News from category: Prevention – PlusNews
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Camels bringing condoms and medical supplies
SAMBURU, 31 August 2010 (PlusNews) – In the remote and rural district of Samburu, northern Kenya, where paved roads are scarce and motorised transport hard to …
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Catching more than fish
ENTEBBE, 31 August 2010 (PlusNews) -
A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than a quarter …
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Catching more than fish
ENTEBBE, 31 August 2010 (PlusNews) – A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than a …
Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRIN
Catching more than fish
ENTEBBE, 31 August 2010 (PlusNews) – A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than a …
Photo: Keishamaza Rukikaire/IRIN
Drug users have largely been ignored by HIV prevention campaigns
NAIROBI, 24 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Intravenous drug users (IDUs) have been largely ignored by the government’s HIV programmes on the basis that …
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Drug users have largely been ignored by HIV prevention campaigns
NAIROBI, 24 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Intravenous drug users (IDUs) have been largely ignored by the government’s HIV programmes on the basis that …
Photo: Kristy Siegfried/IRIN
Anti-AIDS efforts have come up against entrenched beliefs and cultural practices
MANZINI, 18 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Remarks disparaging programmes to reduce HIV infections, made by Swaziland’s second top-ranking traditional leader, have …
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Anti-AIDS efforts have come up against entrenched beliefs and cultural practices
MANZINI, 18 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Remarks disparaging programmes to reduce HIV infections, made by Swaziland’s second top-ranking traditional leader, have …
Photo: Kristy Siegfried/IRIN
Anti-AIDS efforts have come up against entrenched beliefs and cultural practices
MANZINI, 18 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Remarks disparaging programmes to reduce HIV infections, made by Swaziland’s second top-ranking traditional leader, have …
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Community workers say a return to old school values can be achieved through communication rather than violence
MKINGA, 18 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Regina Joseph was beaten up by a group of …
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Anti-AIDS efforts have come up against entrenched beliefs and cultural practices
MANZINI, 18 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Remarks disparaging programmes to reduce HIV infections, made by Swaziland’s second top-ranking traditional leader, have …
Photo: IRIN
Condoms work, but only when used consistently
MBABANE, 16 August 2010 (PlusNews) – In a country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world and the lowest life expectancy, experts are still at …
Photo: IRIN
Condoms work, but only when used consistently
MBABANE, 16 August 2010 (PlusNews) – In a country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world and the lowest life expectancy, experts are still at …
Photo: IRIN
Condoms work, but only when used consistently
MBABANE, 16 August 2010 (PlusNews) – In a country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world and the lowest life expectancy, experts are still at …
Photo: IRIN
Condoms work, but only when used consistently
MBABANE, 16 August 2010 (PlusNews) – In a country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world and the lowest life expectancy, experts are still at …
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The use of trusted peers in HIV prevention has been shown to increase condom use by sex workers
NAIROBI, 11 August 2010 (PlusNews) – By night, Viviane Muasi, 25, is a sex worker …
