Times Live: Scientists find antibody ‘roadmap’ to AIDS vaccine
Scientists on a quest for an antibody-based AIDS vaccine said Wednesday they found promising clues in the uncommonly "robust" natural immune response of a patient in Africa. Studying blood samples over...
View ArticleAs anti-prostitution pledge heads to Supreme Court, public health leaders...
The case of the “anti-prostitution pledge” heading for the Supreme Court this month focuses on whether the requirement that groups funded by the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief create...
View ArticleWomen’s Rights After CSW57: A Battle Won, A War Continues
Women all over the world fight for equality, recognition and safety every day. These fights – taken up by mothers trying to raise healthy families, young women who want access to higher education,...
View ArticleThe New York Times: Judge Strikes Down Age Limits on Morning-After Pill
A federal judge on Friday ordered that the most common morning-after pill be made available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger. But his acidly...
View ArticleHuffington Post: Why the Global Fund Is a Terrific Investment
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it will need $15 billion to continue its life-saving work. If the world comes together to meet this replenishment goal, it...
View ArticleOne-in-four deaths in pregnancy due to HIV in worst-affected countries
One-in-four pregnancy-related deaths is due to HIV in countries with a high HIV prevalence, a meta-analysis of 23 studies shows. HIV-infected women have eight times the risk of a pregnancy-related...
View ArticleReuters: Prostitution policy splits NGOs in top court AIDS case
A Supreme Court case that challenges a law requiring anti-prostitution policies for HIV/AIDS programs seeking federal money has generated a split among nonprofit groups that counsel sex workers...
View ArticleUnited States Announces $10 Million in Support for G-8 Preventing Sexual...
Today at the G-8 Foreign Ministers meeting in London, the United States joined G-8 partners in support of the United Kingdom’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, and reaffirmed its commitment to...
View ArticleNigeria: Arrests of Sex Workers Hampers Control of HIV Rates
Continued clampdown on commercial sex workers, intravenous drug users (IDUs) and men who have sex with men in the FCT is hampering efforts to control infection rates of HIV/AIDS, proponents lament....
View ArticleAlicia Keys campaigns for HIV education
Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer met with women who are part of an HIV program at United Medical Center...
View ArticleHIV in breastmilk spikes at weaning
The amount of HIV in an infected mother’s breast milk spikes when weaning begins, according to a study published today in Science Translational Medicine1. The findings are likely to add urgency to...
View ArticleU.S. spends N450bn on Nigeria’s health sector programmes in 10 yrs – Envoy
The United States Government said on Thursday that it had spent $3 billion on Nigeria’s health sector capacity building programmes in 10 years. The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, said...
View ArticleUSAID Impact Blog: Non-hormonal Methods of Contraception Meet Need in DRC
More than 26 percent of married women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) want to avoid pregnancy but aren’t using a modern method of family planning. Furthermore, meeting this demand for...
View ArticleHuffington Post: The Right to Fight AIDS
The Supreme Court today will hear a case that will decide the basic rights of groups fighting HIV. The case --Agency for International Development, Et. Al., v. Alliance for Open Society International,...
View ArticleThe New York Times: High Court Weighs Dispute Over AIDS Funding
The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with the First Amendment implications of a policy that forces private health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition to get AIDS funding. The court...
View ArticleThe Promise of MPTs: An Integrated Approach to Women’s Health
In recent years, the global community has intensified its focus on women’s health and rights. This reflects a universal recognition that women and girls are fundamental to the health and well-being of...
View ArticleHuffington Post: Time to Bridge the Gap for Women’s Health
Nearly 20 years ago, the global community gathered at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo and declared -- for the first time -- that a woman's right and ability...
View ArticlePromoting Human Rights versus Promoting Prostitution
PEPFAR’s anti-prostitution “loyalty oath” is hindering aid groups’ efforts to help sex workers.
View ArticleWomen Deliver Conference Opens
The Women Deliver conference opens Tuesday (5/280) in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Organizers call it the largest global meeting of the decade on the health and well-being of women and girls.
View ArticleCNN: Empowered women make nations strong
(CNN) -- Sometimes a number can put a complicated truth in simple terms. Here's one: 20%. A child whose family budget is controlled by the mother is 20% more likely to survive. Why? Women know what's...
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