the country to test a theory for reducing transmission of HIV, Bernard Hirschel, head of the HIV/AIDS unit of Switzerland's Geneva University Hospital, told reporters at AIDS 2010 on Wednesday, Bloomberg reports.
World Bank Report Looks At How Discrimination Of Sex Workers, IDUs Is Fueling HIV/AIDS In S. Asia
A World Bank report released Wednesday at AIDS 2010 has noted the growing prevalence of HIV/AIDS among sex workers as well as other high risk groups in South Asia, the Times of India reports.
Criminalization, Discrimination of High-Risk Groups; Test-And-Treat; UNAIDS Launches HIV Prevention Commission.
The criminalization of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in Asia is holding back efforts to contain HIV/AIDS in the region, according to a report presented Wednesday by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) and Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health at the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, VOA News reports
WHO Highlights Gaps In HIV/AIDS Prevention
Between Western, Eastern Europe The WHO on Wednesday highlighted the visible disparities between access to HIV treatment and prevention services in Western and Eastern Europe, which the agency believes is behind "rapidly rising rates of new HIV infections in countries such as Ukraine, Moldova, Estonia and Latvia,".
Guardian Examines U.S. HIV/AIDS Commitment, Advocate Criticisms
The Guardian examines the Obama administration's response to HIV/AIDS advocates assertion that President Obama has "reneged on promises to increase U.S.funding to fight AIDS."
Financial Transaction Tax To Fund HIV/AIDS
Funding for HIV/AIDS programs in a tough economic climate continued to be a major focal point of AIDS 2010 on Wednesday, where HIV/AIDS advocates discussed
how a "'Robin Hood' tax of just a fraction of a percent on financialtransactions" could be used to overcome the funding gaps for global HIV/AIDS
programs, Agence France-Presse reports.
Financial Transaction Tax To Fund HIV/AIDS Discussed
Funding for HIV/AIDS programs in a tough economic climate continued to be a major focal point of AIDS 2010 on Wednesday, where HIV/AIDS advocates discussed how a "'Robin Hood' tax of just a fraction of a percent on financial transactions" could be used to overcome the funding gaps for global HIV/AIDS programs, Agence France-Presse reports.
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