Global Issues
News headlines for “AIDS around the world”, page 22
HEALTH-AFRICA: TB Vaccine In The Pipeline
- Inter Press Service
For the first time in eighty years, a new Tuberculosis (TB) vaccine has entered the efficacy stage of a clinical trial. While the developers are optimistic about the outcome, lung health and TB experts are warning against being overly excited.
HEALTH-AFRICA: HIV Laws Do More Harm Than Good
- Inter Press Service
In Sierra Leone, a mother who transmits HIV to her child can be fined, jailed for up to seven years, or both. Human Rights Watch reports that in 2008, several men were arrested in Egypt simply for being HIV positive. New legislation is currently being discussed in Angola that could lead to a three to ten year jail sentence for those who knowingly pass on HIV.
RIGHTS-SOUTH KOREA: Prostitution Thrives with U.S. Military Presence
- Inter Press Service
With the presence of U.S. soldiers, flesh trade is flourishing near the Camp Stanley Camptown close to Seoul.
RIGHTS-INDIA: India's Historic Gay Ruling
- Inter Press Service
A day after the Delhi High Court's landmark judgment to overturn a colonial law that criminalised homosexuality, Indians expressed mixed reactions to the verdict.
DEVELOPMENT: ‘‘19th WEF on Africa Just About Elite Agendas’’
- Inter Press Service
The 19th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, which kicks off tomorrow, is a space ‘‘for the rich and powerful elites who control the global economy and who seek to further open Africa’s economy in collaboration with a tiny minority of corrupt elites in Africa.
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Mental Illness in HIV-Positive Patients Largely Ignored
- Inter Press Service
Although mental disorders, such as depression and dementia, are a commonly associated with HIV, they remain largely undiagnosed in South Africa. Lack of human and financial resources for mental health are the main reason for this, researchers say.
HEALTH-AFRICA: Global Financial Crisis Leads to HIV Budget Cuts
- Inter Press Service
International donors and African governments are likely to cut health budgets due to the global financial crisis. Health experts fear that increasing unemployment and poverty will lead to less food security and quality of nutrition, which will in turn put more stress on already weak health systems.
RIGHTS-IRAN: Day of Protests for Jailed AIDS Doctors
- Inter Press Service
A handful of motivated doctors, HIV/AIDS and human rights activists held rallies Tuesday in New York City and 20 countries to protest the imprisonment of Iranian doctors Arash and Kamiar Aleai.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Lethal Link Between Gender Violence and AIDS
- Inter Press Service
When she went to the doctor, 25-year-old Francisca Barros received two pieces of earthbreaking news. The welcome news was that she was pregnant. The terrifying news: that she was HIV-positive.
HEALTH-LESOTHO: Migration Calls for Cross-Border Health Policies
- Inter Press Service
The mountain kingdom of Lesotho faces a number of unique hurdles with regard to HIV and AIDS. The country is landlocked within South Africa, the epicentre of the pandemic, and because of limited job opportunities and high unemployment rates within Lesotho, many of its citizens work as migrant labourers in neighbouring South Africa.
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