HIV

China must prevent HIV's spread, top UN anti-AIDS official tells Beijing forum

13 November 2001
Addressing a national conference in China on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today said the country must act to avert a widespread epidemic before the end of the decade.

UN agency starts HIV prevention training for Ethiopian truck drivers

29 May 2001
In a bid to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS among a high-risk group in Ethiopia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began a series of innovative awareness building sessions for truck drivers employed by the agency.

Children in East Asia and Pacific unaware of dangers of HIV, UNICEF warns

14 May 2001
Children and adolescents in East Asia and the Pacific are generally optimistic about the future, but many appear woefully unprepared to deal with the rapidly growing threat of HIV/AIDS in the region, according to the results of a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) survey released today in New York.

UN agencies warn that Africa's TB cases will grow as HIV spreads

23 April 2001
The number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Africa -- already in the millions -- will double over the next decade as HIV continues to spread across the continent, the United Nations warned today, calling for a concurrent effort to fight both infectious diseases.