Full Coverage: AIDS

30.01.2006 At the World Economic Forum Meeting on Wednesday, Bono unveiled plans for a new brand of products known as Product Red. With companies including American Express, Converse, Giorgio Armani, and Gap on board, profits will go directly to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

22.01.2006 A study based on the responses of over 10,000 executives in 117 countries, including about 100 in India, says just 7% of Indian companies expect HIV/AIDS to have any serious impact on their operations.

20.01.2006 Latin American and Caribbean nations have agreed to act together to increase the availability of HIV and AIDS drugs in the region.

17.01.2006 The agenda for the African leg of the World Social Forum does not include HIV/AIDS or good governence--two of the greatest challenges facing the African continent. This week's meeting, a counterpoint to the World Economic Forum, will address the shortcomings of the neo-liberal agenda, which some believe has become an easy scapegoat for Africa's woes.

11.01.2006 New arrests of gay men in Lucknow, India — the scene of a case in 2001 that drew worldwide protests — show that India’s colonial-era sodomy law continues to threaten human rights and encourage the spread of HIV, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is warned.

10.01.2006 The Brazilian government refused to submit to a U.S. mandate requiring aid recipients to publicly declare their opposition to prostitution, costing the country $40 million of HIV/AIDS funds. Now, Brazilian NGOs are facing budget constraints and are worried the loss of money will wash away the huge strides they have made in fighting the pandemic.

09.01.2006 A decision by the Pakistan government to provide free anti-retroviral treatment to patients who test HIV-positive offers new hope to many who cannot afford treatment.

06.01.2006 To celebrate the launch of the campaign United for Children, United against AIDS, UNICEF UK Youth Voice is offering a young person and a chaperone the chance to win tickets to Manchester United vs Liverpool at Old Trafford.