HIV

Global effort to halt and reverse HIV/AIDS showing results, finds UN report

23 November 2010
Global efforts to halt and even reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS are showing welcome results, with the number of people newly infected declining and AIDS-related deaths falling, according to the latest report from the United Nations agency leading the fight against the disease.
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UN agency tackling HIV/AIDS welcomes Pope’s comments on condom use

22 November 2010
The United Nations agency leading the global response to the AIDS epidemic has welcomed Pope Benedict XVI’s comments in which he reportedly justified the use of condoms to reduce HIV infection risk.

New UN guidelines unveiled to protect health workers from HIV and TB

19 November 2010
United Nations agencies today launched new international guidelines aimed at helping to protect health workers who provide care to people infected with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) from becoming infected themselves in the course of their work.