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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. People carry a gay pride flag during a march in Mexico City on August 2, 2008 The seventeenth International AIDS Conference opened Sunday in the Mexican capital, Mexico City. About twenty-five thou
Health Report - Children of AIDS Face Mental Health Needs 健康报道 - 艾滋病家庭儿童面临严重心理健康问题 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Thirty years ago this week, p
NGO Warns of Effects of AIDS Funding Shortfall The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. The fund says it has saved more than 7 and a half million lives by supporting prevention and treatment program
Experts See Hopeful Agenda at International AIDS Conference A new report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, or UNAIDS, says a record eight million HIV-positive people around the world are now getting life-saving treatment for the viru
Performers and Politicians, Cheers and Chants at AIDS Conference HIV-positive singer Jamar Rogers commanded the stage, just as he did as a semifinalist on the popular U.S. singing competition television program, The Voice. But Rogers was not the only
Battling AIDS with Business Africas private sector is being asked to play a bigger role in fighting HIV/AIDS. The Gift from Africa initiative calls on businesses to invest in the continent by investing in health. The initiative was discussed at the 1
Aging HIV/AIDS Survivors Create New Class of Patients In sub-Saharan Africa, antiretroviral treatment (ART) has reduced the mortality rate among HIV-infected people by 20 percent. Many of the people receiving treatment who are now in their forties ar
Global Fund and Big Business Partner against AIDS As donor countries tighten budgets to reduce debt, organizations like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria are feeling the effects. The fund announced last November it would not make any new
The discovery of an AIDS-like virus in koalas is raising newfound fears the animal may soon face extinction. KIDS, or Koala Immune Deficiency Syndrome, decimates the koala's ability to fight off infection and disease. Dr. Jon Hanger, the researcher w
Ethiopia to Host 16th International Conference on HIV/AIDS The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is making final preparations to host the 16th international conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa. The conference will bring together more than 7,000 delegates,
HIV/AIDS Treatment as Prevention' a Top Priority A top AIDS expert says the best way to control the epidemic is to use antiretroviral drugs as a prevention tool. The treatment as prevention strategy will be highlighted at next week's AIDS conference
AIDS Drugs Offer Hope of Normal Lifespan in Africa Over the last 30 years life expectancy rates in Africa plummeted, as HIV/AIDS claimed millions of lives. But a new study says antiretroviral drug treatment can dramatically reverse that trend. Profes
The doctor who helped pioneer the treatment as prevention approach in the fight against HIV/AIDS will receive the Albert Einstein World Award of Science. Dr. Julio Montaner chaired the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna last July. The forme
To ensure food security for a rapidly growing global population, governments are investing heavily in agriculture. But food policy experts say that investment must include HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. HIV/AIDS and food have been inextricably li
This is Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, home to about 1 million people. These children play without a care, just as it should be, but their reality is grim. They are all orphans, half of them because of AIDS. In the last five years, it has gotten w
HEALTH REPORT - United Nations Launches Children's AIDS Campaign By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations
In Botswana, community-based home care is the preferred method of assisting people living with HIV/AIDS. However, a study shows many of the caregivers are suffering economically and emotionally as a result. Botswana has a small population, about two
By Noel King Khartoum 18 April 2007 Sudan's traditional society paired with a strict Islamic government means that HIV and AIDS are not often discussed in the public arena. Now, in an effort to stem the spread of the disease, the government is partne
By Malcolm Brown Washington 03 January 2008 Two sisters, just seven and five years old, are starring in a film aimed at saving people's lives. The short documentary follows the girls around the 2006 International AIDS conference in Toronto, as they t
By Noel King Khartoum 03 December 2006 The United Nations says it is making progress in combating HIV/AIDS in Sudan, but warned that infection rates may be on the rise in the war-torn Darfur region. The United Nations estimates that Sudan has the hi