Full Coverage: AIDS

24.10.2007 NEW YORK, Oct 24 (OneWorld) - Some of the nation's leading performing artists are calling for the U.S. Congress to roll back the Bush administration's policy on global HIV/AIDS funds requiring abstinence from sex until marriage.

22.10.2007 The newly introduced female condom has been welcomed by the sex workers of Sonagachi and other brothels in the eastern state of West Bengal – perhaps South Asia’s largest red light area. The pilot project of Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust and National AIDS Control Organisation will track its use among women at risk in six states in India.

15.10.2007 A WHO led campaign in South and Southeast Asia has called for inclusion of nutrition issues in government programmes on HIV/AIDS. Experts are of the opinion that nutrition can go a long way in treating the disease as well as preventing mother-to-child transmission.

10.10.2007 A new manual encourages the hearing disabled communities in developing countries to take control of their health. Developed by the Kenyan Peer Education Network,The Deaf PeersÂ’ Education Manual addresses three main issues: sexual education, relationships and hygiene for a basic understanding of sexual health, HIV/AIDS, and can be adapted to fit the cultural context and needs of the deaf communities.

01.10.2007 The Karnataka State Police in India becomes the first state police department to set up a workplace policy on HIV/AIDS. The document clearly spells out guiding principles that would help protect the rights of personnel with HIV/AIDS. The challenge is now to implement the paperwork on the ground