 June 26, 2008
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Latino Leaders Rally Against AIDS
In press conferences in major U.S. cities on June 24, Latino leaders and health officials called for improved federal policies aimed at HIV/AIDS prevention and early treatment for the Latino community, NorthJersey.com reports. Latinos constitute 15 percent of the U.S. population, yet they account for 25 percent of HIV diagnoses and 19 percent of people living with AIDS.
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June 18, 2008
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Advocates Demand Generic Drugs for Mexico
Advocates from several nongovernmental organizations are calling on the Mexican government to declare a “national HIV/AIDS emergency” that will allow the country to import generic antiretroviral drugs for people with HIV, according to the Apria Healthcare company’s news site.
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June 17, 2008
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Culture and Religion vs. HIV Transmission
Religious beliefs and culturally specific behaviors continue to have both positive and negative impacts on the spread of HIV around the world, according to the United Nations.
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June 13, 2008
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In the Caribbean, Condoms and Conjugal Visits for Prisoners
Conjugal visits from female spouses and condom distribution could help reduce the spread of HIV through male homosexual sex in the Caribbean region’s correctional facilities, according to the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services, Agence France-Presse reports.
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June 09, 2008
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Jamaican Officials Reject HIV Poster Woman
Government-funded posters, billboards and flyers featuring HIV-positive AIDS awareness spokeswoman Annesha Taylor covered the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, in early 2007—until she became pregnant less than a year after her campaign launched and was reassigned within the Ministry of Health, according to a profile in the Washington Post.
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| June 03, 2008
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