 September 30, 2008
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More Grandparents Care for AIDS Orphans Than Ever
The number of AIDS orphans left in the custody of their grandparents has doubled worldwide, reports The Press and Journal. Half of the world’s 15 million AIDS orphans are being cared for by a grandparent, according to Help the Aged, a United Kingdom-based international charity that advocates for disenfranchised elderly people.
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September 19, 2008
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Prevention Awareness at United States Conference on AIDS
The United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)—the largest gathering of HIV/AIDS experts in the country—takes place September 18-21 in Fort Lauderdale, prompting South Florida health advocates to showcase ways in which they are crossing language and cultural barriers to spread HIV awareness among minority communities, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
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September 02, 2008
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Latino Activists Criticize Revised U.S. HIV/AIDS Rates
While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed in early August that the rate of HIV infections in the United States was 40 percent higher than previously estimated, Latino community leaders say that omitting Puerto Rico from the report dangerously underplays HIV/AIDS prevalence among Latino people, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
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