the Costa Rica News, 23 July 2014

The HIV-AIDS infections in Latin America descend lower than in other areas

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The number of HIV infections and AIDS in Latin America descends but does it to a lesser extent than in other regions of the world, something that worries the UN today which was presented today in a report on the overall state of the epidemic.

In Latin America, every hour 10 people are infected with the virus, the report says.

"Latin America worries me specifically. The rate of the decline of new infections with the virus of HIV-AIDS in Latin America is lower than in other regions and is lower than in Africa, and there are countries where we observe an increase in infections or do not observe the descent we should," Luiz Loures, deputy executive director of UNAIDS, the UN agency fighting the disease, affirmed.

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Australia Network News, 24 July 2014

Experts fear Cambodia's well-earned reputation as a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS could be undermined by government policy targeting the country's high-risk groups.

Over the past 15 years, government action and large amounts of money from donors have seen the infection rate drop from 2 per cent in 1998 to an estimated 0.7 per cent today.

The bulk of the $50 million the country spent tackling HIV in 2012 has come from donors such as the Global Fund, the United States Government and the Australian Government.

All those millions have allowed the Cambodian Government to target high-risk groups, to put in place a well-regarded prevention program and to ensure those who need treatment receive it.

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All Africa, 23 July 2014

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This week's lead story on how schools are dealing with the challenge of HIV-infected students, while encouraging, illustrates just how far we still have to go in the fight against the killer pandemic in our midst.

The story features the experiences of two HIV-positive students who had the courage to share their status with a teacher at school. As a result, both are afforded considerable flexibility in a number of areas of school life so that they can access proper medical attention without negatively impacting their studies.

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Tempo.Co, 23 Juli 2014

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Dibandingkan satu dekade lalu, tercatat lebih banyak orang Indonesia yang meninggal karena HIV/AIDS, namun demikian lebih sedikit orang Indonesia yang meninggal karena tuberkulosa dan malaria, demikian menurut data terbaru, yang ditunjukkan oleh satu tinjauan tren analisa data menggunakan metode yang hanya ada satu di dunia.

Kecepatan penurunan angka kematian karena malaria serta infeksi dari malaria terjadi sejak tahun 2000, ketika Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) dicanangkan di seluruh dunia dalam rangka menghentikan penyebaran penyakit-penyakit tersebut pada tahun 2015.

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Digital Journal, 23 July 2014

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 23, 2014 /CNW/ - The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, participated in the 20th International AIDS Conference this week in Melbourne, Australia. During the Conference sessions, meetings and side events, Minister Ambrose reinforced Canada's continued commitment to global efforts to address HIV/AIDS and to advancing a comprehensive and integrated long-term approach to address HIV/AIDS in Canada.

While in Melbourne, Minister Ambrose toured the Burnet Institute, an organization that links medical research with public health action, to learn about innovative Australian research that aligns with Canadian and global health research and priorities on HIV/AIDS. In addition, Minister Ambrose and members of the International Indigenous Working Group on HIV/AIDS (IIWGHA) visited Victorian Aboriginal Health Services (VAHS) to learn about some of its initiatives and services that address the health needs of Indigenous communities and to share wise and promising practices.

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