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China must halt harassment and censorship of HIV/AIDS activists
9 July 2010
Chinese security forces last night cancelled a documentary screening by an HIV/AIDS education group, which Amnesty International is strongly criticising as part of the ongoing harassment of peaceful public health educators. -
Private industry can help control TB
'PUNE: The private industry can play a vital role in promoting and undertaking tuberculosis (TB) control activities in the workplace and in the community around, said Naresh Rahane, past convenor of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Pune chapter, here on Friday. '
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WUPY: domestic violence
Next Wake Up Pune Youth session is on tuesday, 13th of july
17:00 - 19:00
Where: Deep Griha Society, 13 Tadiwala road
In this session we will talk about domestic violence. What is domestic violence, who can be abused, who can be an abuser? We will discuss how to increase awareness about the issue and what we can do to prevent it from happening. What can you do if you or someone you know finds them self in an abusive relationship?
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Grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Win Global Accolades
Date: June 30 2010 Publisher: UNIFEM (United nations development fund for women)
Projects addressing violence against women and its intersection with HIV from South Asia won global recognition at the prestigious Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival and the U.K. One World Media Special Awards recently. Breakthrough and Equal Access, the two organizations spearheading the activities, are grantees of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, which is managed by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) on behalf of the UN system.
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HIV Bootcamp
Next HIV Bootcamp: Sunday July the 4th
14:00 - 19:30
Where: Deep Griha Society, 13 Tadiwala road
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1 more HIV treatment centre in city, hope for those denied drugs
Anuradha Mascarenhas
Posted: Mon Jun 28 2010, 04:34 hrs
Pune:A fourth anti-retroviral therapy (ART) centre in the city, to be launched by National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) in Model Colony on July 1, has raised the hopes of many living with HIV who were earlier deprived of free medication.
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Paul McCartney: On YouTube Playing Hyde Park For Born HIV Free
This Sunday (June 27) Paul McCartney takes to the stage to headline Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park and YouTube will be hosting a stream from the event at the BornHIVFree channel.
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Paul McCartney: On YouTube Playing Hyde Park For Born HIV Free
This Sunday (June 27) Paul McCartney takes to the stage to headline Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park and YouTube will be hosting a stream from the event at the BornHIVFree channel.Starting at 8.30pm in the UK (12.30pm Pacific Time), visitors to the channel can enjoy an exclusive broadcast of McCartney's performance, donated by the former Beatle to The Global Funds Born HIV Free campaign, which has another high-profile patron in the form of Frances First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.Born HIV Free is urging people pledge their support to The Global Funds efforts to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV by 2015 by adding their names to the organizations Support Wall. At present, 45% of HIV-Positive pregnant women have access to the drugs they need to block transfer of the virus to their babies, with Global Fund-supported programmes reaching 790,000 to date… 340,000 in 2009 alone. The goal is clear and your voice could make the difference.So, as you are listening to Paul McCartney work his way through what - with The Beatles, Wings and his solo recordings - must rank as one of the best sets of songs of all time, spare a minute to find out more about Born HIV Free, The Global Fund and maybe even add your support. YouTube will be updating live on Twitter this Sunday via @youtube, and you can add your comments to a planned Twitter stream on the channel using #bornhivfree.Have fun, -
‘Mr.India’ wins Special Jury Award at Kerala International film festival
A film on HIV Positive body builder Pradeepkumar made by Haobam Paban wins Jury Award at Kerala international film fest 2010
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Vertical transmission cut by 99 %
The article appears today (June 17) in The New England Journal of Medicine. Breastfeeding is normally the best way to feed an infant and is one of the most critical factors for improving child survival in developing nations....
No author mentioned Date: June 17 2010
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