the Sun News Online, 3 November 2014

With Nigeria's suc­cessful containment of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which seems to be assuming the status a global pandemic, atten­tion should appropriately be chan­neled towards replicating similar feats in fighting the scourge of HIV/AIDS to a finish. Though the Ebola virus is a lot more virulent with a greater propensity towards wrecking more widespread hav­ocs as being witnessed in Libe­ria, Sierra Leone and other spots within the West African subre­gion, the scourge of HIV/AIDS remains an undermining factor in Nigeria's quest to achieve one of the stipulated targets of the Mil­lennium Development Goals of combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases by 2015. Suf­fice to mention that considerable effort has been put into reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Ni­geria by preventing cases of new HIV infection at the same time ex­panding the frontiers of care and treatment for those living with the virus. A need has now arisen to make the National Response to the HIV burden immune to the politics of today.

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Tempo, 2 November 2014

TEMPO.CO, Purwokerto - Sebanyak 12 penderita acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) di Banyumas, Jawa Tengah, meninggal. Berdasarkan data Dinas Kesehatan Banyumas, jumlah tersebut merupakan pencatatan sepanjang Januari hingga September 2014. "Berjangkitnya virus HIV/AIDS di Banyumas, semakin mengkhawatirkan," ujar Sekretaris Dinkes Banyumas Sadiyanto, Ahad, 2 November 2014.

Bahkan virus yang mematikan itu kini menyerang kelompok usia di bawah 24 tahun. Dari data Dinas Kesehatan Banyumas, hingga September lalu, tercatat sebanyak 16 anak usia 15-24 positif mengidap HIV. "Semua perlu waspada, karena mulai bermunculan penderita usia di bawah 24 tahun," kata Sadiyanto.

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JPNN, 2 November 2014

CIAWI - Puluhan pedagang dan pengunjung Pasar Ciawi, Kabupaten Bogor, Sabtu (1/11) dikejutkan dengan kedatangan tim penanggulangan HIV/AIDS dari UPT Puskesmas Ciawi.

Tiba-tiba, tim ini langsung mengambil sampel darah kepada pengunjung dan pedagang untuk mengatahui apakah terjangkit virus mematikan tersebut.

Menurut Kepala UPT Pasar Ciawi, Andri, pengambilan sampel ini diadakan berkat kerjasama dengan LSM Kampoeng Belajar serta Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Bogor.

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Metro TV News, 2 November 2014

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Hingga saat ini, fokus peningkatan kesejahteraan pasien HIV AIDS masih berpatokan pada aspek farmakologis atau pengobatan ilmiah.

Namun, penelitian baru menunjukan, terapi non-farmakologis bisa membantu meningkatkan kesehatan mental sekaligus fisik penderita HIV AIDS. Terapi yang dimaksud tak lain adalah meditasi.

"Berlatih meditasi transendental (MT) 2 kali sehari selama 20 menit dapat membantu pasien HIV Aids merasa lebih baik," demikian seperti dikabarkan Time yang dilansir pada Minggu (2/10/2014).

Penelitian ini dilakukan oleh Yayasan AIDS San Francisco dan David Lynch Foundation, sebuah yayasan nirlaba yang menekankan penyembuhan dengan metode pengurangan stres, termasuk TM.

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New Zimbabwe, 1 November 2014

ZIMBABWE is set to receive a $435 million grant for HIV and Aids from the Global Fund to boost its HIV programmes which are heavily underfunded, a top United Nations official has announced.

At the moment the country needs $525 million for the next three years.

With the Global Fund money this means Zimbabwe now has a shortfall of $90 million which it needs to get from other sources.

The gap is also going to be further reduced by the Aids levy which has this year been pegged at around $40 million. The Aids levy is a form of revenue government collects from workers.

There were fears that aid agencies were shifting their attention from HIV and Aids to other related programmes.

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