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Reception for Condom in Latin America
by
Patricia Grogg
The use of condoms is key to
preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, although many people in
Latin America and the Caribbean who should be using them fail
to do so due to cultural, social and financial hurdles.
PERSONAL
STORIES
''You have to get over the fear''
by Néfer
Muñoz
The following personal stories reflect the
opinions of the generation that has grown up in a world marked
by HIV/AIDS. With some differences, these six young Latin
Americans agree that advances have been made in terms of sex
education, but demand more information as an antidote against
fear and discrimination.
Health
Workers Lead Fight against HIV-Related Discrimination
by Mirta
Roses
Science has yet to find a cure for AIDS.
But there is a cure for discrimination. It can be found in
the thousands of health workers in the Americas.
'Positive'
Networks Open Doors in Latin America
by Gustavo
González
Discrimination continues to plague those who
are HIV-positive in Latin America, but women and men with
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are opening social
spaces for themselves by creating their own organisations
in which solidarity, activism and education all play a role.
Youngsters
Trapped Between AIDS and Ignorance
by Diego Cevallos
Young people in Latin America, 560,000 of
whom are living with HIV, are put at higher risk by contradictory
advice or a complete lack of sex education.
The Dilemma Faced by HIV-Positive
Pregnant Women
by Dalia Acosta
Pregnant women living with HIV in Cuba are
no longer under such heavy pressure to undergo an abortion,
and perinatal transmission of the AIDS virus has been virtually
eliminated through medical treatment administered to HIV-positive
expectant mothers.
Africa
HEALTH-SOUTH
AFRICA: Study Reveals the Grim Extent of HIV/AIDS Pandemic
by Farah Khan
South Africa would need to reignite a debate
on whether to make HIV/AIDS a notifiable disease, believes
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. This is in light
of a mortality study which reveals the grim extent of the
pandemic in South Africa.
HEALTH-NIGERIA: Stigmatisation,
the Bane of HIV/AIDS Scourge
by Toye Olori
The rapid spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria is
a result of stigmatisation and discrimination against people
who have tested positive, say experts.
North America
HEALTH:
Rapid HIV Testing Hailed as Boon for Pregnant Women
by Katherine
Stapp
Women's advocates are hailing a new HIV test
that gives results in minutes, although they say that counselling
and prevention are still key in fighting the disease.
Asia-Pacific
HEALTH-PHILIPPINES:
HIV/AIDS Caregivers Need Care Too
by Marites Sison
Larri Hayhurst held a throw pillow with both
hands, laid it on her lap, buried her head in it, and let
out a scream.
INDIA:
People with HIV Get Dose of Discrimination from Hospitals
by Ranjit Devraj
Lalitha's pregnancy was cause for joy in
the affluent Arora family, which quickly resolved to get her
the best private pre-natal care that money could buy in India's
capital.
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