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08/26/2010 • 7:52 am Comments Off on POZ Magazine: Catholic Church Fight Over Condoms Blocks NYC Clinic

POZ Magazine: Catholic Church Fight Over Condoms Blocks NYC Clinic

An argument over condoms is keeping New York City’s Greenwich Village without an urgent care clinic, the New York Daily News reports. North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center, which received a $9 million state grant for a clinic in the neighborhood, is interested in opening it in the emergency room of the bankrupt and closed St. Vincent’s Hospital, which was run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. However, officials from St. Vincent’s insist the new clinic adhere to Catholic principles, including not counseling patients about birth control.

Source: http://www.poz.com/rssredir/articles/Church_Blocks_Clinic_1_18995.shtml

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08/19/2010 • 10:05 pm Comments Off on POZ magazine: Major Cities Must Increase HIV/AIDS Efforts

POZ magazine: Major Cities Must Increase HIV/AIDS Efforts

Major cities around the world must increase their HIV/AIDS efforts, said Michel Sidibe, executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), during a visit to Shanghai, UNAIDS reports. He recommended cities use their social services systems and other available resources to provide universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Sidibe said many major cities have yet to take those steps in their HIV/AIDS efforts.

Source: http://www.poz.com/rssredir/articles/UNAIDS_HIV_efforts_1_18939.shtml

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08/17/2010 • 10:03 pm Comments Off on POZ Magazine: Free Crack Pipes for HIV Prevention in Seattle

POZ Magazine: Free Crack Pipes for HIV Prevention in Seattle

The People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, a Seattle-based nonprofit group, has started a new program that hands out free crack pipes to reduce HIV transmission, Hip-Hop Wired reports. The group claims cuts on the mouth from broken pipes contribute to HIV transmission. The group also runs a needle exchange program for intravenous drug users. Studies support needle exchange programs for HIV prevention, officials said, but no similar studies exist for distributing free crack pipes.

Source: http://www.poz.com/rssredir/articles/free_crack_pipes_seattle_1_18914.shtml

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08/15/2010 • 10:01 pm Comments Off on POZ Magazine: India Expands Female Condom Program

POZ Magazine: India Expands Female Condom Program

India will expand its female condom program from eight states to 17 in an effort to control HIV rates among female sex workers and other women at high risk, The Times of India reports. The program empowers women to encourage condom use with their partners and to address concerns about male partners’ unwillingness to use protection. The program could expand nationwide once data from the 17 states is reviewed. Nearly 50 percent of new HIV cases annually in India occur among women.

Source: http://www.poz.com/rssredir/articles/India_femalecondom_program_1_18938.shtml

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08/14/2010 • 4:22 pm Comments Off on 14.08.2010 Whom will you meet…

14.08.2010 Whom will you meet…

…whom you encounter? This is a question I am always asking myself when going on travel, trying to tell the story of HOPE Cape Town and of the millions of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa.

Will I be able to bridge the gaps of reality here and there? Can I touch their hearts and minds to make them understand where I am coming from and where most people will end without a helping hand, a meaningful consideration which might not change the world, but the world of one individual – or better: two worlds: the world of the person, who helped and the person, who received the help…

It is indeed always an adventure to make oneself heard and through all the talks, there should be visible the faces of those who are born on the disadvantaged side of life. Our world is not perfect, will never be, but I am sure we can make a difference to bring more balance to the living conditions of those walking the planet.

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