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Nigerian Bill Criminalises More Than Just Gay People

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

'The prospect of arriving home... being arrested at the airport - that's kind of scary,' said Osazeme O., a dual citizen of Nigeria and the UK, in a wry understatement.

Philippines: These Shots Target AIDS

Friday, December 02, 2011

A unique campaign in the Philippines is using stylised online photos to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS. Fashion and conceptual photographer Niccolo Cosme first initiated Project Headshot Clinic in 2007 as a way of merging profile photos online and advertising.

Poverty And Racism Fuel Hiv/aids Epidemic In U.S.

Thursday, December 01, 2011

On World AIDS Day, all eyes are fixed on the global south, where a preventable HIV/AIDS epidemic across Asia, Africa and Latin America has infected almost 33 million people.

Health-D.R. Congo: The Konzo Still Threatens Women and Children

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Nadine Mbwol suffers from konzo, an epidemic paralytic disease that affects the lower body. 'I lost my marriage because of this disability,' she says sadly.

Aid Not Enough To Fight Aids

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Billions of people are marking yet another World AIDS Day - this one themed 'Getting to Zero', for zero AIDS-related deaths, zero new infections, and zero stigma and discrimination.

Latin America: Female Condoms in Short Supply

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

In spite of the growing spread of HIV/AIDS among women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the female condom, which could put them in charge of their health, is not readily available.

‘Nothing At Busan For African Women, Children’

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Although there has been considerable progress towards reducing maternal and infant mortality, millions of women and children in Africa are still in need of better health services, food and sanitation.

Ghana: Tropical Ulcer Persists Despite Affordable Solutions

Thursday, November 24, 2011

For the past 10 years, Buruli ulcer has been eating Benjamin Essel’s leg. The skin above his ankle is totally gone, and a swollen, pulpy and reddish wound rises almost up to his knee and wraps around his calf. Even still, this is an improvement over recent years.

Carribean: Fresh Challenges Accompany Progress in AIDS Fight

Monday, November 21, 2011

Cracey Fernandes, the president of the Guyana Sex Work Coalition, does not hide the fact that he is homosexual.

Somalia: Aid Dwindles, Disease Spreads

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Doctors in Mogadishu are warning that famine victims in internally displaced camps have become vulnerable to contagious diseases like cholera and measles, as conditions here are ripe for an outbreak. This comes as internally displaced persons complain that relief aid to some camps has dwindled or stopped.

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