News1130, 12 May 2014

Health minister says early detection is key

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The province wants everyone aged 18-70 to start getting tested for HIV/AIDS every five years.

But for anyone that age who "belong to populations with a higher burden of HIV infections," the recommendation is to be tested every year.

"Getting an HIV test, regardless of your risk factor... it's now an important part of overall care. As minister of health, as a husband and a father, I believe that a healthy lifestyle includes regular testing," says Health Minister Terry Lake.

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California Healthline, 13 May 2014

University of California researchers yesterday released initial results of a pilot project to launch a patient-centered medical home model of care for HIV/AIDS patients at a hospital and four community clinics in Alameda County.

The early results were pretty striking, according to George Lemp, director of the California HIV/AIDS Research Program for the UC system.

"It's very encouraging," Lemp said. "If we can reduce hospital readmission rates, we might be able to bring down some of the cost of medical care and improve outcomes."

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Premiun Times, 13 May 2014

"There is no reason why people should die of the virus because government has created more awareness on HIV."

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Tuesday said deaths associated with HIV and AIDS was due to stigmatisation against persons living with the virus in their community.

John Idoko, Director-General of the agency, said this in Abuja at the Nigerian Academy of Science public lecture and induction of fellows of the academy.

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24NewsAgency, 12 May 2014

According to the HIV Republican Center, as on May 1, 2014 about 5,337 cases of HIV infection are registered in Kyrgyzstan, the press Secretary of the Ministry of Health Care of the KR Anarbek Alimakhunov said.

According to him, Kyrgyz delegation will participate in the IV Conference on HIV/AIDS issues in Eastern Europe and Central Asia on May 12-13 in Moscow (Russia). "In 2012, Russia has allocated special funds to assist the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus in the fight against HIV/AIDS in 2013-2015. The meeting will present the first results of the project, as well as master classes on various aspects of prevention and treatment of disease," the press secretary said.

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