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HIV treatment for children and young people
Vatican makes progress on pushing drug availability for kids with HIV

An initiative to identify and properly treat children living with HIV has gained new momentum as international organizations and pharmaceutical companies respond to a Vatican push to look past profit to doing the right thing.

Published
10 August 2018
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Crux: Covering all things Catholic
Bad science and bogus treatments
Meet SA pastor who has 'cured HIV, ended poverty and walked on air'

The 30-something preacher is well aware of the allegations he is little more than a scam artist, but they are accusations he shrugs off. "My ministry is not for everyone, it is for those who have faith," he tells me. "I'm just a messenger of God's work. God heals people in our meetings."

Published
06 March 2018
From
The Star
Experiences of stigma
Romania: protesters interrupt screening of movie about AIDS

Protesters have interrupted a screening of a French AIDS drama in Bucharest, saying it violates traditional Romanian values.

Published
06 February 2018
From
Washington post
Discrimination and the law
HIV Medicine Association chair argues new HHS division ‘defies fundamental medical ethic’

“The new HHS division, like other ‘religious freedom’ efforts across the country, is a thinly disguised invitation to stigmatize and discriminate against LGBTQ individuals in the name of religion,” said HIV Medicine Association Chair Melanie Thompson.

Published
30 January 2018
From
Healio
Religion and faith
Rising HIV infections see Iran challenge notions about sex

Iran has seen a surge in the number of HIV infections spread by sex, especially among its youth. What's more, authorities say many have no idea that they are infected. That has led to growing uncomfortable questions in the Islamic Republic, where sex outside of marriage is prohibited and those who practice it can face arrest and severe punishment

Published
29 November 2017
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ABC News
Religion and faith
Living with HIV and AIDS, and unwelcome in Zimbabwe's churches

Shunned by family, scorned in state media and deemed “worse than dogs and pigs” by President Robert Mugabe, gays in Zimbabwe often find their country’s churches just as hostile.

Published
16 November 2017
From
Religion News Service
Religion and faith
Films open up the lives of Christians affected by HIV

A video series produced by Christians living with, or affected by, HIV called Positive Faith, explores the relationship between HIV and faith.

Published
10 October 2017
From
Church Times
Nutrition
Ramadan, Fasting & HIV

Ramadan is the name of one of the 12 lunar months of the Islamic calendar. For 29 days of Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise until sunset. Many HIV-positive wish to join their community in observing this important month, can they?

Published
26 May 2017
From
LASS
Religion and faith
Knights of Malta condom scandal stretches from Myanmar to the Vatican

Split in lay order after senior official was dismissed over distribution of free prophylactics and the Holy See hierarchy sought to intervene.

Published
11 January 2017
From
The Guardian
HIV prevention policy
Philippines urged to break condom barriers amid rising HIV epidemic among gay men

RELIGIOUS conservatism and restrictive policies that the Duterte administration has inherited are fueling a rising human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the Philippines, particularly among men who have sex with men, a report released Thursday by global rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Published
08 December 2016
From
Asian Correspondent
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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