SpyGhana.Com, 7 May 2014

Since the first reported HIV and AIDS case in Ghana in the 1980s, there has been no let in steps to lower its spread.

Those steps, which included a 50 per cent reduction in prevalence each year, have paid off, enabling the country to record an all-time low prevalence rate of 1.3 per cent last year, from the 2003 rate of 3.6 per cent.

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the Guardian, 7 May 2014

With prostitutes charging just 14p for sex – double for unprotected intercourse – some say social stigma has forced them to make false rape claims to access life-saving medication

In Kondele, sex is in high demand. Prostitutes charge clients as little as 20 shillings (14p), or provide sex on credit with the hope of being paid at the end of the month.

The area is a low-end red-light district in the western Kenyan city of Kisumu. The temptation for many women, given the low fees, is to make potentially dangerous concessions in order to earn more, such as forgoing condoms.

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NigerianBulletin, 7 May 2014

In a bid to prevent new infections and curb further spread of HIV/AIDS, the Federal Government has released a new National HIV/AIDS Prevention Plan that stipulates compulsory HIV test before marriage in both Christian and Muslim religions.

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Bernama, 7 May 2014

GEORGE TOWN, May 7 (Bernama) -- An increase in the number of HIV/Aids cases among youths, especially those aged between 20 and 30, is alarming said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya.

Hilmi said 78.8 percent of the cases involves youths who are between 20 and 30 years old.

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MorungExpress, 7 May 2014

Nagaland along with the rest of the world today observed the World AIDS Orphans Day at a function held at LCS Building, Kohima. The event was organized by the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society, along with the Network of Kohima District People Living with HIV/AIDS (KNP+).

According to the Strategic Information Management System (SIMS), there are 693 children infected with HIV in Nagaland and about 100 children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.

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