Agence France-Presse - Table of Contents 'English'

2008

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June

Treating TB is key to saving lives of AIDS patients: activist: Agence France-Presse - June 9, 2008; UNITED NATIONS, June 9, 2008 (AFP) - People suffering from both AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) are more likely to die of TB, a Zambian infected with HIV said here Monday.
Zimbabwe aid ban leaves HIV patients at risk: NGO: Agence France-Presse - June 8, 2008; HARARE, June 8, 2008 (AFP) - Zimbabwe's suspension of aid work before a presidential run-off will especially hurt HIV patients in the country, which has been hard hit by AIDS, a national association of NGOs said Sunday.
Australian researchers say 'natural condom' could stop HIV: Agence France-Presse - June 4, 2008; SYDNEY, June 4, 2008 (AFP) - Australian researchers said Wednesday they had developed a means of producing a "natural condom" which could prevent the spread of AIDS.
Uganda police detain 13 gay activists: Agence France-Presse - June 4, 2008; KAMPALA, June 4, 2008 (AFP) - Ugandan police on Wednesday detained 13 people protesting over discrimination against gays during a global HIV/AIDS conference, a spokesman said.
Marijuana university offers 'higher' education: Karina Ioffee; Agence France-Presse - June 3, 2008; OAKLAND, California, June 3, 2008 (AFP) - A private San Francisco area university dedicated to the study of the cannabis industry is giving a whole new meaning to higher education.
More developing world HIV patients on retrovirals: WHO: Agence France-Presse - June 2, 2008; GENEVA, June 2, 2008 (AFP) - Nearly three million people with HIV/AIDS in developing countries had received anti-retroviral drugs by the end of 2007, said the World Health Organisation Monday: seven times more than four years ago.

May

Four in five Swazi men reject AIDS testing: survey: Agence France-Presse - May 30, 2007; MBABANE, May 30, 2008 (AFP) - Four out of five men in Swaziland, the nation with the world's highest rate of HIV, would refuse to undertake a test for the AIDS virus, official figures showed on Friday.
Canada ruling keeps 'legal drug' clinic alive: Agence France-Presse - May 28, 2007; VANCOUVER, Canada, May 28, 2008 (AFP) - A clinic in a seamy neighborhood of Vancouver in western Canada is the only place in North America where addicts can get medical supervision as they inject drugs illegally bought on the street.
Japan PM pledges 560 million dollars to fight diseases: Agence France-Presse - May 23, 2007; TOKYO, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - Japan announced Friday it will give 560 million dollars to help fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as it seeks to make aid to Africa a major theme of its chairmanship of the G8 group.
Gambia president threatens to behead gays: reports: Agence France-Presse - May 22, 2007; BANJUL, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - Eccentric Gambian President Yahya Jammeh threatened to behead gays unless they left the country, according to reports Thursday.
AIDS cases on the rise in Burundi: officials: Agence France-Presse - May 22, 2007; BUJUMBURA, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - HIV/AIDS prevalence in the small central African nation of Burundi rose to 4.2 percent last year from 3.5 percent in 2002, health officials said Thursday.
Call for fresh thinking as AIDS pandemic marks quarter century: Richard Ingham; Agence France-Presse - May 19, 2007; PARIS, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - New ideas, young talent and injections of money are needed to invigorate the war against AIDS, top experts said here Monday at a review of medical progress since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was discovered 25 years ago.
From 'gay plague' to global tragedy: An AIDS anniversary: Richard Ingham; Agence France-Presse - May 18, 2007; PARIS, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - The campaign against AIDS marks an important anniversary this week, bringing to mind victories of science and the human spirit but also defeats, stigma and ignorance in a combat that has claimed more lives than World War I.
South African military AIDS policy faces court challenge: Agence France-Presse - May 15, 2007; PRETORIA, May 15, 2008 (AFP) - The South African military's blanket exclusions of HIV positive members is not medically justified and ignores government policy, lawyers for service personnel union told a court Thursday.
Kenya moves to stem widespread sodomy in prisons: report: Agence France-Presse - May 13, 2007; NAIROBI, May 13, 2008 (AFP) - Kenyan authorities have commissioned a study in a bid to stem widespread homosexual practices in the country's crowded prisons, a top health official said, the Standard daily reported Tuesday.
Malawi AIDS deaths drop 10 percent, local free drugs study shows: Agence France-Presse - May 9, 2007; PARIS, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Distributing free anti-HIV drugs in a district of AIDS-ravaged Malawi helped cut the death toll by 10 percent within eight months, according to a study published on Saturday by The Lancet.
Saddam journal reveals prison AIDS fear: Ali Khalil; Agence France-Presse - May 6, 2007; DUBAI, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Saddam Hussein, the ousted Iraqi dictator hanged in 2006 for crimes against humanity, feared he would pick up sexual diseases while he was in US custody, according to extracts from prison writings published in an Arab newspaper.
Rockers Queen to headline Mandela AIDS concert: Agence France-Presse - May 6, 2007; LONDON, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Veteran rockers Queen along with Razorlight and Simple Minds will top the bill at an AIDS benefit concert in London next month to mark Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, organisers announced Tuesday.
AIDS caseload in E. Europe, C. Asia can be cut: UN: Agence France-Presse - May 2, 2008; MOSCOW, May 2, 2008 (AFP) - A real opportunity exists to curb the AIDS epidemic in eastern Europe and central Asia provided current progress can be stepped up and kept up, a top United Nations official predicted here Friday.
Beating beetroot: S.African AIDS plan boosts treatment: Fran Blandy; Agence France-Presse - May 2, 2008; WINTERTON, South Africa, May 2, 2008 (AFP) - The waiting room at the anti-retroviral clinic in rural Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, is bustling, as patients clutch their files patiently awaiting their life-saving medication.

April

HIV infections hit record in Singapore: Agence France-Presse - April 30, 2008; SINGAPORE, April 30, 2008 (AFP) - The number of HIV cases in Singapore hit a record last year, figures monitored on Wednesday said.
Aids help groups announce price cuts for anti-retroviral drugs: Agence France-Presse - April 28, 2008; GENEVA, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - Two major organisations for access to AIDS medication on Monday announced new deals with generic medicine manufacturers to reduce the price of second-line anti-retroviral drugs.
Finnish man intentionally spread HIV to five women: court: Agence France-Presse - April 28, 2008; HELSINKI, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - A Finnish court on Monday ruled a man had intentionally transmitted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to five women and had unprotected sex with least 14 others, exposing them to possible infection.
Human protein could help AIDS fight: study: Agence France-Presse - April 28, 2008; WASHINGTON, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - A human protein could offer new hope in the fight against HIV/AIDS by offering scientists a way to attack the virus and avoid problems with drug resistance, according to a US study released Monday.
Clinical symptoms just as good as lab trials for AIDS patients: WHO: Agence France-Presse - April 25, 2008; GENEVA, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - AIDS sufferers whose treatment is assessed by simple clinical signs are almost on a par with those whose therapies are based on advanced laboratory analysis, the World Health Organisation said Friday.
S Korean court blocks plan to deport HIV patient: Agence France-Presse - April 18, 2008; SEOUL, April 18, 2008 (AFP) - A South Korean court has blocked plans by immigration officials to deport a Korean-Chinese man because he is HIV-positive, court officials said Friday.
Iran offers addicts condoms from vending machines: Agence France-Presse - April 16, 2008; TEHRAN, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Iran is installing vending machines in Tehran to sell cheap condoms and syringes to drug addicts to prevent the spread of AIDS and hepatitis, an official said on Wednesday.
In forum on faith, Clinton shows Obama little charity: Alain Jean-Robert; Agence France-Presse - April 14, 2008; WASHINGTON, April 14, 2008 (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blasted her rival Barack Obama during a debate Sunday, accusing him of being "elitist" and "patronizing".
Thai Red Cross ends separate screening for gay blood donors: Agence France-Presse - April 11, 2008; BANGKOK, April 11, 2008 (AFP) - The Red Cross of Thailand said Friday that it would change its screening process for blood donors to address concerns from activists who said the system discriminated against gays.
Egypt jails five 'homosexuals' for three years: Agence France-Presse - April 9, 2008; CAIRO, April 9, 2008 (AFP) - A Cairo court on Wednesday jailed five men, four of them HIV positive, for three years on charges of "debauchery" linked to homosexuality, the latest example of what rights groups call a "witch hunt."
Kenya to spend millions for AIDS treatment next year: ministry: Agence France-Presse - April 6, 2008; NAIROBI, April 6, 2008 (AFP) - Kenya will spend millions of dollars next year on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for a surge of new HIV/AIDS patients in the country, the health ministry said Sunday.
Canadian sentenced to 18 years for exposing lovers to HIV: Agence France-Presse - April 4, 2008; OTTAWA, April 4, 2008 (AFP) - A Canadian man was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison for knowingly exposing women to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
US to spend 50 bln to fight AIDS around the globe: Agence France-Presse - April 3, 2008; WASHINGTON, April 3, 2008 (AFP) - The White House Thursday welcomed moves by US lawmakers to triple funding to combat HIV and AIDS worldwide to some 50 billion dollars, saying it could help save millions of lives.
More than 2 million children living with HIV worldwide: UN report: Agence France-Presse - April 3, 2008; GENEVA, April 3, 2008 (AFP) - More than two million children worldwide were living with the HIV virus in 2007, most of whom were infected before they were born, a joint study by United Nations humanitarian organisations said Thursday.
Common AIDS drug linked to risk of heart attack: Lancet study: Agence France-Presse - April 2, 2008; PARIS, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - Ziagen, one of the most widely-used AIDS drugs, may boost the risk of a heart attack, a long-term study published online on Wednesday by The Lancet suggests.
Police in China uncover illegal blood scheme: Agence France-Presse - April 2, 2008; BEIJING, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - Authorities in southern China have uncovered another illegal blood scheme, state media said Wednesday, days after health officials said almost 5,000 blood banks were shut last year.
Ted Turner, protestant churches partner to fight malaria in Africa: Agence France-Presse - April 1, 2008; UNITED NATIONS, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - US broadcasting giant Ted Turner on Tuesday joined hands with the Methodist and Lutheran churches to launch a new global effort to raise 200 million dollars to combat malaria in Africa.
US ups anti-HIV aid to Ivory Coast: embassy: Agence France-Presse - April 1, 2008; ABIDJAN, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - The United States is to distribute 120 million dollars (80 million euros) in anti-AIDS and HIV aid to the Ivory Coast over the new financial year, its embassy in Abidjan said Tuesday.

March

Botswana CEO Mogae exits the boardroom: Monkagedi Gaotlhobogwe; Agence France-Presse - March 30, 2008; GABORONE, March 30, 2008 (AFP) - Festus Mogae is to stand down as Botswana's president on Tuesday after a decade in which his country cemented its status as one of Africa's success stories despite fears it could be wiped out by AIDS.
Thousands join French disability, pension protests: Agence France-Presse - March 29, 2008; PARIS, March 29, 2008 (AFP) - Thousands of disabled people demonstrated in the streets of Paris to demand higher benefit payments, while separate protests unrolled across France against proposed pension reforms.
Zimbabwe children face 'unbearable' suffering: charity: Agence France-Presse - March 28, 2008; LONDON, March 28, 2008 (AFP) - Children in Zimbabwe face "unbearable" suffering, ranging from malnutrition and lack of health care to the threat of rape and violence, the British-based charity Save the Children said Saturday.
Red Cross launches China HIV prevention programme: Agence France-Presse - March 28, 2008; BEIJING, March 28, 2008 (AFP) - The Red Cross Society of China on Friday launched its first ever nationwide HIV programme with the aim of reaching all 31 provinces and municipalities in the country by 2010.
UN raises alarm on AIDS epidemic in Asia: Gerard Aziakou; Agence France-Presse - March 26, 2008; UNITED NATIONS, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Asian governments must devote more funds to preventing AIDS or face the risk the disease could kill nearly 500,000 people each year across the continent by 2020, a United Nations report says.
Spit samples may soon replace blood tests: US study: Agence France-Presse - March 25, 2008; WASHINGTON, March 25, 2008 (AFP) - US researchers have identified all the 1,166 proteins in human saliva in a breakthrough which could become a new tool for diagnosing killer diseases like cancer, a study showed Tuesday.
Pope sends message to sick on world TB day: Agence France-Presse - March 24, 2008; CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, March 24, 2008 (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI said he was "particularly close" to those sick with tuberculosis following Easter prayers which coincide with the World Tuberculosis Day.
Botswana president to visit France: foreign minister: Agence France-Presse - March 18, 2008; GABORONE, March 18, 2008 (AFP) - Botswana President Festus Mogae will on Wednesday begin a two-day visit to France at the invitation of President Nicolas Sarkozy, Foreign Affairs Minister Mompati Merafhe said Tuesday.
Rural, poor S African woman bear brunt of AIDS burden: Amnesty: Agence France-Presse - March 18, 2008; JOHANNESBURG, March 18, 2008 (AFP) - Poor, rural women bear the brunt of South Africa's HIV epidemic as they face sexual abuse and discrimination, rights body Amnesty International said Tuesday, urging government action.
Ex-Yukos executive no longer chained to hospital bed: report: Agence France-Presse - March 17, 2008; MOSCOW, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - Russian prison authorities said Monday the former vice-president of oil group Yukos, suffering from cancer and AIDS, who was moved from his jail to hospital, will no longer be chained to his bed.
WHO warns more TB cases slipping through detection net: Agence France-Presse - March 17, 2008; GENEVA, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - The World Health Organisation warned Monday that more new tuberculosis cases are slipping through the detection net, as countries fail to keep up with rapid progress made in earlier years.
Myriam Makeba backs Kinshasa women in fighting AIDS: Sofia Bouderbala; Agence France-Presse - March 15, 2008; KINSHASA, March 15, 2008 (AFP) - "What I have seen here, I will tell the world in words and in songs," Myriam Makeba promised women with smallholdings on the banks of the Congo, then threw aside her cane for a spontaneous song in the sand.
S African study suggests heart disease growing in developing countries: Agence France-Presse - March 14, 2008; PARIS, March 14, 2008 (AFP) - Heart disease, once predominantly the preserve of rich countries, is expanding fast in developing economies, although for rather different reasons, a study carried out in South Africa suggests.
Indonesia says Freeport should help fight AIDS in Papua: Agence France-Presse - March 12, 2008; JAKARTA, March 12, 2008 (AFP) - Indonesia's health minister said Wednesday mining giant Freeport should contribute money to help fight the spread of HIV and AIDS in Papua, where it operates a massive gold and copper mine.
1 in 4 teenaged US girls has sexually-transmitted disease: study: Agence France-Presse - March 11, 2008; CHICAGO, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - One in four teenaged girls in the United States has been infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
UNAIDS calls for lifting of HIV-related travel restrictions: Agence France-Presse - March 7, 2008; GENEVA, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - People with HIV face travel restrictions from some 74 nations, with 13 banning those with the disease from entering the countries completely, UNAIDS said Friday.
UN calls on member states to 'invest in women and girls': Herve Couturier; Agence France-Presse - March 6, 2008; UNITED NATIONS, March 6, 2008 (AFP) - Noting that "progress for women is progress for all," the United Nations is urging the world to invest in its women and girls.
HIV-positive Japan MP says getting married: Harumi Ozawa; Agence France-Presse - March 4, 2008; TOKYO, March 4, 2008 (AFP) - A Japanese member of parliament who is one of the country's most prominent people living with HIV said on Tuesday that he has married.
Malawi seeks to oust fake AIDS healers: Agence France-Presse - March 4, 2008; BLANTYRE, March 4, 2008 (AFP) - Lawmakers began examining Tuesday draft legislation aimed to rid HIV/AIDS-plagued Malawi of quacks claiming to cure the virus through such remedies as sex with virgins, health authorities said.
South Korea rights body raps plan to deport HIV patient: Agence France-Presse - March 4, 2008; SEOUL, March 4, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea's rights watchdog said Tuesday it has asked a court to overrule a government decision to deport a foreign worker infected with HIV.
Clinic closed in Las Vegas in health scandal: city officials: Agence France-Presse - March 2, 2008; LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2008 (AFP) - The city of Las Vegas has shut down a clinic where up to 40,000 people may have been exposed to hepatitis C and the HIV virus through the reuse of syringes and vials, officials said on Sunday.
Zimbabweans get life-saving AIDS drugs in neighbouring state: Florence Panoussian; Agence France-Presse - March 2, 2008; MACHIPANDA, Mozambique(AFP) - Zimbabwean orphans Evans, 13, and Edmond Mahlangu, 8, crossed a mountain range on foot to get to Mozambique where they are slowly recovering on life-saving AIDS drugs in short supply back home.

February

ADB says transport spending may increase AIDS in Asia: Agence France-Presse - February 28, 2008; MANILA (AFP) - Massive Asian Development Bank lending to the region's transport sector may be helping drive the spread of AIDS across the world's most populous continent, the bank said in a study released Thursday.
Bush urges Congress to pass bigger AIDS program for Africa: Agence France-Presse - February 28, 2008; WASHINGTON, Feb 28, 2008 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush urged Congress Thursday to quickly pass legislation tripling funds for a program to combat AIDS and malaria in the world's poorest countries, mainly in Africa.
HIV, hepatitis scare may affect 40,000 US clinic patients: Tangi Quemener; Agence France-Presse - February 28, 2008; LOS ANGELES, Feb 28, 2008 (AFP) - US officials Thursday said 40,000 people may have been infected with HIV and hepatitis in a major health scare after a Las Vegas clinic was found to have re-used syringes and medicine vials.
WHO reports record levels of drug-resistant TB: Agence France-Presse - February 26, 2008; WASHINGTON, Feb 26, 2008 (AFP) - Drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis have been recorded at their highest rates ever around the globe amid shortages in funding needed to combat the disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Bush urges successor: Keep Africa focus: Agence France-Presse - February 26, 2008; WASHINGTON, Feb 26, 2008 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Tuesday urged all of the candidates to succeed him to make clear that they will not turn their backs on US commitments to Africa.
Experimental anti-HIV gel safe, tolerable for women: study: Agence France-Presse - February 24, 2008; CHICAGO, Feb 24, 2008 (AFP) - The quest to develop a vaginal gel to prevent HIV infection took a step forward Monday when researchers announced that one such gel is safe for women to use on a daily basis.
Western clinical trials bad for traditional medicine: S African minister: Agence France-Presse - February 23, 2008; JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23, 2008 (AFP) - Traditional medicines used by African healers should not be exposed to Western-style clinical trials, South Africa's controversial health minister was reported as saying Saturday.
Kenya, UN warn crisis risks incubating new AIDS infections: Agence France-Presse - February 22, 2008; NAIROBI, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) - Kenya's crisis, which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, risks sparking a new wave of HIV/AIDS infections that could wipe out progress achieved so far, Kenyan and UN officials warned Thursday.
Poaching of doctors from Africa is 'international crime': Lancet: Agence France-Presse - February 22, 2008; PARIS, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) - Recruitment agencies in rich countries which actively recruit health workers in Africa are guilty of "international crime," a hard-hitting viewpoint published on Saturday in The Lancet says.
China launches first anti-AIDS drive for gay men: state media: Agence France-Presse - February 21, 2008; BEIJING, Feb 21, 2008 (AFP) - Chinese authorities have launched their first anti-AIDS programme focused on gay men, amid rising concern that the disease is becoming more prevalent among homosexuals, state press reported Thursday.
Next plague likeliest to emerge from poor tropical countries: Richard Ingham; Agence France-Presse - February 20, 2008; PARIS, Feb 20, 2008 (AFP) - Scores of infectious diseases have emerged to threaten humans in the past decades as viruses leap the species barrier from wild animals and bacteria mutate into antibiotic-resistant strains, scientists reported on Wednesday.
Bush signals flexibility on AIDS strategy: Agence France-Presse - February 20, 2008; ACCRA, Feb 20, 2008 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush signalled Wednesday that he might drop his anti-HIV/AIDS strategy's insistence on sexual abstinence if he finds it is ineffective -- but not now, because the program is working.
Asian Development Bank helps Vietnam youths fight HIV: Frank Zeller; Agence France-Presse - February 20, 2008; HANOI, Feb 20, 2008 (AFP) - Nam isn't sure how he caught the HIV virus -- he says he is a former heroin addict and often had unprotected sex -- but now he is committed to helping other Vietnamese youths avoid the same fate.
Russia defends chaining ill Yukos prisoner to hospital bed: Agence France-Presse - February 19, 2008; MOSCOW, Feb 19, 2008 (AFP) - A Russian prison service spokesman justified on Tuesday the use of bed-chains on a jailed former Yukos oil executive, who is receiving treatment for cancer and AIDS in a Moscow hospital, following a complaint from his lawyers.
Ex-Yukos chief 'chained' to hospital bed: lawyer: Agence France-Presse - February 18, 2008; MOSCOW, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) - A jailed former Russian oil executive who won the right to hospital treatment for cancer and AIDS in a bitter court battle is chained to his sick-bed, one of his lawyers said Monday.
Fresh blow to AIDS microbicide as trials show gel is ineffective: Agence France-Presse - February 18, 2008; JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) - The frustrating quest to develop a vaginal gel to prevent HIV infection was dealt a fresh blow on Monday as researchers announced that the first prototype to complete advanced clinical trials was ineffective.
Bush unveils new anti-malaria campaign in Tanzania: Agence France-Presse - February 18, 2008; ARUSHA, Tanzania, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Monday unveiled a new plan to distribute special bed-nets to defend every Tanzanian child aged one to five from the mosquitoes that spread deadly malaria.
Bush confronts Africa policy critics: Olivier Knox; Agence France-Presse - February 17, 2008; DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 17, 2008 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush with backing from Tanzania's leader Sunday defended US policies towards Africa, from efforts to end Kenya's bloody political crisis to the war on HIV/AIDS.
UAE appeals court upholds verdict in rape case: Agence France-Presse - February 17, 2008; DUBAI, Feb 17, 2008 (AFP) - An appeals court in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday upheld 15-year jail terms handed down against two Emiratis convicted of raping a French-Swiss teenager, an AFP journalist said.
Bush to bring 'American compassion' to Africa: Agence France-Presse - February 15, 2008; WASHINGTON, Feb 15, 2008 (AFP) - President George W. Bush set off Friday on a five-nation tour of Africa, touting American compassion for the poor on a continent where he already basks in high approval ratings.
UN chief hails 'important' Bush tour of Africa: Agence France-Presse - February 15, 2008; WASHINGTON, Feb 15, 2008 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday hailed the upcoming visit of President George W. Bush to Africa as "important" and urged him to use the occasion to help eradicate hunger and disease on the continent.
Bono-sponsored art auction raises 42.5 million dollars for AIDS: Agence France-Presse - February 14, 2008; NEW YORK, Feb 14, 2008 (AFP) - An art auction conceived by U2 frontman and campaigner Bono together with British artist Damien Hirst raised 42.5 million dollars in New York late Thursday for UN-backed health programs in Africa.
'Unacceptable' delay in detecting Brazil AIDS cases: official: Agence France-Presse - February 14, 2008; BRASILIA, Feb 14, 2008 (AFP) - Nearly half the AIDS cases in Brazil are detected only as the syndrome's symptoms appear, resulting in an "unacceptable" delay that jeopardizes the success of treatment, the country's AIDS program coordinator said Thursday.
Bush to 'rally' Africa on Kenya, spotlight aid: Olivier Knox; Agence France-Presse - February 14, 2008; WASHINGTON, Feb 14, 2008 (AFP) - President George W. Bush embarks Friday on a week-long trip to Africa, hoping to highlight the kinder, gentler side of US policy and "rally the continent" to end deadly violence in Kenya, aides say.
Rights group says Egypt chaining HIV men to hospital beds: Agence France-Presse - February 6, 2008; CAIRO, Feb 6, 2008 (AFP) - Egyptian HIV-positive men are arrested, tortured and chained to hospital beds for 23 hours a day before facing unfair trials for alleged homosexuality, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
HIV infections on the rise in Sweden: officials: Agence France-Presse - February 5, 2008; STOCKHOLM, Feb 5, 2008 (AFP) - The number of new HIV infections jumped 20 percent in Sweden last year, health officials said Tuesday, quoting preliminary figures that could signal altered attitudes towards the disease that causes AIDS.
African women slam abuse of females with HIV/AIDS: Agence France-Presse - February 4, 2008; OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 4, 2008 (AFP) - Hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans rallied Monday in Burkina Faso against the abuse of women infected with HIV/AIDS.
Briton gets 14 years for spreading HIV to Swedish teens: Agence France-Presse - February 1, 2008; STOCKHOLM, Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old HIV-positive Briton to 14 years in prison for having unprotected sex with 16 young girls and infecting two of them with the virus that causes AIDS.
Health agencies stick to condom advice after Swiss AIDS study: Agence France-Presse - February 1, 2008; GENEVA, Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - Using a condom is still the safest protection against AIDS, United Nations health agencies said Friday after Swiss researchers claimed patients on retroviral drugs do not transmit the virus.
Ex-Yukos VP with AIDS, cancer denied transfer to hospital: Agence France-Presse - February 1, 2008; MOSCOW, Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - A Moscow court on Friday turned down a request from a jailed former manager of bankrupt oil giant Yukos, who has AIDS and cancer, to be transferred to hospital for care, a judge said.

January

Russian prison head demands ex-Yukos manager be moved to hospital: Agence France-Presse - January 31, 2008; MOSCOW, Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - The head of the prison where Vasily Aleksaniyan, a former manager of bankrupt Russian petrol group Yukos who has AIDS, is serving time, has asked for him be transferred to a hospital for care.
Jailed Russian tycoon on hunger strike: lawyer: Agence France-Presse - January 30, 2008; MOSCOW, Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has gone on hunger strike to protest poor treatment provided to a fellow inmate and former associate who is suffering from AIDS, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Patients on AIDS drugs don't transmit virus: Swiss panel: Agence France-Presse - January 30, 2008; GENEVA, Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - AIDS patients who take effective retroviral drugs do not pass on the virus even through unprotected sex, Switzerland's state commission on the disease claimed on Wednesday.
UAE rape case appeal adjourned until Feb 3: lawyer: Agence France-Presse - January 27, 2008; DUBAI, Jan 27, 2008 (AFP) - An appeal hearing on Sunday in the case of two Emiratis convicted of raping a French-Swiss teenager was adjourned until February 3 because the defendants failed to appear in court, the boy's lawyer said.
'Kenya has bled enough': newspapers appeal for talks: Bogonko Bosire; Agence France-Presse - January 27, 2008; NAIROBI, Jan 27, 2008 (AFP) - Stung by unbridled clashes, Kenyan newspapers Sunday pleaded with feuding leaders to start talks to end the crisis spurred by a disputed presidential election, telling them that "Kenya has bled enough."
Bush to visit five African countries next month: Agence France-Presse - January 25, 2008; WASHINGTON, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - President George W. Bush will travel to five African nations next month -- Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia -- on a trip expected to address issues including economic development and AIDS, the White House announced Friday.
Sex attacks on the rise in Kenya: UNICEF: Agence France-Presse - January 25, 2008; GENEVA, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sexual violence has soared in Kenya amid the country's ethnic clashes and political turmoil, with young women in refugee camps particularly vulnerable to rape and prostitution, the United Nations children's fund said on Friday.
Microsoft and Dell go RED for Bono's AIDS charity: Agence France-Presse - January 24, 2008; SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft and Dell on Thursday joined U2 band front man Bono's "RED" charity effort with a line of red personal computers.
No French arms trade-off in Libya medics case: inquiry: Agence France-Presse - January 22, 2008; PARIS, Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - A French parliamentary inquiry has established that Paris did not offer Libya military aid in exchange for the release of six foreign medics jailed on charges of infecting children with AIDS, its rapporteur said Tuesday.
Charges dropped in Canada HIV tainted-blood scandal: Agence France-Presse - January 18, 2008; MONTREAL, Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - Canadian prosecutors on Friday dropped all charges against a former director of the Canadian Red Cross who had been implicated in the distribution of HIV-contaminated blood.
New virus linked to rare but lethal skin cancer: Agence France-Presse - January 17, 2008; WASHINGTON, Jan 17, 2008 (AFP) - US researchers have discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer, a study released Thursday said.
Ethiopia targets free HIV/AIDS drugs for all by 2010: Agence France-Presse - January 17, 2008; ADDIS ABEBA, Jan 17, 2008 (AFP) - Ethiopia is implementing an action plan against AIDS that sets 2010 as a target for providing free retroviral drugs to all HIV-AIDS sufferers who need them, a senior health official said Thursday.
Zuma rebukes SAfrica government but stresses unity: Isaac Mangena; Agence France-Presse - January 12, 2008; PRETORIA, Jan 12, 2008 (AFP) - Jacob Zuma used his first keynote speech as leader of South Africa's ruling ANC Saturday to rebuke President Thabo Mbeki's failure to narrow the wealth gap, while saying he would not undermine his rival.
World Bank slams corruption in aided Indian healthcare projects: Pratap Chakravarty; Agence France-Presse - January 12, 2008; NEW DELHI, Jan 12, 2008 (AFP) - The World Bank has exposed serious fraud in Indian healthcare programmes it has funded and said New Delhi had agreed to help stamp out corruption, officials said Saturday.
Palestinian medic files complaint against Libya with UN: lawyer: Agence France-Presse - January 10, 2008; AMSTERDAM, Jan 10, 2008 (AFP) - The Palestinian-born doctor held with five Bulgarian nurses in a Libyan prison for over eight years has filed a complaint against Libya with the UN Commission on Human Rights, his lawyer said Thursday.
Kenya wildlife may have eaten human victims of post-poll violence: Red Cross: Bogonko Bosire; Agence France-Presse - January 10, 2008; NAIROBI, Jan 10, 2008 (AFP) - Kenya's world-famous carnivorous wildlife -- big cats and scavenger mammals and birds -- may have made off with and devoured the bodies of human victims of recent post-election violence, the Kenyan Red Cross said Thursday.
Findings of French probe into Bulgarian nurses due January 22: Agence France-Presse - January 8, 2008; PARIS, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - The findings of a French parliamentary inquiry into the release by Libya last year of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor are to be made public on January 22, one of its members said Tuesday.
WHO urges less qualified AIDS workers for poorer countries: Agence France-Presse - January 8, 2008; ADDIS ABABA, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - Less qualified health workers should be used in HIV/AIDS care in developing countries facing severe shortages of doctors and nurses, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday.
Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB: Agence France-Presse - January 8, 2008; MANILA, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - Indonesia's construction boom is driving an "exponential" rise in HIV-AIDS infections as migrant workers are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, the Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday.
Malawi pays to improve nutrition of HIV-positive workers: Agence France-Presse - January 8, 2008; BLANTYRE, Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - Malawi, one of Africa's poorest countries, is to give civil servants carrying the HIV virus an extra 35 dollars a month to help them improve their nutrition, a top health official said Tuesday.
S.Africa's AIDS activist in same-sex marriage: Agence France-Presse - January 6, 2008; JOHANNESBURG, Jan 6, 2008 (AFP) - A notable South African HIV/AIDS activist, Zackie Achmat, got married to his co-campaigner boyfriend at a ceremony attended by hundreds of guests, newspapers reported on Sunday.
ANC leader weds as graft row rolls on: reports: Agence France-Presse - January 5, 2008; JOHANNESBURG, Jan 5, 2008 (AFP) - The head of South Africa's ruling ANC party married his fourth wife and mother of his youngest children in a ceremony Saturday at his homestead attended by some 500 guests, local media reported.
AIDS: S.Africa's graveyard generation mourns: Fran Blandy; Agence France-Presse - January 3, 2008; SOWETO, South Africa, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - It is Saturday in Soweto and AIDS-ridden South Africa's biggest township is geared up for its foremost weekend activity: funerals.
HIV carriers in Saudi urged to report discrimination: Agence France-Presse - January 2, 2008; RIYADH, Jan 2, 2008 (AFP) - A Saudi human rights watchdog is urging carriers of the AIDS virus to report any discrimination they suffer in the conservative Muslim kingdom, the Jeddah daily Arab News said on Wednesday.

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