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  • Getting to Zero': Are We Close to a Cure for AIDS?

    August 17, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    For decades, AIDS has taken the lives of millions of people and infected millions more worldwide. The key to reducing the effect of AIDS, and even potentially curing it, involves treating patients as early as possible after being diagnosed with HIV, before the disease damages organs. San Francisco General Hospital developed the RAPID program for this purpose, with the goal of “Getting to Zero” the number of new infections and deaths.

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  • Can teaching Kenyan girls to save money also save them from HIV?

    December 01, 2014 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi Area

    For adolescent girls in Kenya, poverty increases the likelihood of sexual exploitation. The Safe and Smart Savings program at Zelyn Academy creates a “safe space," where girls can talk about two seemingly disparate — and often taboo — topics: smart savings and reproductive and sexual health, and help break the cycles of poverty and HIV/AIDS.

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  • On AIDS: Three Lessons From Africa

    July 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Three African countries are successfully reducing the transmission of HIV through treatment and education, surpassing many developed countries in reducing cases. Although each is unique, the key lessons include using comprehensive, community-based approaches and strategies that involve collective action.

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  • HIV: The Power of Positive Thinking

    April 15, 2014 |

    The Independent |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Lisa is one of hundreds of children living in the UK who has lived with HIV her whole life - part of a singular generation born in the 90's, when mother-to-child transmission couldn’t be prevented, but HIV positive babies could survive. The stigmas and challenges faced by this generation are unique, but organizations like CHIVA (Children's HIV Association) are helping to empower them to feel accepted and in control of their lives through activities such as a summer camp that builds community. Lisa now runs workshops for other HIV+ children.

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  • Strung out in Tanzania

    March 03, 2014 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam

    Less than 1 percent of drug addicts in Africa receive treatment because the issue is disfavored by donors. The national government of Tanzania demanded evidence-based treatment options and is curbing relapses by distributing a drug which temporarily lessens cravings.

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  • Global Rate Of HIV Infection, AIDS-Related Deaths Dramatically Reduced: UN

    September 23, 2013 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

    HIV/AIDS infection and death rates are down world-wide, due to an increasing access to anti-retroviral treatment that has come from private donations, UN-work, and increased public health spending by heavily affected countries.

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  • Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence

    July 17, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Kembata Alaba and Tembaro, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region

    There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting. A grassroots approach in Ethiopia, however, has nearly completely eradicated this practice in villages that use it.

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  • In One Simple Tool, Hope for H.I.V. Prevention

    March 20, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    PrePex, a new nonsurgical circumcision tool, could revolutionize the prevention of H.I.V. and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Cheap and easy to assemble, the device has proven successful in several randomized trials.

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  • Falling Through the Cracks

    February 21, 2013 |

    POZ Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    People with HIV/AIDS don't always know where to go for help or don't feel empowered to return when psychiatrists or doctors seem unwelcoming. Organizations throughout Washington, D.C. are working against perception by providing comprehensive approaches to health care services.

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  • The Microinsurance Revolution

    June 06, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India

    If rich people need life insurance, poor people need it more. Here’s how millions of poor people are getting it – including people with AIDS.

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