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More Ugandan HIV patients are set to receive life-prolonging medication after the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) responded to appeals by healthcare providers overwhelmed by patients they could not afford to treat by lifting funding caps. full report
• Straight Talk with Eric Goosby, head of PEPFAR
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| SOUTH AFRICA: Communities debate microbicide results |  JOHANNESBURG, 23 August 2010 (PlusNews) - The recent release of positive results from a microbicide trial in South Africa have kick-started discussions between scientists, activists and community workers about the quickest and most responsible way of getting a product into women's hands.
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| | KENYA: TB patients with HIV miss out on ARVs |  NAIROBI, 20 August 2010 (PlusNews) - Only a third of Kenyans infected with tuberculosis and HIV are receiving treatment for both conditions, despite the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommending that anti-retrovirals be taken soon after TB treatment begins.
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| | SOUTH AFRICA: Nevirapine linked to HIV treatment failure |  JOHANNESBURG, 20 August 2010 (PlusNews) - One of the cheapest and most commonly used drugs for treating HIV in Africa - nevirapine - has been associated with an increased risk of treatment failure in a retrospective South African study.
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75 percent of all ARVs distributed in West Africa are provided through Global Fund-supported programmes
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The UN Secretary General is inviting civil society organizations to give their input on how to promote and implement human rights-based HIV/AIDS programmes as part of his upcoming report in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 12/27.
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is looking to fund women-led initiatives tied to the 16 Days Global Campaign in southern Africa.
This two-week short-course will focus on most-at-risk populations such as men who have sex with men, and injecting drug users. The course is geared towards those working in the HIV/AIDS sector, including researchers and students, and is open to candidates from across Africa.
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