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HIV set to rise in Lebanon if heroin use continues to grow |
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 |
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BEIRUT: HIV diagnoses are predicted to rise if drug use in Lebanon continues to grow in popularity, an addiction center spokeswomen said Thursday. The dangerous practice of sharing heroin needles is said to be responsible for the increase in the number of HIV cases in Lebanon, said Dala Fakhredine, a psychotherapist at the Lebanese addiction center Skoun To read the entire article please follow the link below http://www.aidsportal.org/News_Details.aspx?ID=11366 |
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Wednesday, 19 December 2007 |
The HIV/AIDS is considered as one of the most difficulties that the medicine is facing actually because of the lack of finding a definitive curative treatment for it.
Therefore the governments and the international agencies considered the importance of activating the policies and strategies of awareness and thus preventing the increase of STIs and HIV infections.
Whereas HIV/AIDS and other STIs are related to the drug addiction, it was important that the MENA network on harm reduction insists on the limitation of drug harm and to get to the highest number of beneficiaries and partners through this interactive website.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 24 December 2007 )
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Breakthrough in AIDS as virus's hiding places found |
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
In a major breakthrough for AIDS cure, Canadian scientists have finally found where the HIV virus hides in the human body to become impervious to medical treatment.
To read the entire article, please follow this URL link:
http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-59821.html |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 June 2009 )
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HIV in the Middle East |
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Monday, 30 March 2009 |
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The problem of HIV in the Middle East has elicited contradictory expectations and responses. Denial ("Not in our region") characterised the early phases of the epidemic. HIV was presented as a disease brought from countries where sexual morals were decadent, and obedience to Islam was thought to offer the best protection. Perhaps as a reaction to this, allegations have been exaggerated that the problem represents a public health crisis concealed "behind the veil." As in earlier debates on Islam and fertility, preconceived notions seem to stand in the way of assessing the situation in light of evidence. To read the entire article, please follow this URL link:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/333/7573/851 |
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Helping people with HIV lead fulfilling lives |
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Tuesday, 03 March 2009 |
People living with HIV suffer stigma and ostracization in many societies, and life for them in the Kingdom is no different. They encounter difficulties in finding employment and getting married. Authorities, however, are listening to HIV-positive people in order to help integrate them into society and lead fulfilling lives, as well as addressing root causes, while drawing some comfort from the fact that statistically Saudi Arabia is one of the least affected countries in the world.
To read the entire article, please follow this URL link:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009022830664 |
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UAE Drafting Federal Law on HIV/AIDS Cases |
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Tuesday, 03 March 2009 |
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is drafting a federal law on HIV/AIDS cases in coordination with the World Health Organisation, Health Minister Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Quttami told the Federal National Council (FNC) session on Tuesday, Emirates news agency (WAM) quoted a report in "Khaleej Times." "The new legislation will help fight the disease and facilitate integration of national Aids patients into the community through strict measures,'' Al Quttami said. He informed the council that 627 foreign AIDS patients had been deported from the country till recently. Since 1985, 751 nationals have been infected with HIV/AIDS, 565 of whom are still alive. In 2005, two of the 59 national AIDS patients died. Two of the 42 national patients died in 2006, while two of the 52 detected patients died in 2007. The minister said these figures are low compared to many countries, underlining the UAE's success in early detection of HIV/AIDS cases and handling them without compromising the health safety of the community. Responding to a question on diabetes, the minister said the prevalence rose to 19.6 per cent among the population, with nationals accounting for 23 per cent of the cases. "Each diabetic patient costs the state Dh4, 000-8,000 a year, taking the total annual costs to Dh200 million for treatment and related medical services," he said. Al Quttami said the Cabinet had given its nod for a new programme to control diabetes, envisaging a 10-year strategy and creating a national diabetes committee to be made up of representatives of both government and non-governmental organisations dealing with the disease. The programme will contribute to bringing down the prevalence of diabetes to its lowest level in a short span of time, he said. The minister said the government plans to establish more state-of-the-art hospitals and health clinics across all emirates. These facilities will be provided with advanced medical equipment. He said that the country has hired international companies to do maintenance of the hospital equipment. |
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Affected Community report during the Global Consultation on Decent Care |
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Monday, 02 March 2009 |
Affinity Group – Affected Community report during the Global Consultation on Decent Care values in Palliative care practice and services
January 15, 2009
Statement from infected and affected community:
• We affirm that the infected individuals and their families must be involved in the palliative care system. Their involvement should be incorporated in palliative care policy making strategies that address planning and implementation.
• Meaningful communication between infected individuals and their healthcare providers is vital to promoting good health outcomes, especially, for the chronically ill.
• The palliative care conversation needs to be more than the relationship between the patient and provider; it needs to be expanded to the healthcare system; and it must include advocacy.
• There is a strong need for psychological support including mental health services, support groups and buddy services for the infected community. In many instances, psychosocial support is as important as medical treatment.
• The infected individuals and their families must be educated on the disease, on disease progression and options available to them.
• Palliative care systems must address issues of stigma and discrimination for the infected community i.e. people living with HIV, cancer survivors and others. Patients continue to experience discrimination from providers, from hospitals and from care systems. Social, cultural, and health systems within countries can be barriers to decent palliative care, i.e. for migrant populations and others marginalized groups.
• Successful model of HIV/AIDS network of care, treatment and support could be beneficial to palliative care system. Palliative care system could include infected individual in their workforce as care providers.
In different regions, palliative care has different meanings; there is need for more consultations to reach common ground. We need more data on palliative care for our networks. We are disappointed that there were not people with other illnesses here, but we understand that they did not nominate to come.
It was expressed in our affinity group that people living with HIV felt respected and that our expertise was valued during this consultation. We felt a commonality with the experts. We appreciated the willingness of the consultation group to hear from the affected community and that the experts here understand the value of compassion and psychosocial support. The power of stories resonated with us. What was real for us was that the stories came from providers on the ground and that their stories were not of clinical case histories, but personal testimonies that touched us with their humanity. We realized that the palliative care profession is marginalized within the medical community; and we, PLHIV, as another marginalized group, thank WHO and Ford Foundation for bringing us together so that we can build solidarity between the palliative care and HIV community. |
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HIV AND MOBILITY |
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Thursday, 26 February 2009 |
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Thirty countries deport HIV+ migrant workers, sixty six countries discriminate HIV+ travellers, including 19 in the WHO Europe region.
08/12/2008
Civil society calls for action to remove HIV related travel and residence regulations for people living with HIV in time for the Vienna World Aids Conference in 2010. States should do whatever possible to insure that legal discrimination of people with HIV ceases to exist. People with HIV should have the same rights than others. It is the responsibility of policy makers to build up a society that does not discriminate on the ground of HIV status. To read the entire article, please follow this URL link:
http://www.ilga.org/print.asp?LanguageID=1&FileID=1201&FileCategory=55&ZoneID=7& |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 February 2009 )
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Statement on Access to Treatment, Care and Support |
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Wednesday, 25 February 2009 |
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There is reliable evidence that access to treatment, care and support (ACTS) works. However, ACTS is often interpreted as meaning access to ARVs only. But ACTS is more than having access to ARVs. ACTS can only be a part of a holistic response to HIV and AIDS. HIV funding is often abundant at country level nowadays and targeted to PLHIV, but not under the control, supervision or accountability of PLHIV. Increased international funding is often leading to reduced government responsibilities.
To read the entire article, please follow this URL link:
http://www.living2008.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 |
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