ABC News, 9 August 2014

The devastating news didn't make sense to Brazilian Pierre Freitaz. How was it possible that, at age 17, he was infected with HIV if his only boyfriend seemed fit and healthy?

Freitaz confesses he knew little about the virus when he was diagnosed in 2004. He didn't understand the difference between the infection and the disease it caused: AIDS. He was confused by the lack of obvious symptoms.

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Kompas, 8 Agustus 2014

BATUGADE, KOMPAS.com - Meningkatnya kasus Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) di perbatasan Indonesia dan Timor Leste, membuat kedua negara sepakat menggelar edutaimen atau pendidikan yang menyenangkan untuk menanggulangi penyakit mematikan itu.

Kegiatan yang berlangsung di BatuGade, Distrik Bobonaro, Timor Leste, Kamis (7/8/2014) kemarin itu dihadiri Wakil Perdana Menteri Timor Leste DR Fernando De Araujo selaku ketua KPA Nasional Timor Leste, bersama Wakil Menteri Kesehatan Natalia De Araujo, Menteri Sosial Isabela Guteres, Sekretaris KPA Nasional Timor Leste Rev Daniel Marcal dan Menteri Muda Pembangunan Desa Samuel Mendonsa.

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KUNC, 9 August 2014

In order to slow the spread of HIV, certain people who do not have the virus but are at risk should take medicine to prevent becoming infected. That's the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, just recently, the World Health Organization.

The preventive treatment is known as PrEP, for pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Eric McCulley made the decision to start PrEP. He's 40, gay and HIV-negative. Outside an Atlanta coffee shop, he pulls out a plastic baggy with a few blue pills.

"They're a decent size, actually," he says. "Some people might call them a horse pill."

The pill is called Truvada, a combination of two drugs used to treat HIV. Despite McCulley's negative HIV status, he's taken the pill daily for the past few months.

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the Rainbow Times, 8 August 2014

EASTHAMPTON, Mass.—A Latin dance bash on Friday, August 29th will benefit the AIDS Foundation of Western MA (AFWM), ending the first Dance for a Cause annual summer series at Eastworks suite 160. All are welcome! No partner or previous experience necessary. From 7-11 p.m., come dance to the fabulous Latin beats of DJ Chico from the Iron Horse and Meli & Chico's Salsa. For $15 entry, enjoy an air conditioned dance floor, a cash bar, door prizes, raffles, and a silent auction (including great prizes like a trip to Club Getaway)! Wear red to show solidarity with people living each day with HIV/AIDS.

The AIDS Foundation of Western MA educates our community to help stop the transmission of HIV/AIDS and end the stigma against people who have it. AFWM holds out a safety net to people with HIV/AIDS by providing a support group, referral services, and financial assistance for basic needs such as medication or utilities for low income people with HIV/AIDS. Imagine how much harder the Recession is for people who are infected! Isn't it wonderful that you can help just by going out dancing for a night?

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All Africa, 8 August 2014

Once touted as the success story of not just the continent, but the world, Uganda seems to be slipping further off that decorated wagon and paving way for new golden girls such as Kenya.

Having brought HIV prevalence rates down from double digits in the 1980s and 1990s to just five per cent at the turn of the millennium, Uganda's prevalence rates have since shot back up to 7.3 per cent from 6.4 per cent in 2005. In contrast, Kenya's universal access prevalence now stands at 5.6 per cent, down from 7.2 per cent in 2007, according to the 2012 Aids Indicator Survey.

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