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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. South Africa plans to test fifteen million people for H.I.V. by June of next year. That is almost one-third of its population. South Africa has the most people living with H.I.V. of any nation. The numbe
AS IT IS - Medical treatment for adults infected with HIV This is AS IT IS. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. Today on the show the subject is HIV/AIDS. In recent years, developing countries have increased the availability of medical treatment for adults
Generic Form of Pediatric HIV Drug OKd A new licensing agreement with the pharmaceutical company MERCK allows for the manufacture of a generic version of a pediatric AIDS drug. It may be two years before its readily available in low- and middle-incom
Young People Navigate Relationships, Romance and HIV The exercise in this panel discussion: whether to disclose HIV status in a hypothetical relationship. Red means no, green means yes and yellow means maybe. There's a variety of responses in the sce
AIDS-Stricken Mother Wages War Against HIV When Catherine Wyatt-Morley tested positive for HIV, she was told she had six years to live. Nearly two decades later, the mother of three is still alive, still fighting AIDS and finding strength in helping
WHO Issues New HIV Guidelines for Couples The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for couples in which one partner is HIV positive and the other is not. The guidelines for so-called discordant couples are being praised by UNAIDS, Doct
Reflections on 30 Years of HIV/AIDS The HIV/AIDS epidemic is 30 years old. Nearly 30 million people have died from complications of the disease and more than 33 million are currently living with it. There's a better chance than ever of living a long,
The U.N. releases a treatment report about developing countries. For every two persons we manage to get to, says W.H.O. chief Margaret Chan, another five persons get infected. Transcript of radio broadcast: 03 June 2008 This is the VOA Special Engli
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Cancer Drug Finds HIV Hidden in the Body SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we tell about an anti-cancer drug recentl
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 26 March 2008 A new report warns that if prevention efforts in Asia are not expanded, nearly 10 million people in that region will be infected by the year 2020 with the virus that causes AIDS. From United Nations h
Scientists Aim to End HIV Epidemic The HIV/AIDS epidemic is more than 30 years old. However, at the 19th International AIDS Conference Tuesday there was talk of ending the epidemic through scientific advances and public health policy. Dr. Anthony Fau
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
Better Treatment for HIV-Positive Pregnant Women The World Health Organization recently issued new guidelines to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The recommendations include getting more women on treatment sooner and staying on it for lif
A little more than a year after the Kenyan and U.S. governments launched a nationwide HIV home testing program in Kenya, some counselors in the program say they are feeling overwhelmed. They cite harsh conditions in the field, conflicts in the homes
Joe DeCapua 15 July 2010 Were seeing a lot of competition for resources, which is inevitable in periods of scarcity. A new report warns that promising developments in HIV prevention could be undermined by funding gaps and a lack of political will. Th
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
HIV Trial Yields Disappointing Results A large-scale HIV prevention trial among African women has yielded disappointing results. But the outcome may be more the fault of behavior than the prevention methods used in the study. The trial is known as VO
Hormonal Contraception May Double HIV/AIDS Risk A new study finds that the use of a hormonal contraceptive popular with women in eastern and southern Africa doubles their risk of becoming infected with HIV. And when it is used by HIV-infected women,
Kenyan government says the percentage of people contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has been cut almost in half from 14 percent of the population in 2000 to 7.1 percent in 2007 Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 01 December 2009 A Kenyan Turkana woman in