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HIV Positive Laboring Woman Denied Help, Births On Street
by Amie Newman
June 1, 2010 - 3:54pm (Print)
A 28 year-old woman in India, in labor outside of Hyderabad in the town of Suryapet, birthed in the street on Sunday evening covered by saris, with only the assistance of the woman who brought her to a hospital initially along with some local women who stepped up to help.
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Refusing to Have Sex With HIV-Positive People: Why It's Not a Prevention Strategy
by Trevor Hoppe
November 4, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)
"I would never have sex with an HIV-positive guy," a friend told me. But rather than promoting real risk reduction, such statements reinforce and reproduce harmful stigma against HIV-positive people.
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How can We Reach More Families Living with HIV in South Africa?
I had heard that South Africans were warm and friendly, but imagine being hugged by 15 grannies! In South Africa, strong interventions are needed to reach out to children who are not currently accessing HIV treatment services. Since HIV is clustered in families, grannies who reach out to grannies may help children get the care they need.
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